Financial ERP Business Lead

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Job Grade:

113

Please review the following job description:

Provides oversight and direct leadership of multiple teams responsible for delivering and overseeing the end-to-end delivery of SAP S/4HANA Financials solutions within a banking environment. This role ensures that financial systems are implemented against expectations to support regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and strategic transformation. Provides direct leadership and cross-functional influence to ensure programs are executed with adherence to proper protocols. This teammate possesses expert knowledge of the processes in the assigned portfolio and is a key contributor to the line of business success.

**Beginning January 1st, Truist in-office requirement is 5 days per week**
**Must be able to travel up to 50%**

LOCATION:

**Beginning January 1st, Truist in-office requirement is 5 days per week**

Please note:  candidate must be located in one of the following locations:

• Charlotte, NC
• Greensboro, NC
• Raleigh, NC

No remote or telecommute option

**Must be able to travel up to 50%**

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job.  Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below.  Specific activities may change from time to time.  

1.    Oversee and monitor the overall health of the assigned project portfolio, including intake, planning, business readiness, and execution.  Act as the business delivery lead for the implementation of SAP S/4 HANA, with the scope of the implementation including the Finance (FI), Controlling (CO), Project Systems (PS), Group Reporting (GR), Business Data Cloud (BDC) with Datasphere, Databricks, SAP Analytics Cloud, and BW for HANA, and related AI tools for analytics.  Key partner in the implementation of future state FP&A processes and capabilities.  Facilitate workshops and solutioning sessions to translate business needs into SAP configurations.
2.    Drive process improvements in financial processes, including general ledger, intercompany, consolidations, accounts payable, fixed assets, period-end close, and reporting. Use KPIs, SLAs, and process tools to assess the effectiveness of financial operations.
3.    Oversee integration of SAP S/4HANA with core banking systems, profitability system, treasury platforms, and external reporting tools.
4.    Provide direct leadership to teams of internal and external resources to ensure their ability to effectively deliver appropriate project management, business analysis, business readiness, and client and teammate communications. 
5.    Engage with various partners, including Risk partners, to ensure project review, oversight, and mitigation plans are in accordance with enterprise standards.  Ensure ERP configurations support banking regulations (e.g., Basel III, GAAP, SOX).  Collaborate with audit and risk teams to embed controls mechanisms into future state processes.  Provide oversight to implementation and management of controls and performance metrics to ensure that finance processes are operating as designed. 
6.    Oversee the preparation of project materials and artifacts ensuring project documentation has the appropriate level of traceability. 
7.    Contribute to short and long-term project prioritization and planning for assigned portfolio and ensuring coordination of planning of initiatives in other areas.  Establish and maintain relationships with key leaders to ensure coordination, support and buy-in of delivery plans within the assigned program.
8.    Attract, retain, and develop top talent, providing a cohesive, inclusive, team-oriented culture aligned with the Truist purpose, mission, and values

QUALIFICATIONS
Required Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1.    Bachelor’s degree in a Finance, Business, Information System management, or business-related field, or equivalent education and related training
2.    10 years of experience in SAP ERP Financials, with at least 3 years in banking, operations and 3 SAP S/4HANA implementations.
3.    Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance modules.
4.    Advanced understanding of project management framework and demonstrated ability to implement large scale initiatives and ability to bring clarity to ambiguous assignments.
5.    Comfortable managing concurrent projects in a fast paced, results-driven environment.  Strong results orientation, which includes meeting commitments, performance metrics and required delivery dates.
6.    Demonstrated superior understanding of business and technology organization, resources, priorities, needs and policies
7.    Advanced understanding of process improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma) 
8.    Experience with Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies
9.    Sound working knowledge of holistic banking/investment platforms, products, services, operations, finance and systems
10.    Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
11.    Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with ability to influence others and facilitate difficult conversations with leadership 
12.    Demonstrated ability to analyze complex problems, devise solutions and make decisions under pressure.
13.    Ability and willingness to learn and adapt as the needs of the job change
14.    Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products
15.    Ability to travel as needed

Preferred Qualifications:

1.    Advanced degree in a relevant field of work (e.g., Business, Finance, Information System Management, Accounting)
2.    Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
3.    Process Improvement Professional (e.g. Six Sigma certification)

4.  Must be able to travel up to 50%

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.