Senior Manager, Technical Lead Corporate Systems Finance

JOB SUMMARY 

We are seeking a highly skilled technical lead to provide technology leadership and support for multiple finance applications including PeopleSoft, SaaS, and custom-built applications. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with PeopleSoft and Cloud ERP and Cloud EPM systems. This role involves strong partnership across multiple business teams and leading technology teams and vendors to resolve issues and build new capabilities.  In this role, the candidate will assume technical ownership of product delivery and advocate for appropriate industry standards and best practices that align with the company’s technology framework, guidelines and polices. This role will also participate in Marriott’s multi-year transformation to Cloud ERP and EPM solutions. 

If you like variety and enjoy tackling and solving problems, see below for more details. 

CANDIDATE PROFILE 

Education and Experience 

Required Qualifications: 

• Undergraduate degree in information technology, engineering, computer science discipline or equivalent experience/certification 

• 7+ years of progressive professional experience in information technology application development and support including: 

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with PeopleSoft financials modules, Cloud ERP modules like General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable or equivalent tech stack 

• 5+ years of technology leadership experience in a sourced or internally managed environment 

• Demonstrated ability to pick up/assimilate new applications/technologies 

• Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting skills. Ability to troubleshoot issues and follow through to a resolution. 

• Extensive experience with data integrations across a variety of platforms 

• Experience with and knowledge of IT outsourcing activities in a managed services environment. Technology leadership experience leading/managing and collaborating with multiple service providers in support of custom outsourced applications and customized SaaS software 

• Ability to elicit, organize and document detailed and comprehensive functional and technical system requirements   

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex ideas in clear business terms 

• Ability to listen and understand business requirements, ask questions, and translate the requirements into technical solutions 

• Ability to comprehend different functional and technical viewpoints and identify/understand dependencies. 

• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple support requests while working on time sensitive projects and upgrades. 

• Ability to work independently, identifying and driving required tasks to completion in a timely manner. 

• Experience in Agile software methodologies and DevOps practices, including managing technical priorities within the backlog. 

• Experience developing test plans, test scripts, and managing unit, system, regression, and user acceptance testing.  

Preferred Qualifications:  

• 5+ years’ domain experience in service-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and record-to-report processes 

• 2+ years Infor SunSystems 4.6 and Infor SunSystems Cloud experience 

• Understanding of Hospitality domain finance processes and revenue recognition is strongly desired. 

• Experience in managing and leading a team of consultants to deliver the designed solution based on an on/offshore model. 

• Experience with SOX processes and IT General Controls.  

• Experience in low-code application development platforms 

• Experience in technical integrations of Third-party software 

• Experience with cloud environments like OCI, AWS etc.  Customization experience using OCI is a Plus. 

• Proven ability to support all aspects of large, complex applications with multiple stakeholders.  

• Understanding of financial and accounting processes including cyclical events like month end close, quarter close etc.