Central Garden & Pet · 9 hours ago
Team Lead, Finance Technology
Schaumburg, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$125K/yr - $145K/yr
7+ years expCentral Garden & Pet is a company dedicated to nurturing happy and healthy homes for over 40 years. The Finance Technology Team Lead will develop, support, and lead multiple IT initiatives within SAP's Finance and Controlling functions, while managing a team to ensure successful delivery of business and technical capabilities.
Home and GardenPet
Hiring Manager
Cleveland Masten
Responsibilities
Application Support: Ensure that all requests for support are handled according to Central’s set standards and procedures. Develop and update procedures and documentation for both current and newly added application support
Configuration Management: Maintains secure configuration. Applies tools, techniques, and processes to track, log, report on, and correct configuration items, components, and changes related to the SAP Finance and Controlling module
Development Testing: Coordinates and manages the planning of the system and/or acceptance tests, including software security testing, within a development or minor enhancement project. Takes responsibility for the management of all testing activities within a development or integration project
Incident Management: Undertakes the identification, registration, and categorization of incidents
Problem Management: Ensures that appropriate action is taken to anticipate, investigate, and resolve problems in systems and services that are under their responsibility
Relationship Management: Facilitates open communication and discussion between stakeholders, acting as a single point of contact by developing, maintaining, and working to stakeholder engagement strategies and plans
Requirements Definition: Leads scoping and business priority-setting for change initiatives. Evaluate and select the most appropriate means of representing business requirements
Data Analysis: Liaises with developers and BI database engineers on the details of data structures and associated components to assist in applying the business requirements and business acumen to the analytics modeling
Qualification
Required
Strong hands-on experience with the SAP FICO modules required, specifically General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Product Costing, Accounting-related Master data (Profit Centers, Cost Centers, GL Accounts)
Demonstrated track record in implementing SAP FICO functionality
Demonstrated knowledge of integration between the Sales and Distribution module and other SAP modules, such as Material Management, Warehouse Management, Purchasing, Production Planning, and Business Intelligence, is key
Demonstrated Ability to operate across multiple projects concurrently
Minimum 7 years of experience deploying and supporting SAP ERP Finance and Controlling Modules or similar ERP solutions
Preferred
A BS/BA in computer technology or business management is preferred
Industry experience in Consumer Goods Packaging and Manufacturing or Retail and/or eCommerce experience preferred
Benefits
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Free Life and Disability Insurance
Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
401k with 3% company match and annual employer discretionary contribution
Paid vacation, holidays and sick time
Employee Assistance Program
Access to thousands of free online courses
Discounts on cell phones, movie tickets, gym memberships, and more!
Education Assistance (both college degrees and professional certifications)
Referral Program with cash bonus
Access to on-demand pay
Paid parental leave
Company
Central Garden & Pet
Central Garden & Pet is a market leader in the Garden and Pet industries.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (5)
2023 (1)
2022 (3)
2021 (4)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1993-07-15IPO
Leadership Team
Beth Springer
Lead Independent Director, Board and Former Interim CEO
Niko Lahanas
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
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