DTC Integrations Manager

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):

• 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
• 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.
• Support the FICO Business and IT teams and other cross functional teams to deliver the project according to scope, benefits and timeline
• Represent the business requirements for his/her functional area
• Act as a champion of the solution within the business 

• Participate in business process discussions and functional IT conversations
• Develop business process documentation (process flows, business process procedures, etc)

• Actively participate in workshops and presentations to validate business processes and solutions with the end user community
• Aid in the design of reports, forms, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, and user authorizations 
• Outline business processes and provide input to system configuration decisions in his/her area(s) of functional expertise
• Identify, document, resolve and escalates issues
• Develop test scenarios and validate test scripts.
• Participate in the system testing phase to ensure that the systems built meets the business requirements
• Help identify and diagnose errors and drive successful resolution of issues through all project phases (design, testing, and stabilization)
• Support data conversion activities (strategy, data cleansing, validation, etc)
• Assist in formal and informal change management activities
• Assist in the development of training materials (identification, documentation, validation, etc)
• Provide first line of support during implementation stabilization period and hyper care
• 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:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance; or equivalent experience. Advanced degree preferred.
• Chartered Accountant a plus

Experience:

• 7+ years professional work experience in accounting / finance, including US GAAP.
• 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.
• Requires strong knowledge of one or more areas of credit card processing, including authorizations, settlement, reporting and/or reconciliation 
• At least a basic understanding of banking concepts and related master data, including posting rules and search strings
• Experience in management/COPA reporting preferred
• 2+ years of leadership experience is a plus
• SAP system user experience, S4 preferred
  • SAP FI General Ledger
  • Electronic Bank Statement Processing
  • SAP FI-Accounts Receivable
  • SAP Material Master
  • SAP Material Ledger
• Application software skills, including presentation, spreadsheet, and word processing applications
• Language Proficiency in English
• Experience with systems implementation projects preferred.
• Familiar with Jira/Confluence or similar tools preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to quickly learn organizational structure, business strategies and processes
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to move forward with incomplete information
• Strong knowledge of one or more business domain areas with strong business application knowledge
• Respect of his/her peer group and end-user community for his/her knowledge and skills
• Empowerment to make decisions on functional, process, or operational changes
• Excellent team player skills, with strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to raise relevant issues, drive for solution, and make decisions under time constraints
• Experience with conducting presentations and training
• Ability to adapt to changes
• Ability to work in a fast paced, hands-on environment
• Strong time management skills and the ability to multi-task
• Capable of writing clear and well-structured business requirements documents
• Capable of documenting business and functional requirements for current/future state processes
• Ability to represent change within the organization
• Experience working with multiple levels of the organization and across functions or domains
• Ability to resolve minor conflicts/issues using different tactics prior to escalation
• 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:

• Exhibit core company behaviors that focus on how we at LS&Co. operate together day to day regardless of level, function or location
• Know the Business; Own the Result; Company First; Be Part of the Solution; Lead by Example

LOCATIONZaventem, BelgiumFULL TIME/PART TIMEFull timeCurrent LS&Co Employees, apply via your Workday account.