Applied Materials Domain Lead- SAP Finance Director - onsite job 

United States, California 

425601600

$189,000.00 - $260,000.00Santa Clara,CA

Key responsibilities:

• Serve as the strategic interface with business unit or GIS Sales, Operations, Engineering, Service and Finance domains for the purpose of Business Intelligence, big data and AI/ML technology strategy development, solution discovery, service management, and project portfolio management . Manage personnel serving as business unit or function sub-group interfaces.
• Develop and maintain relationships with strategic solution providers to keep abreast of industry technology trends and developments. Collaborate with strategic partners, to identify, evaluate and recommend new business process and business application solutions to address emerging business needs, and develop product and project road maps. Serves as subject matter eסpert and manages personnel performing the build, test and deployment of complex business application solutions. Ensures these solutions are technically sound, cost effective and adhere to accepted industry best practices.
• Directs personnel responsible for the development and execution of application service strategy and life cycle road map. Accountable for ensuring adherence to service management processes and procedures, and for meeting performance, availability, and customer service level agreement targets. Drives continuous improvements of services leveraging data, metrics and technology tools. Responsible for defining and managing the service cost structure and life cycle .
• Plans and manages personnel to deliver project and support service in area of responsibility within allocated budget. Develops project, service and cost center budgets. Drive development of service area cost model optimization and implementation of optimization initiatives. Ensure timely renewal of maintenance and subscription contracts.
• Contributes to the development and implementation of GIS project management, software application development, testing, service management, change management, RCA and other relevant process, standards, governance and control changes and improvements. May manage execution of sox controls and testing, and support internal and external audits.
• Plan and manage large, highly complex cross functional projects to ensure effective and efficient execution in line with guardrails of scope, timeline, budget and quality. Directs project managers managing medium to large scale projects.
• Manages business application contingent worker strategic vendor relationships and delivery performance. Ensures contingent workforce utilization is optimized. Directs activities with strategic providers and GIS Vendor and Resource Management to identify gaps and opportunities and to recommend strategies for improvement.

Functional Knowledge:

• Demonstrates broad and comprehensive understanding of different systems, theories and practices.
• Organizational manager experience required and Directorship experience strong plus
• Finance IT Domain Knowledge is required, prior Accounting experience a strong plus
• Recognized as expert in SAP FI modules and non-SAP applications supporting GL, AR, AP, Tax, Treasury, Indirect Procurement and Fixed Assets functions, and overall order to cash and procure to pay end to end processes
• Strong expertise in SAP overhead cost controlling: Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA), internal orders, Profit Center Accounting (CO-PCA)
• Demonstrates broad and comprehensive knowledge in SAP ECC FI/CO, BI/BCS required, S4 HANA Finance and S4 Central Finance understanding and experience strongly preferred
• SAP S4 Experiences/S4 certification are strongly preferred; ECC implementation experience a must
• Over 10 years of SAP ERP project implementation. At least 3 full cycle implementation is required. Experiences working as a project manager is a must. Should be PMP certified
• Multi-currency, revaluation / remeasure/FASB52 understanding required and parallel accounting principle support
• Good understanding of integration areas such as SAP Opportunity/Quote Management andConfiguration/Pricingapplications such as CRM, VC, C4C, CPQ, etc.
• Understanding of data analytics concepts and applications such as Data-lake, Tableau, SAP BW/BPC/SAC are strong plus
• Prior implementation experience to integrate SAP FI/CO with other SAP modules (e.g., MM, SD) and external systems.
• Experience with SAP Fiori for user-friendly interfaces and enhanced user experience.
• Experience in SAP architecture and integration with enterprise systems.
• Experience in leading digital transformation initiatives in finance sectors.

Stakeholder Management:

• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including finance executives and IT teams.
• Skills in managing expectations and ensuring alignment between business objectives and IT deliverables.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships and foster collaboration across teams.

Business Expertise:

• Applies broad industry and commercial awareness to drive financial and operational performance across business unit, department or sub-functions.
• Deep understanding of financial processes and regulations, including IFRS and GAAP compliance.
• Ability to bridge, propose or predict business requirements to SAP functionalities to ensure effective implementation.

• Having strategic vision, ability to develop and execute IT strategies aligned with business objectives
• Leads through subordinate managers of managers; executes segment/functional business plans and contributes to the development of segment/functional strategy.

Problem Solving:

• Directs the resolution of highly complex or unusual business problems applying advanced analytical thought and judgment.

Impact:

• Guided by segment/functional strategy, impacts results of a department, business unit or sub-function or facilitates the work done by other segments/functions by providing support to impact the business.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Negotiates and influences the opinions of others at the senior executive level and in external organizations; exercises sensitivity to the audience.

Full time

Assignee / Regular