Senior Manager, IT Finance Transformation - job 1 of 2

Company Description:

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here

ABOUT THE JOB

In this role you will be a key member of the IT Applications area responsible for leading the planning, designing, developing, testing and deployment of efficient solutions related to Oracle Cloud EBS R12 and other integrated Finance applications, to satisfy strategic, financial, and operations needs of the organization. This will include performance, security and operational considerations in support of the given initiatives. This role will serve as an internal applications/Finance business process "SME/Consultant" working with related business teams to identify and prioritize process and system opportunities and architect end to end solutions with robust technical and Finance functional design related to ERP platform. This role will assist in executing the vision for world class Finance operations and systems as part of the overall Finance and Digital Transformation initiatives based on the guidance from Director, Finance Transformation & ERP Platforms

YOUR ROLE:

The bullet points below reflect roughly 80% of your job. We are a fast-paced company, you may be pulled in a variety of different directions with tasks added or changed.

• Lead end-to-end finance transformation projects, including assessments, process reengineering, technology enablement, and change management.
• Partner with senior Technology and Finance leaders to understand their strategic objectives and align solutions to business goals.
• Design and implement improvements to finance processes such as financial consolidation, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and record-to-report.
• Oversee the selection and implementation of finance technologies, including ERP systems (Oracle on-premise and cloud apps), EPM platforms (Oracle EPM cloud and Anaplan, integrations applications and financial reporting tools.
• Ensure delivery excellence by managing project timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Lead the implementation of financials-related functional and technical design, configuration, development, and support for continuous improvements and Oracle Cloud ERP and/or Oracle EBS R12 globally, specifically in finance, costing, and project modules.
• Collaborate on designing system and business process solutions to business challenges ensuring a strong foundation for enterprise architecture principles, transformation vision, security standards, automation and AI enablement (embedded or agentic).
• Oversee the development and execution of test plans to check infrastructure, security, systems technical development, and functional configuration, making recommendations for improvement where possible.
• Lead design sessions in prototyping new systems to enhance business processes, operations, and information process flow across the ERP platform.
• Prepare system and process end-to-end architecture designs, business process flows, integration requirements, and specification documents.
• Conduct training on Oracle Cloud ERP functionality or finance business processes.
• Lead monthly agile sprints for finance enhancements based on business priority and resource capacity.
• Foster strong communication between business users and application developers to understand key issues, identify perception gaps, and resolve questions.
• Adhere to existing change management and service management policies and procedures.
• Manage medium to large-scale project schedules, track progress, provide timely reporting of issues that impact project progress, coordinate actions, and resolve conflicts.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in IT/IS or a related discipline from an accredited institution in the U.S. or a comparable foreign university.
• Over seven years of hands-on functional experience implementing Oracle Cloud ERP or Oracle EBS R12 and integrated systems, including full lifecycle implementations and statutory and regulatory requirements.
• In-depth understanding of Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, and Record to Report business processes with US GAAP requirements and a strong finance domain expertise.
• Ability to reconcile financial data working with shared services and accounting teams.
• Ability to think critically and constructively about complex business problems, clearly communicate findings, and recommend solutions that address business challenges and project requirements.
• Establish documentation standards, procedures, and guidelines, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Expert project manager with extensive experience leading multiple finance transformation projects in waterfall or agile SDLC formats including developing work plans, project scopes, pricing estimates, budget management, issue and risk management, and presenting deliverables.
• Strong communication (written and oral), analytical, and computer skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong analytical skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer and business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements and technology solutions.
• Experience implementing Oracle ERP Cloud - Financial Applications in various geographies, meeting local regulatory requirements along with quarterly cloud updates.
• Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Cloud experience is preferable.
• Knowledge of ITIL platforms and process areas such as ServiceNow is a plus.

Additional Information:

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $120,000 USD - $192,500 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity:

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations:

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