Manager of Financial Systems Support and Integration - Barrie, Canada - City of Barrie

City of Barrie

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Barrie, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Posted:

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Job Number:

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PN-23-21

Job Type:

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Permanent Full-time, Non-Union

Position Closing Date:

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:59pm

Choose Barrie

The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.

Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests.

We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.

Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers.

Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging, and exciting careers you could choose.

It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community.

We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.

The Opportunity

The Finance Department provides financial leadership, advice and support to the Corporation and assists with the delivery of Council's Strategic plan through its four essential services: accounting services, corporate finance, procurement and revenue management.

The department's main deliverables include the audited financial statements, coordinating the annual business plan and budget, treasury and debt management, procurement administration and support, property tax revenue management, and water and wastewater revenue management.

Under the general guidance and direction of the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, the Manager of Financial Systems Support and Integration is responsible for managing the SAP Financial and Materials Management system along with BI Reporting and other key financial systems.

This includes leading the ongoing support of the SAP system and processes, which includes configuration, system access, and overseeing functional testing of system changes, upgrades and enhancements to the financial system modules; managing integration of data between financial, payroll, materials management and other related systems; automation of manual processes, leading cross-functional projects and teams in support of Corporate financial system initiatives.

This position is responsible for developing and executing an SAP and financial system strategy relevant to the culture and fiscal constraints of the City of Barrie.

This position also manages external vendor support contracts and approves payments for time submitted.

Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job

Corporate Culture

Your workplace values align with our corporate values of
_Strive, Share and Care_ and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community

Education (degree/diploma/certifications)

Four (4) year University Degree in Computer Science, Commerce, Accounting or related discipline
Completion of Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI) acquired

Experience

Five (5) years of experience performing duties related to the above mentioned major responsibilities, including demonstrated leadership/supervisory experience
Demonstrated experience in operating/implementing SAP or another large scale Financial Application
Demonstrated project management experience, system integration, data governance/management, business intelligence and analytics
Demonstrated experience in successfully fulfilling the responsibilities assigned to this position, ideally in a municipal government setting

Knowledge/Skill/Ability

General knowledge of the following principles and standards: lean process improvement methodologies
Working knowledge of the following principles and standards: project management methodology; and process modeling and analysis tools.
Thorough knowledge of the following principles and standards: SAP concepts, technology, design and implementation
Demonstrated Ability to:

- develop, promote, and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- effectively allocate budgets, time, and human resources to support the achievement of section, branch, divisional and/or corporate goals and objectives
- think and act strategically in a political and community service environment
- align financial system/processes with branch, department and corporate goals, objectives and initiatives
- establish and monitor short-term goals for financial systems/processes; and adapt processes to ensure long-term branch, department and/or corporate goals and objectives are achieved
- exercise discretion and judgment when handling confidential, sensitive, and/or controversial information
- generate ideas, c