ATR Solution Architect

POSITION SUMMARY:
The FICO Solution Architect will focus on defining solution strategy and design principles, ensuring the alignment between the business needs and technical solutions. The architect will serve as the subject matter expert to guide technology strategy for SAP and non-SAP solutions. Once they are given a problem, an SAP Architect’s role is not only to oversee finding answers but of actively leading the technical vision to success.
The FICO Solution Architect plays a key role in the evolution and transformation of the ERP and Financial Systems strategy and the supporting technology; this includes everything from defining standards, controls and governance, including engagement in the Architectural Review Boards. This also requires day-to-day planning, scheduling, directing and coordinating dialogue within the SAP organization, suppliers and with the business leadership.
The FICO Solution Architect will also lead initiatives and projects, when required, based on scope and requirements and may also need to manage 3rd party consultants in order to complete the initiatives and projects.

About us

BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for the vehicle market. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work, and amazing technology in a unique environment. At BorgWarner we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world. 

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Career Opportunities 
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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Drive Innovation by bringing innovative ideas and approaches to the Enterprise Financial organization to drive continuous  improvements. Defining the standards, and principles, encompassing system design and configuration for the Finance and Controlling modules.

Lead the Process Standardization across the enterprise to ensure consistent and efficient financial operations for non-standard processes with a goal to optimize the processes.

Interpret and deliver impactful designs to improve business continuous improvements and the Enterprise transformation/Initiatives.

Defining and ensuring the seamless integration with other SAP modules like Material Management (MM) and Sales and Distribution (SD) modules.

Assisting with mapping data flows for the Company Financial Requirements, including migrations from legacy systems to the target system, including Data Lake Data Marts.

Translating business requirements into functional and technical specifications across the FICO workstream.

Preparing visual diagrams of system architecture, functionality and process flows.

Monitoring data quality and ensuring adherence to data governance policies.

Lead in the evaluation and recommendation of emerging technologies for Finance and Controlling.

Ensure compliance by developing controls for new audit requirements.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or related discipline required

Deep knowledge and experience with SAP Finance and Controlling solution design and end to end implementation with a minimum of 10 years.

Understanding of US GAAP and IFRS knowledge

Must have designed and implemented SAP FICO and 3rd party Finance solutions

Strong understanding of Finance Solutions Architecture

Meet with business stakeholders to understand their data needs

Work with IT teams to implement and maintain financial data architecture

Monitor data quality and ensure data governance policies are being followed

Collaborating and coordinating with multiple departments, stakeholders, partners, and external vendors

Key Competencies:

Highly motivated and action oriented
Self-starter and self-learner
Strong time management and multi-tasking skills
Fast learner
Ability to interpret input received from different functions, understand and warn against any risks and/or opportunities to the performance of the team
Ability to proactively anticipate any favorable or unfavorable impacts to the business of the area under his/her responsibility and provide feedback to key decision makers.

 Priority Setting – Spends time and the time of others on what’s important; Quickly zeros in on the critical and puts the trivial many aside; Can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; Eliminates roadblocks; Creates focus.

Customer Focus – Is dedicated to meeting the exceptions and requirements of internal and external customers; Gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; Acts with customers in mind; Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect. Takes the time to explain clear impact of all customer’s options, when difficult decisions are required

Motivating Others – Creates a climate in which people want to do their best; Can motivate many kinds of direct reports and team or project members; Can assess each person’s hot button and use it to get the best out of him/her; Pushes tasks and decisions down; Empowers others; Invites input from each person and shares ownership and visibility; Makes each individual feel his/her work is important; Is someone people like working for and with, Can participate in healthy debate, expressing views and opinions

Ethics and Values – Adheres to an appropriate (for the setting) and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; Acts in line with those values; Rewards the right values and disapproves of others; Practices what he/she preaches. Take personal own ship of work

Organizational Agility - Knowledgeable about how organizations work; Knows how to get things done both through formal channels and informal network; Understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures; Understands the cultures of organizations

Drive for Results – Can be counted on to exceed goals successful; Is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; Very bottom-line oriented; Steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

Interpersonal Savvy – Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; Builds appropriate rapport; Builds constructive and effective relationships; Is ready to help others in gray areas where responsibilities are not clearly defined, Uses diplomacy and tact; Can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.

Process Management – Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; Knows how to organize people and activities; Understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow; Knows what to measure and how to measure it; Can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can’t; Can simplify complex processes; Gets more out of fewer resources.

Strategic Agility – Sees ahead clearly; Can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; Has broad knowledge and perspective; Is future oriented; Can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; Can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.

Dealing with Ambiguity – Can effectively cope with change; Can shift gears comfortably; Can decide and act without having the total picture; Isn’t upset when things are up in the air; Doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; Can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.

Functional Technical Skills – Has the functional knowledge and skill to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.

Equal Employment Opportunity 

BorgWarner is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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