IT Director - Finance Shared Services
Company: Flagstar Bank
Location: Troy
Posted on: April 26, 2024
Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced and innovative technology
leader to support our Finance organization in delivering business
value to our customers, our management team and Board of Directors,
various regulators, and our investors. Now that we have reached
large bank status, we are working with the FRB and OCC to ensure we
are positioned to the appropriate risk-based controls and adhering
to regulatory reporting requirements. In this role you and your
team will be responsible for delivering and supporting all Finance
technology. The IT Finance Director will partner with the Finance
business unit to standardize core processes and services resulting
in increased speed, accuracy, and availability of financial data.
This role will deliver business value by driving product delivery,
enhancements, ensuing stability and adherence to technology
standards. The IT Finance Director will also be responsible for
working with the Finance business team and Enterprise Architecture
to research opportunities to improve the functions operations. The
IT Finance Director will act as a single point of IT contact to the
Finance business and coordinate support and solutions across the IT
organization.
- Responsible for the delivery of Finance solutions for
end-to-end strategic and operational Finance business processes.
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- Designs and maintains the Finance technology roadmap driven by
the Finance business unit priorities.
- Develops materials and participates in Strategic Project
Approval Review Committee (SPARC) meetings representing the
technology for the Finance business unit.
- Participates in annual capital planning.
- Works with PMO, Delivery Leads, Process Leads, and Change
Management to develop standards, tools, and systems to manage the
deployment of the Finance products effectively and
efficiently.
- Identifies opportunities to improve the systems process flow,
performance, and technical efficiencies.
- Develops and drives strategies and a culture to improve the
technology organization's ability to deliver innovative, and
cost-effective solutions to the Finance organization.
- Financial focus on delivering activities on or below budget,
leveraging value-driven activities, and ensuring external resources
meet contractual deliverables.
- Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local
laws and regulations. Complete all required compliance training.
-Maintain knowledge of and adhere to Flagstar's internal compliance
policies and procedures. -Takes responsibility to keep up to date
with changing regulations and policies.
Job Requirements:
- 10+ years of overall IT experience with 5+ years in a Bank or
Financial Services environment
- 5+ years of Finance technology experience and experience
directly leading a team including making personnel decisions.
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in the areas of
Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent
field of study required.
- Background in supporting large bank compliance-related
initiatives preferred. Comfortable working with Finance and
Accounting leadership to understand laws, regulations, and
standards to facilitate the intake of new projects.
- Prior project involvement in a broad range of systems and tools
- ERPs with Standard and Customized functions, 3rd Party Tools,
Analytics/KPIs, and FP&A.
- Understanding of general accounting, tax, treasury and audit
principles and priorities.
- Strong experience leading, planning, and executing on
activities for large-scale enterprise systems and projects.
- Strong experience developing and implementing enterprise
solution and integration strategies, vision, and guiding principles
based on best practices, standards, and business needs.
- Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into
high-performing technical solutions.
- Extensive experience in multiple, diverse infrastructure and
application technologies.
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of database structures,
relational and non-relational.
- Strong leadership, communication (written and oral), and
collaboration skills, dealing with fast-moving, complex scenarios
supporting multiple initiatives and goals, across matrixed
stakeholder groups.
- Demonstrated knowledge of IT security practices and
integrations with application authorization and access.
- Ability to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of hardware,
software, application, and systems engineering along with
instruction and leading teams.
- Absolute discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitive
information.
- Proven ability to prioritize work appropriately considering
risk, financial impact and expectations of delivery.
- Experience driving change and effecting process improvement
through organizational influence.
- Ability to coordinate and execute cross-functionally with both
technical and non-technical personnel.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver presentations of complex
information to a variety of audiences.
- Proven track record of achieving results in challenging
environments.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite is required.
- Workday, Hyperion, PeopleSoft, Coupa, Concur, FIS FMS,
experience preferred.
- 5 - 10% travel required.
Keywords: Flagstar Bank, Rochester Hills , IT Director - Finance Shared Services, Executive , Troy, Michigan
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