Deputy Vice President, Corporate Technology

• Team Leadership and Management: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of three direct reports, including performance reviews and development planning, to ensure high performance and engagement.

• Vendor Management: Oversee and manage relationships with external vendors to ensure service delivery, compliance, and strategic alignment for the Oracle Finance systems.

• Strategic System Oversight: Develop and maintain the strategic roadmap for the Oracle Finance systems, ensuring alignment with the organization's critical finance functions and long-term technology goals.

• Operational Excellence: Drive continuous improvement in the daily operations and support of the Oracle Finance systems to achieve exceptional reliability and service quality.

• System Integrity and Security: Establish and enforce policies and procedures to maintain the integrity, stability, and security of the Oracle Finance systems and associated data.

• Change Management: Effectively manage the entire change lifecycle for the finance systems, minimizing risk and ensuring successful implementation of enhancements, patches, and upgrades.

• Architecture and Scalability: Define and manage the system architecture to ensure the Oracle Finance platform is scalable, robust, and can accommodate future business growth and technology requirements.

• Capacity and Performance Management: Monitor, analyze, and optimize system capacity and performance to meet service level agreements and provide a seamless experience for finance users.

• Financial Planning and Cost Control: Develop and manage the operational expenditure (Opex) budget (e.g., the $2M budget mentioned) for the finance systems, ensuring cost-effectiveness and maximizing return on investment.

• Stakeholder Partnership: Collaborate closely with the finance department and other internal stakeholders to understand business needs and ensure the Oracle Finance systems effectively support and enable their critical functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, or related field.

• 7+ years of Oracle Financials experience (preferably Fusion Cloud: GL, AP, AR, FA).

• Proven leadership experience managing small technical/functional teams.

• Experience managing enterprise finance system roadmaps and strategy.

• Strong vendor and senior stakeholder management skills.

• Hands-on experience with ITIL/ITSM practices and SLA management.

• Experience managing system architecture, scalability, and performance optimization.

• Track record in change/release management for mission-critical systems.

• Budget management experience ( $1M Opex).

• Strong finance and accounting domain knowledge.

• Certifications Oracle Financials Cloud / OCP / ITIL, PMP or PRINCE2

• CPA or ACCA (advantageous)

• Core Competencies:

• Strategic planning, operational excellence, vendor management, complex problem-solving, and strong leadership and communication skills.