Senior Director, Enterprise Technology Finance Solutions; SAP Financial Solutions

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Senior Director for SAP Financial Solutions serves a crucial function at the intersection of technology and finance business partners, responsible for overseeing the technical aspects of SAP financial systems within Technology & Operations. Their primary focus is to ensure that the SAP solutions effectively support financial operations and contribute to strategic enterprise objectives.

• Assist project team, key stakeholders, and management to prioritize business partner requirements and develop and maintain detailed project plans using standard tools
• Help determine resource roles needed and work with management to secure project team members
• Effectively assist in leading by influence and work in a matrix/cross functional (BU Champions)
• Assist in establishing and coordinating the project plan for migration of the project into production
• Assist with developing and defining new and improved workflow and initiatives
• Help provide training and training materials for new processes
• Work with key stakeholders to define and document communication plan
• Assist management with special assignments, such as evaluating vendors, gathering/evaluating consultant proposals, or other responsibilities as requested

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand team needs and dependencies to better align business processes
• Work closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements and design solutions in SAP product portfolio that align with business objectives
• Act as the primary point of contact for both internal and external stakeholders regarding SAP financial applications and solutions operation
• Manage relationships with software vendors, service providers, and other external parties
• Engage internal stakeholders (finance, sales, and customer service departments) to ensure the IT solutions align with business needs and deliver value
• Create comprehensive and meaningful strategy presentations for senior executives
• Develop comprehensive performance analysis of business processes and review ways of improvement
• Actively participate in stakeholder meetings with the goal of understanding all major projects and initiatives planned

• Manage a team of IT professionals, including hiring, training, and mentoring staff to ensure they can meet their objectives
• Promote a culture in accordance with WBD guiding principles, and of continuous improvement and professional development within the team
• Develop and manage the IT budget related to SAP Financial applications, ensuring that expenditures deliver optimal ROI
• Provide regular reports to executive management on the status, progress, and outcomes of IT initiatives related to Financial solutions and SAP applications
• Manage the budget for technology investments in SAP Financial Solutions
• Ensure cost-effectiveness and return on investment for SAP systems and technologies

• Ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and standards that affect Financial processes and systems
• Assess and mitigate risks related to the financial systems through assessment of application and general IT controls

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand team needs and dependencies to better align business processes, and articulate relevant, logical options for solving operational issues
• Develop and execute a methodology to evaluate, prioritize and monitor the success of the business processes
• Create comprehensive and meaningful strategy presentations for senior executives
• Ability to build a framework and drive development through dynamic business analytics tools and dashboards for ongoing business planning and goal measurement through KPIs

• 2+ years of prior experience in a related field (media, entertainment, business development or streaming services industry experience a plus)
• 10‑12+ years of hands‑on implementation or operational experience with SAP Financial solutions
• 5‑7+ years of transactional processing and operations assurance experience
• Undergraduate degree required in computer science, mathematics, business…