JOB DESCRIPTION
You’re an original. So are we.
We’re a company of people who like to forge our own path. We invented the blue jean in 1873, and we reinvented khaki pants in 1986. We pioneered labour and environmental guidelines in manufacturing. And we build sustainability into everything we do. Our brands stand for freedom and self-expression around the world.
The DTC Integrations Manager is a member of the FICO ERP project team and is responsible for ensuring finance requirements/input is considered in all Direct to Consumer related processes for our European systems implementation. The DTC Integrations Manager actively participates in the analysis and decomposition of Direct to Consumer processes, documents the business process requirements, and takes part in designing the system enablers to support the organization’s To-Be process vision while remaining in close contact with the end-user community and business stakeholders.
ABOUT THE JOB (RESPONSIBILITIES):
1. Understand globally aligned Direct to Consumer-related processes/systems and lead design/implementation for our European affiliates to support achievement of business objectives and finance requirements
2. Work with third party service providers (payment service providers, etc.) throughout project phases, including but not limited to; conducting periodic status or working session meetings, coordinating system integrated testing (SIT) phases, coordinating business ramp up/down activities for Go-Live.
3. Support the FICO Business and IT teams and other cross functional teams to deliver the project according to scope, benefits and timeline
4. Represent the business requirements for his/her functional area
5. Act as a champion of the solution within the business
6. Participate in business process discussions and functional IT conversations
7. Develop business process documentation (process flows, business process procedures, etc)
8. Actively participate in workshops and presentations to validate business processes and solutions with the end user community
9. Aid in the design of reports, forms, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, and user authorizations
10. Outline business processes and provide input to system configuration decisions in his/her area(s) of functional expertise
11. Identify, document, resolve and escalates issues
12. Develop test scenarios and validate test scripts.
13. Participate in the system testing phase to ensure that the systems built meets the business requirements
14. Help identify and diagnose errors and drive successful resolution of issues through all project phases (design, testing, and stabilization)
15. Support data conversion activities (strategy, data cleansing, validation, etc)
16. Assist in formal and informal change management activities
17. Assist in the development of training materials (identification, documentation, validation, etc)
18. Provide first line of support during implementation stabilization period and hyper care
19. Maintain a pro-active collaboration, integration and communication approach with key stakeholders within the project and beyond, to enable full transparency on current and future business strategies and/or initiatives.
ABOUT YOU (QUALIFICATIONS):
Education:
20. Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance; or equivalent experience. Advanced degree preferred.
21. Chartered Accountant a plus
Experience:
22. 7+ years professional work experience in accounting / finance, including US GAAP.
23. 3-5 years’ experience with Direct to Consumer-related business models/operations and systems processes, including revenue recognition, cash and credit card reconciliation. Experience with retail inventory accounting / management a plus.
24. Requires strong knowledge of one or more areas of credit card processing, including authorizations, settlement, reporting and/or reconciliation
25. At least a basic understanding of banking concepts and related master data, including posting rules and search strings
26. Experience in management/COPA reporting preferred
27. 2+ years of leadership experience is a plus
28. SAP system user experience, S4 preferredSAP FI General LedgerElectronic Bank Statement ProcessingSAP FI-Accounts ReceivableSAP Material MasterSAP Material Ledger
29. Application software skills, including presentation, spreadsheet, and word processing applications
30. Language Proficiency in English
31. Experience with systems implementation projects preferred.
32. Familiar with Jira/Confluence or similar tools preferred.
Skills and Abilities:
33. Ability to quickly learn organizational structure, business strategies and processes
34. Strong analytical skills and the ability to move forward with incomplete information
35. Strong knowledge of one or more business domain areas with strong business application knowledge
36. Respect of his/her peer group and end-user community for his/her knowledge and skills
37. Empowerment to make decisions on functional, process, or operational changes
38. Excellent team player skills, with strong oral and written communication skills
39. Ability to raise relevant issues, drive for solution, and make decisions under time constraints
40. Experience with conducting presentations and training
41. Ability to adapt to changes
42. Ability to work in a fast paced, hands-on environment
43. Strong time management skills and the ability to multi-task
44. Capable of writing clear and well-structured business requirements documents
45. Capable of documenting business and functional requirements for current/future state processes
46. Ability to represent change within the organization
47. Experience working with multiple levels of the organization and across functions or domains
48. Ability to resolve minor conflicts/issues using different tactics prior to escalation
49. Willingness to work a flexible schedule on occasion, to collaborate with team members in different time zones/countries and/or meet critical project deadlines
Core Values:
50. Exhibit core company behaviors that focus on how we at LS&Co. operate together day to day regardless of level, function or location
51. Know the Business; Own the Result; Company First; Be Part of the Solution; Lead by Example
LOCATION
Zaventem, Belgium
FULL TIME/PART TIME
Full time
Current LS&Co Employees