Financial and Accounting Systems Lead - IT at Wilsonart in Austin, Texas

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Wilsonart

Company OverviewHeadquartered in Austin, Texas, Wilsonart is a world leading manufacturer and distributor of engineered surfaces with approximately $1.4b in annual revenue and a global workforce of more than 4,500. Wilsonart surfaces are used in the office, education, healthcare, residential, hospitality and retail markets. Wilsonart, operating under the Wilsonart, Resopal, Polyrey, Arborite, Laminart, Bushboard, Mermaid, Shore, Ralph Wilson, KML, NewLeaf, Wetwall, Durcon and Technistone brands, manufactures and distributes High Pressure Laminate, Quartz, Solid Surface, Coordinated TFL and Edgebanding and other engineered surface options. Wilsonart does business in more than 100 countries with manufacturing operations in North America, United Kingdom, France, Germany and Czech Republic.Positioned for Future GrowthAn extensive global manufacturing footprint, state-of-the-art process technologies, and scalable Global distribution capabilities provide a meaningful competitive advantage with excellent brand recognition and a reputation for product innovation and superior service which allow for strong and stable margin performance and robust cash flow conversion. We have a strong company culture and an extremely talented employee base as well as a dedicated and invested core Executive Leadership Team.Our HistoryFor more than 60 years, Wilsonart has honored our founders' promise to provide our customers with industry-leading products and service. In November 2012, Wilsonart became a new, independent company when Clayton, Dubilier & Rice ("CD&R") and Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) completed a transaction for the sale of ITW's Decorative Surfaces business unit. CD&R acquired a majority stake in the new freestanding business and ITW retained an ongoing ownership stake.Founded in 1978, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is a private equity firm with an investment strategy predicated on producing financial returns through building stronger, more profitable businesses. The Firms partners and advisors include a combination of skilled investment decision-makers and seasoned corporate leaders from major global enterprises. Since inception, CD&R has managed the investment of more than $18 billion in 56 businesses with an aggregate transaction value of approximately $90 billion. The Firm has offices in New York and London. For more information, please visithttp://www.cdr-inc.com/.Our Mission and ValuesWilsonart is driven by a mission to create surfaces people love, with service you can count on, delivered by people who care. Wilsonart is driven by providing beautiful, hard-working, on-trend and high performing engineered surfaces for whatever you need to cover. For decades, our companies worldwide have given designers and builders the right tools for the job, no matter how specialized. Today, we bring you a portfolio of solutions, both decorative and functional, that spans retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, office, and institutional applications.Service You Can Count On.Wilsonart is dedicated to getting our customers what they want, when and how they want it. From a North American fleet of trucks, to strategically located distribution centers around the world, we can service the globe with our expanding range of products and services.People Who Care.Over 4,500 people strong, Wilsonart is made up of dedicated people who care about doing the right thing, every day. Whether its making a flawless sheet of high-pressure laminate, volunteering at a community house raising or sourcing sustainable materials, Wilsonart people care deeply about what they do, who they do it for, and how they do it.

Position Overview:Wilsonart is looking for a Financial & Accounting Systems Lead located in the Greater Austin area. The company has global business units and is in the middle of a multi-phase ERP transformation on Oracle e-Business suite. This position will also play a key role in the Finance & Accounting center of excellence (CoE). The ideal candidate would be a hands-on subject matter expert in both processes and technology related to Oracle e-business suite financial modules and its integration to Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Manufacturing and Costing.Required Qualifications:

• Prior Experience in defining systems requirements, designing and prototyping solutions, consulting with users on process transformation, testing, training, go-live, expertise in system cutovers and defining support procedure
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management and to operate across functional lines
• Experience managing work stream scope, change requests, delivery against defined milestones; mitigate and remediate risk factors and propose solutions based on best practices
• Ability to balance multiple projects and prioritize competing business needs while delivering consistently high quality and timely work
• Experience in at least three EBS implementation cycle in current release of Oracle EBS Applications (R12)
• 10+ years of Oracle EBS (eBusiness Suite) functional implementation experience
• Hands-on Experience with Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables, Fixed Assets, Purchasing, Cash Management, TCA Customer Model, SLA, EB-Tax
• Complete and thorough knowledge of EBS integration of Supply Chain, Finance and manufacturing process
• Prior experience working with business that had intercompany and multi-currency transactions
• A good combination of skills in functional and technical aspects of Oracle EBS core applications
• Data analysis and management of all operations data not limited to but including Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, WIP, BOM, Master Data
• Ability to manage the changes required for better adoption of new solution driven processes
• AIM methodology and Waterfall / Agile Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Create and initiate a center of excellence for operational finance process and associated applications and systems for continuous improvement of financial processes.
• Promote the adoption of best practices in finance application management
• Planning and delivery of strategic and tactical initiatives to the business leveraging Oracle e-Business Suite financial modules.
• Ensure the successful delivery of business requirements, functional configuration and delivery of business requirements leveraging Oracle e-Business Suite.
• Prepare and/or validate solutions for enhancements against Oracle best practices
• Conduct business workshop sessions and facilitate/document business requirements to understand business demand and initiatives
• Provide hands on setup and functional module implementation/configuration
• Demonstrated ability to improve process efficiency and promote and manage change in the organization
• Serve as the business process and system solutions subject matter expert to assist organization in optimizing, standardizing, and improving system solutions and business processes.
• Proactively partner with financial systems providers to understand relevant best practices and deliver new system functionality and solutions to support accounting, reporting, and financial planning
• Ensure the successful delivery of business requirements, functional configuration and delivery of business requirements leveraging Oracle e-Business Suite.
• Prepare and/or validate solutions for enhancements against Oracle best practices
• Provide hands on setup and functional module implementation/configuration
• Remain current on Oracle applications knowledge ensuring compliance throughout the project initiatives
• Enable and support monthly, quarterly and yearly financial close
• Collaborate with project stakeholders and analyze solutions for process improvement
• Ownership and accountability of the release management process to include prioritizing, planning, building, testing and execution in accordance with compliance requirements
• Responsible for data conversion, cutover, go-live and production support

Education and Certifications

• Bachelors degree in business management, Finance Information Systems, or related field
• In depth knowledge of accounting transactions and internal financial controls
• Certification in Oracle EBS

Nice to have, but not required

• Certifications: CPA/CSCP/CPIM/CPSM
• PMP Certification

WORKING CONDITIONS

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Sitting in the same location of standing/walking; required to stoop, climb, or lift light material (10-20lbs) or equipment.

Wilsonart is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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