Lead BPC Architect Associate Director - Atlanta, GA
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Associate Directors are responsible for the lead role in maintaining primary contact with significant clients and for maintaining client satisfaction on all client work. In addition they are responsible for developing existing engagement opportunities, playing significant roles in developing new clients, and establishing relationships within the business community. Associate Directors maintain overall responsibility for the profitability of all client related work within their portfolio as well as managing the profitability of these portfolios. The Systems Architect for SAPs BusinessObjects Planning & Consolidation (BPC) software will fill a leadership role in Protivitis Performance and Information Management service line, specifically focusing on financial planning and consolidation initiatives. This position will be responsible for the overall design, architecture and development of various planning and consolidation solutions, including data integration, system architecture, complex BPC design and development (using Advanced script logic), and report delivery. The individual will work closely with the client and project team to define requirements, design specifications and develop technical solutions. During the project lifecycle this individual will partner with client leadership, business analysts, IT developers and QA analysts, to ensure a successful delivery of the BPC solution. This individual must have experience in all phases of the BPC project lifecycle and have successfully overseen multiple implementations. REQUIRED GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Prior management and direct supervisory experience in a team environment Self-starter and can operate independently as needed A high threshold for ambiguity and lack of structure and process during early phases of engagements Creative and logical problem-solving abilities Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and team building skills Advanced listening skills and written and verbal communications Ability to multi-task and maintain professional demeanor under pressure Strong project management and client relationship skills Proven business development proficiency Organization and time management expertise Mentoring and people development capabilities Solid ethical behavior Proficient in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Access, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint REQUIRED TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Deep SAP experience required, with complete understanding of BPC design and architecture Multiple BPC implementation experience and development of performance optimization applications required In depth techno-functional expertise in BPC, including functional requirements analysis, blueprinting and translating functional into technical requirements Strong hands-on experience as a Solution architect for Planning Experience in the area of SAP BPC application design, development, administration and maintenance, and experience with SAP BPC on the Netweaver platform. Experience with integrated solutions involving SAP performance management (EPM) and reporting solutions (such as: SAP Profitability Analysis (PCM), SAP BPC/Cartesis, SSM, OutlookSoft (SAP BPC). Experience with designing / implementing master data solutions in conjunction with ERP or reporting solution implementations. Full software development lifecycle experience, including budgets. Ability to design and develop input schedules, reports and custom interfaces using advanced script logic Experience assisting users with test scripts for user acceptance testing Managing and participating in user acceptance testing for multiple releases Experience assisting with development and delivery of user training Experience providing Subject Matter Expertise to other project teams Experience authoring thought leadership material PREFERRED TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Experience with 5 or more BPC implementations and rollouts preferred Finance and Accounting experience, including planning, budgeting and forecasting processes strongly preferred A minimum of: o 3 years experience with BPC/Outlooksoft o 9 years experience managing multiple projects, assigning and managing work activities, meeting deadlines and developing project management reporting o 6 years experience working with the design, implementation, and support of information management solutions and related technologies for business intelligence or corporate performance management solutions o 5 full life cycle large project implementations o 6 years in a Delivery Lead role leading a project team o 5 years functional leadership experience in planning and consolidations EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS Bachelors degree required 9+ years in a related field, preferably in professional services and/or industry Big 4 or large consulting firm experience is strongly preferred ABILITY TO TRAVEL Travel throughout the month frequently required based on client requests/commitments HOW TO APPLY Apply at www.protiviti.com via the Join Our Team page within the Careers section of the site. You also may apply for a position by mailing or faxing our offices directly. For a list of office locations, please visit http://protiviti.com/en-US/Contact/Office-Locations/Pages/North-America.aspx |
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| Name: | Protiviti |
| Description: | Providing internal audit, business risk and technology risk consulting solutions. |
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| Instructions: | Email Application To: jill.engelthaler@protiviti.com |
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