Since 1963 and in 146 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development, and food security to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil societies. ACDI/VOCA has approximately 50 projects in 30 countries and total revenues of approximately $174 million.
We are seeking a D.C.-based Senior Director of Financial Systems who will be responsible for the overall operation of the Unit 4 Agresso Business World application globally and will report to the Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Financial Officer in the execution of their duties. This individual works closely with finance and accounting staff to plan, test and deploy the application in overseas project offices and guides the development and extension of application functionality in headquarters.
Essential Responsibilities:
• Understand and support ACDI/VOCA’s implementation of Unit 4’s Agresso application, and seek opportunities to extend the application’s functionality to meet organizational needs.
• Work closely with financial accounting and other stakeholders from across the organization to understand the organization’s needs with regard to financial accounting, reporting and compliance.
• Develop and maintain an implementation methodology for the deployment of Agresso to overseas field offices.
• Provide guidance and oversight during overseas field office Agresso implementations.
• Explore opportunities for integration between the financial system and other ACDI/VOCA applications such as Concur, SharePoint, and Ultipro.
• Work closely with Unit 4 to understand their development roadmap for Agresso and identify opportunities for upgrades to ACDI/VOCA’s platform.
• Assist the VP for IT and CFO in planning for and budgeting expansions of Agresso features and functionalities, as well as implementation in field offices.
• Plan, schedule, coordinate and oversee major software upgrades, new releases, and installation of related software applications; organize and assign test teams, develop implementation schedule and work tasks, and manage the implementation of custom changes to the corporate financial management system.
• Oversee development of a global Agresso support framework composed of Help Desk ticketing and capacity building of project accounting staff to provide direct support to field office implementations.
• Plan and direct the activities of the Senior Financial System Specialist.
• Work closely with the Sr. Financial System Specialist to develop new financial analysis and reporting tools.
• Ensure the security and resilience of the Agresso platform globally.
A bachelor’s degree in accounting information systems, computer science, accounting, or other related field; with a minimum of ten years’ work experience in financial systems analysis and support required. Candidates must have demonstrated advanced knowledge (5+ years) experience serving as a technical/functional lead for a major off-the-shelf financial system application such as Oracle Financials, Lawson, SAP, Great Plains, Agresso, or Solomon. A minimum of three years specific experience in the deployment, operation, and support of Unit 4’s Agresso application is required. Candidates must also have expert knowledge in requirements gathering and analysis, system design, developing test plans, and delivering end-user trainings. Fluency in English required. French and/or Spanish language skills a plus. The ability and willingness to travel internationally is required.
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