Jobs in UAE - Finance Technology Leader- Senior Manager at PwC

Finance Technology Leader- Senior Manager at PwC – UAE

Job Description:

Strategy

Development and ownership of the Finance technology strategy and roadmap for the ME Region.
Alignment of ME Finance Technology strategy to the ME business strategy, the ME Finance strategy and the ME and Global technology strategies.

Technical

Finance application management to support business operations.
Management of system upgrades and patches, including testing, to ensure Finance systems are kept up to date. The candidate would work closely with system vendors, local IT teams and hosting centre representatives in this regard.
Solution agnostic ERP requirements analysis, current system optimisation and future implementation.
Drive automation to increase the efficiency of Finance processes through the use of existing and new technology and tools. This may include optimising the functionality of existing systems, implementing new applications and using emerging technology like RPA and AI.

Business changes

Collaboration with stakeholders to understand business changes and ensure Finance systems are fit for purpose both now and in the future.
Leading and supporting the technology work streams of Finance transformation projects.
Understand and communicate system changes that are released with system version upgrades to the relevant stakeholders.

Customer support

Accountable for level 2 end user support for core Finance systems.
Work with the ME IT helpdesk (level 1 support) to increase their ability to resolve incidents and requests without level 2 intervention.
Oversee the delivery of end user training and knowledge management for core Finance systems.

Relationships

Build and maintain relationships with:
- key internal stakeholders including business users, the wider Finance team, other internal functions, Procurement, ME IT, UK IT, Global Technology teams and Finance system hosting centres.
- Finance system and application vendors

Team

Support the development of team members by building technical capabilities and professional skills within the team and ensuring that each team member has clear, documented goals.
Create a healthy working environment, be aware of and actively promote Firmwide and Finance initiatives.

Learning and Growth

Stay up to date with changes that are affecting the Finance industry. This would include but not be limited to finance technology trends and best practices.
Support internal knowledge management best practices, creating communities and repositories of best practice both within own team and across the wider business.
Champion the use of new technologies across the Finance team.

Job Requirements:

Education:

Master’s degree in Business Management, Computer Science or equivalent.
Relevant Experience:
10+ years of experience of which at least 2 years in a senior management role.
Experience of working in a Finance technology role including a working knowledge of finance terminology and processes.

Technical Knowledge/ Skills/ Training required:

Technical Skills

Solution agnostic ERP requirements analysis and implementation experience.
Experience in several but not limited to the following areas: Microsoft Technologies (including IIS, SharePoint, .Net/TFS, SQL Server and SSIS), Cloud/SaaS )..
In depth knowledge of designing, implementing and monitoring policies and procedures related to the management and use of Finance systems and information.

Soft Skills

Collaborative and excels in developing and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships across the business both locally and regionally
Excellent leadership, team building and people management skills
Strong analytical, consultative and communication skills; including the ability to translate technical concepts for business users
Proactive and organised with excellent time management and decision making skills
Strong project management skills
Thorough with an eye for detail
Passionate about client service
Strong work ethic
Ethical Conduct

To Apply:
https://www.pwc.com/m1/en/careers/experienced-jobs/description.html?wdjobreqid=105495WD&wdcountry=ARE&wdjobsite=Global_Experienced_Careers

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