Head of Enterprise Finance Systems

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Company Description

Discover the Unexpected

Experian is the world's leading global information services company. We're passionate about unlocking the power of data in order to transform lives and create opportunities for consumers, businesses and society. For more than 125 years, we've helped economies and communities flourish - and we're not done.

Our 21k amazing employees in 40+ countries believe the possibilities for you, and the world, are growing. We're investing in the future, through new technologies, talented people and innovation so we can help create a better tomorrow. To do this we employ the brightest minds that share our purpose and want to make a difference.

Job Description

Role Purpose

The Senior Director, Enterprise Financial Systems, reporting to the VP of Global Corporate Systems & Services leads a team of 5 direct reports and 40+ individuals distributed throughout the globe. You will provide vision and overall leadership for the teams delivering best-of-breed corporate financial systems, including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems: Financials, Payroll, Procurement, Treasury, Payment Processing, Governance and Risk Management, and Corporate Business Analytics/Intelligence and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and reporting.

Major Job Responsibilities

• Provide strategic technical leadership for corporate financial systems.
• Mentor and provide direction to teams responsible for building and maintaining business solutions.
• Be a strategic partner to use technology for business benefit, maintaining roadmap.
• Manage costs and performance to budget, ensuring comprehensive stability of infrastructure and applications.
• Oversee maintenance, administration, and governance of financial systems and reporting tools, ensuring understanding of security policies.
• Build relationships with main teams to ensure agreement and guide technology strategies and programs, providing subject matter expertise.

Qualifications

Required experience:

• Demonstrable experience in planning & implementing financial systems at a global scale for a publicly traded company with a range of experience leading a team of people leaders.
• Prior experience in a global leadership position managing a large team.

Required technical experience:

• Experience with Oracle e-Business Suite or another ERP.
• Lead on-premises to cloud/SaaS ERP transition.
• Experience in BI and analytics related tools (PowerBI, Qlik, Tableau).
• Experience with modern data platforms and designs (data warehouse, data lake, lake house).
• Experience with data modeling, data warehousing, and ETL processes
• Understand and exposure to IT General Controls, different compliance frameworks, and ability to document and evidence control performance.

Additional Information

Our uniqueness is that we truly celebrate yours.

Experian's culture and people are key differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously. We focus on what truly matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, engagement, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. We're an award winning organisation due to our strong people first approach.

Innovation is a critical part of Experian's DNA and practices, and our diverse workforce drives our success. Everyone can succeed at Experian and bring their whole self to work, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, colour, sexuality, physical ability or age. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

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