Director of Finance Corporate Systems

at Marriott in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job Number 24107514

Job Category Information Technology

Location Marriott International HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Schedule Full-Time

Located Remotely? Y

Relocation? N

Position Type Management

JOB SUMMARY

Marriott has an exciting opportunity for a Director on the Corporate Systems team within the Finance domain. This role is part of a team owning technology and supporting Marriott’s critical enterprise applications.

The Director, Financial Systems will lead the strategic design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Finance technology systems that support the Finance team. In this role you will act and operate as a technology SME to accelerate delivery of solutions that bring efficiencies and modernize finance processes via technology. Working with our global finance teams, and technology partners, you will have an amazing opportunity to elevate the way Marriott’s Corporate Systems team delivers world-class solutions that leverage cloud technology, SaaS platforms, automation tools and other capabilities.

This position requires a blend of financial expertise and technical proficiency to ensure the efficient functioning of financial systems, data integrity, and compliance with regulatory standards. You will drive implementation, maintenance, and optimization of finance-related software, databases, and processes. Collaborating closely with finance leaders and IT professionals, you will drive innovation, streamline workflows, and leverage technology to enhance financial reporting, analysis, and decision-making.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

Required Qualifications:

+ 8+ years of experience supporting Oracle Financials, PeopleSoft or other ERP systems.

+ 8+ years of experience implementing and optimizing global finance technology systems including migration from on-prem to Cloud ERP systems.

+ Leadership experience managing strategic initiatives and programs with finance technology driving system and process improvements.

+ Expert understanding of systems architecture and ability to design and prototype scalable performance-driven solutions.

+ Expert understanding of data architecture, database objects and data design patterns for reporting and analytics.

+ Hands on experience designing and building technology solutions in partnership with stakeholders.

+ Familiarity with platform authentication patterns (SAML, SSO, OAuth)

+ Knowledge of data integration tools and experience integrating ERP with different business systems (APIs, middleware tools etc.)

+ Understanding of environment management, release management, code versioning best practices, and deployment methodologies (DevOps).

+ Knowledge of and experience with cloud native technology to design and implement solutions and system integrations.

+ Experience with platform security capabilities.

+ Background in design/development of large-scale system capabilities, or complete software product lifecycle exposure.

+ Experience with technology product ownership and delivery.

+ Prior experience being a liaison between finance and engineering departments with experience driving excellence through end-to-end ownership and collaboration.

+ Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance standards relevant to finance and technology (e.g., GDPR, SOX, PCI-DSS).

+ Ability to review and manage usage, licensing, and costs with vendor platforms.

+ Ability to learn modern technologies and adopt new technologies to streamline and simplify processes, keep related systems in sync and maintain data parity across an integrated ecosystem.

+ Strong communication skills with a passion for mentoring and guiding diverse teams through strategic initiatives.

+ Production support experience.

+ Bachelor of Science or Equivalent degree in Mathematics, Information Systems, Computer Science or Engineering

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Graduate degree

+ Experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP.

+ Experience with RPA tools and other automation capabilities.

+ Experience with analytics capabilities designing and implementing visualization solutions like Power BI, Tableau and associated data warehouses.

+ Understanding of financial processes including cyclical events.

+ Experience in agile software methodologies and associated tooling.

+ Demonstrated ability to anticipate future data platform opportunities.

+ Technology leadership experience in a sourced environment.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Technical Leadership

+ Trains and/or mentors other team members, and peers as appropriate.

+ Provides oversight to direct reports and dotted line reports in the Finance technology space.

+ Provides technology leadership and oversight to finance domain tech solutions across organizational initiatives.

+ Provides financial input on department or project budgets, capital expenditures or other cost/resource estimates as requested.

+ Identifies opportunities to enhance the service delivery processes.

Delivering Technology

+ Own the Finance technology stack helping drive strategy and roadmap for ERP and ancillary technology ecosystem.

+ Work with Finance and global technology on finance technology transformation including migration to Cloud ERP.

+ Oversee the implementation, customization, and integration of finance software solutions such as Cloud ERP systems, financial reporting tools, budgeting and forecasting software, and other relevant platforms.

+ Collaborate with Finance stakeholders to define requirements, deliverables, and set and manage expectations.

+ Translate business requirements into well-architected solutions that best leverage Marriott technology assets and design standards.

+ Lead technical product design sessions; architect and document technical solutions aligned with Marriott business objectives for Finance; identify gaps between current and desired end-states.

+ Own and drive technology solutioning for Finance and help ideate options that align with approved architecture patterns.

+ Establish and enforce data management policies, procedures, and standards to ensure data accuracy, consistency, security, and compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, SOX).

+ Manage extended stakeholder expectations liaising across teams to identify opportunities for system efficiencies and improvements.

+ Plan, architect, design and manage delivery of technology solutions with global technology teams and service providers.

+ Continuously evaluate and optimize finance processes, workflows, and system configurations to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.

+ Escalate and manage platform and delivery issues with technology vendors as needed.

IT Governance

+ Follows all defined IR standards and processes (i.e., IT Governance, SM&G, Architecture, etc.), and provides input for improvements to the appropriate process owners as needed.

+ Maintains a proper balance between business and operational risk.

+ Follows the defined project management standards and processes.

Service Provider, COTS, and Custom Application Management

+ Lead prioritization meetings with stakeholders and drive resolution of changes through the process for portfolio of supported applications

+ Coordinate and track the delivery of highly visible operational activities/problems.

+ Groom backlog of features and changes with stakeholders.

+ Validates that Service Providers and internal teams develop and manage respective aspects of a project plan, including schedules, deliverables, and appropriate metrics.

+ Makes short term plans for the team to effectively utilize resources.

+ Monitors Service Provider and internal team’s outcomes.

+ Reviews estimates of work effort for client project provided by Service Providers and inte