IT Lead - Financial Technologies

IT Lead, Financial Technologies

IT Lead – Finance Applications   We are seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking Finance Solution Architect to lead our organization’s financial technology initiatives. As a pivotal member of our team, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and optimizing financial systems. Your profound expertise in Blackline, Hyperion, Medius, Workiva and other finance related applications will be instrumental in shaping our financial landscape and driving efficiency. Additionally, you will be responsible for managing solution implementation vendors, and ensuring seamless execution of projects. Coordinates with stakeholders in Business, Business Partners, ERP Leads, Global Application Delivery Leads, Testing CoE, Project Managers, and System Integrator(s), to drive end-to-end delivery and completion.  Provide leadership direction to Stryker team on best practices, reusability, release management and ensure smooth release of finance applications.

Why join Stryker?

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Our total rewards package offering includes bonuses, healthcare, insurance benefits, retirement programs, wellness programs, as well as service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities, all of which are location specific.

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Who we want:

• Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond just fixing issues to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.
• Strategic thinkers. People who enjoy analyzing data or trends for the purposes of planning, forecasting, advising, budgeting, reporting.
• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.

What you will do:

• Collaboration with Build leads/ key stakeholders and drive team to perform activities following Stryker’s Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) framework and processes.
• Work closely with System Integrator(s) to ensure alignment of key program activities and milestones for deployment and production releases.
• Oversee and ensure completion of all business and program cut-over activities.
• Drive informed decision making for large cross-functional projects.
• Looks beyond the obvious for continuous improvement opportunities and provide overarching guidance and leadership on the technical and design aspects of the solutions.
• Aligns on Technical Designs, Prototypes/Mock-ups, Development, Testing and Delivery of solutions for Release Cycles and/or new projects within the commercial application stack.
• Creates, coordinates and influences the deployment communication plans, including “Go Live” readiness, change management, cutover, and stabilization.
• Manages and coordinates with external suppliers and deployment partners to ensure they meet their contracted deliverables, agreed upon timelines, and metrics.
• Working with PMO, Delivery Leads, Process Leads, and Change management, develop standards, tools, and systems to effectively and efficiently manage the deployment of the commercial products across Stryker divisions, functions, and regions.
• Works closely with Service Delivery teams to ensure Build to Run smooth transition and handover processes.
• Communication within IT teams is critical for both day-to-day events and building out new solutions.
• Ensures timely escalation and mitigation of issues and risks to ensure a smooth deployment process.
• Develop and build robust integration with Infrastructure, Security, Governance, Service Delivery, etc.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to other Delivery Leads, Solution Leads and Solution Analysts within the team or same project/program.
• Financial focus on delivering activities on budget, leveraging time on value-driven activities and ensuring external resources meet contractual deliverables.
• Special projects/assignments as required

What you will need:

• Minimum 8 years of professional experience on s/w design, development and deployment.
• Minimum 3 years deploying or delivering finance solutions.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization structure with significant emphasis on collaboration and persuasion, rather than relying entirely on command and control is required.
• Finance applications:
  • Technical and solution Design and configuration expertise in any of the following areas – Procure to Pay, Invoice to Cash, or Record to Report.
  • Proven ability to quickly learn various financial and accounting solutions
  • Experience in at least one of the following systems: Hyperion, Blackline, Workiva, Concur, Coupa, Medius, Xelix
  • Ensure seamless integration with other systems (such as SAP S/4HANA) and data sources.
  • Optimize performance, maintain data integrity, and troubleshoot issues.
  • Collaborate with accounting teams / IT Business Partners to streamline processes, enhance controls, and automate workflows.
  • Provide transition for  technical support and lead performance tuning efforts.
  • Partner with Enterprise Architecture to ensure visibility for the current as well as future landscape to fit Strykers long term needs.
• Ability to maintain strong relationships within Stryker Divisions and geographies.
• Ability to consider upstream and downstream process impacts and implications.
• Exhibits acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges.
• Versatility and willingness to work with constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.
• Experienced in enterprise solution methodologies, preferably in both traditional waterfall and agile approaches preferred.
• International experience and/or exposure working in other business functions preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Excel Advanced, PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, Access DB, MS Project Suite (MPP/Visio/etc.).
• Excellent organizational/communication skills and attention to detail

About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better.

The company offers innovative products and services in Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopedics, and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 100 million patients annually.

More information is available at stryker.com