SCO FI$Cal Accounts Payable Production Enhancement Team Lead (Information Technology Manager I)

Job Description and Duties Under the general direction of the SCO, and the Assistant Partner Business Executive - APBE (Information Technology Manager II), the SCO FI$Cal Accounts Payable Release Team Lead (Information Technology Manager I) works closely with the SCO and FI$Cal leadership in managing all aspects of FI$Cal. The Information Technology Manager I (ITMI) is responsible for the SCO’s FI$Cal AP Production Enhancements and Supplier Management Team in the FI$Cal Production system and associated reconciliations. The ITMI also plans and implements Production system changes and addresses system defects utilizing Agile methodology. The ITMI has knowledge of accounting practices and their application in the FI$Cal system. The ITMI uses strong leadership and managerial skills to troubleshoot complex system issues, identify solutions and present easily understood explanations to stakeholder groups. The ITMI will exercise a high degree of initiative, independence of action and originality; demonstrate tact and exercise sound judgment that recognizes the best interests of the SCO and FI$Cal; communicate effectively; develop and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships; and easily adapt to changing priorities in the performance of their specific duties. The duties of this position are focused in the Software Engineering domain, however, work may be assigned in other domains as appropriate. Duties Performed:(Candidates must perform the following functions with or without reasonable accommodations.) • Directly supervise the SCO AP FI$Cal Enhancement and Supplier Management Team. • Organize and maintain scope using Agile methodology and related tools such as Rational Team Concert (RTC). • Review Sprint Team work products for accuracy and completeness, and address potential impacts to the SCO or business partners. Align resources with scope, schedule and budget. Make resource adjustments as necessary to meet production timelines and priorities. • Coach, mentor and train team members in appropriate test scenario identification and data staging and testing techniques. • Collaborate with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Business Analysts and stakeholders. Promote roles and responsibilities, clear communication and gain understanding of current status. • Collaborate with the Production Support and FI$Cal Leads to plan and incorporate tasks to address interface reconciliations and data validations for new functionality, including the associated business processes post go-live. • Plan and organize resources for post-production support during Stabilization periods, based on deployment and support timelines. • Directly supervise the SCO AP FI$Cal Production and Supplier Management Team. • Manage the daily activities of the SCO Production Support Teams, addressing critical incidents, system defects, business processes monitoring and changes, Service Now tickets and escalations. • Collaborate with SCO Enhancement and Business Operations Managers on changes to existing functionality and requests for new features or functionality. Incorporate approved changes into Production processes as appropriate. • Collaborate with PBE and APBE on strategic approaches to scope, schedule and resources.Effectively work with A dministrative Services and subordinate managers and supervisors to address personnel and human resource concerns in a timely manner. • Participate in leadership development and ongoing training. • Effectively use Microsoft Office – Teams, Excel, Word and Outlook. • Represent the SCO in townhall meetings, virtual presentations and in person sessions as needed. • Travel between locations to meet with various SCO and other stakeholder groups as required. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements A resume is required. A Statement of Qualifications is required; please see ‘Required Application Package Documents’ for instructions. Take the required examination here: Information Technology Manager I Examination Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: • FI$Cal system or PeopleSoft experience with an emphasis in Accounts Payable • Ethics and integrity • Resilience • Collaboration • Digital fluency • Interpersonal skills • Fostering teamwork • Developing others