Project Accounting Global Module Owner

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It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.   Who are we?   Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more!   Summary: The Wabtec Finance IT Team is growing to support our worldwide consolidation of ERP environments and financial systems transformation.  If you are a Finance IT professional with leadership skills, Oracle implementation expertise, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we would like to invite you to get to know us.  The Project Accounting Global Module Owner (GMO) will be involved in projects ranging from enhancements to ERP implementations and major initiatives impacting Finance systems/processes, evaluating requirements, proposing high level solutions aligned with global standards and ensuring successful deployments.   Duties and Responsibilities: • Lead activities for Finance ERP implementations and major initiatives including planning, configuration, testing, training, conversion strategies, and on time rollouts for financial modules • Evaluate project requirements and assess viability and impact of proposals on existing business processes and system architecture • Capture high level solutions and business process flows for major initiatives which have impact on business processes or system architecture. Analyze and highlight any gaps or inefficiencies within the proposals when aligned with cross functional business processes and system architecture • Ensure changes related to finance ERP implementations/major initiatives go through proper testing and relevant documentation is created for future reference • Own and maintain important process documentation and workflow designs that are relevant to cross functional business processes and system ecosystems • Transition new implementation solutions to the operational support team for level 1 and level 2 issues and provide support for level 3 issues • Communicate lessons learned post implementation • Proactively Identify and drive projects that simplify the system footprint and/or streamline finance processes • Work with IT leaders and module owners for prioritization of critical issues and assist on resolution when required  • Support the IT organization and finance with month end close activities as related to finance modules and integrations when required • Other duties as assigned     Minimum Qualifications: (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.) • Minimum of 5 years’ experience with implementation of Oracle Project Accounting and Oracle Financials • Minimum of 5 years of experience in an information systems design (development experience with implementation, customization, business analyst or technical analyst experience) implementation or operations • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or "STEM" Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) or Masters in Business Administration       Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Knowledge of finance processes particularly Oracle Project Accounting, and key ERP functionalities and configurations aligned to those processes • Understanding of the key tables used by Oracle finance modules and how they are related • Experience with Oracle Financials Cloud platform is a plus • Strong team player – collaborates well with others to solve problems and actively incorporates input from various sources • Demonstrated customer focus – evaluates decisions through the eyes of the customer, builds strong customer relationships, creates processes with customer viewpoint and partners with customers to help shape their future initiatives • Strong analytical and strong problem solving skills -communicates in a clear and succinct manner and effectively evaluates information / data to make decisions, anticipates obstacles and develops plans to resolve, creates actionable strategies and operational plans • Change oriented – actively generates process improvements, champions and drives change initiatives, confronts difficult circumstances in creative ways, balances multiple and competing priorities and executes accordingly   Physical Demands: • Frequently communicating with others to exchange information • Sedentary work that primarily involv