Application Manager/OFSAA, HFM
Summary
Primary point of contact for a set(s) of related applications and has overall responsibility for those applications. This is a hands-on position that requires a combination of business application knowledge, strong analytic skills, technical acumen, project management experience, and excellent communication skills.
Primary focus will be on the support of the bank’s financial applications including OFSAA, Hyperion Financial Management, Hyperion Planning, and Oracle General Ledge. Analytics and reporting covers several platforms including Qlik Sense, Hyperion, and Crystal Reports. Support of other applications could be included depending on the applicant’s experience.
Job Description
- Develop and maintain a deep knowledge of the in-scope applications, including what business functions are provided by each, the technical architecture, and all application interfaces.
o Manage vendor relationships
o 1st level review and approval of invoices
o Awareness of vendor product strategy, coming features, risks, issues
- Project management of application upgrades and patches. Coordinate with the business units, Information Technology, and various operations teams as necessary. Adhere to the bank’s SDLC and employ best practices to ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the expectations of project sponsors and stakeholders.
- Application management – overall responsibility for the in-scope production applications
- Business analysis for application upgrades and patches. Document business requirements, use cases, test plans, deployment plans, and user documentation.
- Process automation. Develop a strong understanding of in-house process automation tools and identify opportunities to gain efficiencies through automation in IT and in the business units.
- Provide guidance to the technical staff for development activities and routine maintenance.
- Assist strategic project teams with creation of use cases and integration testing (pre-UAT).
- Participate in technical design sessions.
- Proactively monitor for system issues and adherence to configurations standards. Lead issue resolution including reconciliation activities and data analysis and provide guidance to technical staff and business personnel.
- Monitor the bank’s end-of-day processes and assist with problem resolution as needed; escalate when appropriate.
- Provide SME to strategic projects.
Qualifications:
- 7+ years IT experience in the banking/finance industry highly preferred.
- A strong technical knowledge of OFSAA, with a solid understanding of the business functionality including Funds Transfer Pricing and Profitability analysis.
- Strong familiarity with Hyperion products highly desired with knowledge of budgeting & forecasting.
- Solid understanding of business intelligence best practices. Familiarity with Qlik a strong plus.
- Project management and strong business analysis skills. PMP and/or BA certification a plus.
- Outstanding organizational and leadership skills with an ability to drive issues to consensus while promoting a positive collaborative environment.
- Ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Versed in development methodologies such as waterfall and agile.
- Heavy experience with applications support, systems integration, data conversions, file transfers, and applications installation, configuration, upgrades, and decommissioning.
- Strong technical skills Oracle, SQL, MS Windows, Linux, and working knowledge of Microsoft Office (esp. Excel and Project).
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Experience managing vendor relationships.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Willingness to take ownership and accountability.
Application Manager/OFSAA, HFM
Summary
Primary point of contact for a set(s) of related applications and has overall responsibility for those applications. This is a hands-on position that requires a combination of business application knowledge, strong analytic skills, technical acumen, project management experience, and excellent communication skills.
Primary focus will be on the support of the bank’s financial applications including OFSAA, Hyperion Financial Management, Hyperion Planning, and Oracle General Ledge. Analytics and reporting covers several platforms including Qlik Sense, Hyperion, and Crystal Reports. Support of other applications could be included depending on the applicant’s experience.
Job Description
- Develop and maintain a deep knowledge of the in-scope applications, including what business functions are provided by each, the technical architecture, and all application interfaces.
o Manage vendor relationships
o 1st level review and approval of invoices
o Awareness of vendor product strategy, coming features, risks, issues
- Project management of application upgrades and patches. Coordinate with the business units, Information Technology, and various operations teams as necessary. Adhere to the bank’s SDLC and employ best practices to ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the expectations of project sponsors and stakeholders.
- Application management – overall responsibility for the in-scope production applications
- Business analysis for application upgrades and patches. Document business requirements, use cases, test plans, deployment plans, and user documentation.
- Process automation. Develop a strong understanding of in-house process automation tools and identify opportunities to gain efficiencies through automation in IT and in the business units.
- Provide guidance to the technical staff for development activities and routine maintenance.
- Assist strategic project teams with creation of use cases and integration testing (pre-UAT).
- Participate in technical design sessions.
- Proactively monitor for system issues and adherence to configurations standards. Lead issue resolution including reconciliation activities and data analysis and provide guidance to technical staff and business personnel.
- Monitor the bank’s end-of-day processes and assist with problem resolution as needed; escalate when appropriate.
- Provide SME to strategic projects.
Qualifications:
- 7+ years IT experience in the banking/finance industry highly preferred.
- A strong technical knowledge of OFSAA, with a solid understanding of the business functionality including Funds Transfer Pricing and Profitability analysis.
- Strong familiarity with Hyperion products highly desired with knowledge of budgeting & forecasting.
- Solid understanding of business intelligence best practices. Familiarity with Qlik a strong plus.
- Project management and strong business analysis skills. PMP and/or BA certification a plus.
- Outstanding organizational and leadership skills with an ability to drive issues to consensus while promoting a positive collaborative environment.
- Ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Versed in development methodologies such as waterfall and agile.
- Heavy experience with applications support, systems integration, data conversions, file transfers, and applications installation, configuration, upgrades, and decommissioning.
- Strong technical skills Oracle, SQL, MS Windows, Linux, and working knowledge of Microsoft Office (esp. Excel and Project).
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Experience managing vendor relationships.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Willingness to take ownership and accountability.