Business Applications Manager- Finance, HR & Legal

Heineken USA Incorporated is one of America’s premier beer importers and the US subsidiary of the world’s second largest brewer.

 

The Heineken Company is the exclusive importer of Heineken Lager Beer and Amstel Light.

Heineken USA has evolved toward a portfolio-oriented company. As of 2005, Heineken USA entered into an agreement with Femsa Cerveza unit of Mexican brewer Fomento Economico Mexican (CCM) and will head the sales, distribution and marketing of the brands Tecate, Dos Equis, Sol, Bohemia and Carta Blanca.

 

In 2006, Heineken USA updated a flagship brand and began to test market the first major U.S. line extension of the Heineken name in more than 125 years. In 2006, Heineken USA introduced a smooth, new luxury light brand Heineken Premium Light. GROWTH IS THE MAIN THEME AT Heineken USA. We are about growing our business, our categories and our image of our brands. We are about growing our people in terms of their development—personally and professionally.  We currently have a Business Applications Manager- Finance, HR & Legal role open in our Business, Planning, Analysis & Operations department (BPA&O). The Business Applications Manager Finance/HR is the primary functional application expert and analyst for the Finance and HR areas within the Information Technology Department.  The role acts as a liaison between the Information technology teams and the business functions of Financial Accounting, Financial Planning/Reporting and HR.  The key objective of the role is to deliver strategic business solutions and capabilities through the exploitation of the SAP applications and other technologies. 

In addition, incumbent will be responsible for the following:

  Work closely with the business and IT teams to develop business requirements and to propose application solutions to meet customer needs and priorities Help to define improved platforms and applications for better financial planning and reporting solutions Provide pro-active insights and prototypes for potential solutions. Assess and determine best application solutions to meet customer needs. Manage outsourced developers for code development and configuration. Manage the complete cycle of application development.  Develop and manage project plans as required Develop appropriate scripts and scenarios for testing. Manage and perform system testing as needed. Coordinate and conduct user-acceptance testing Perform application-related training for new developments and changes Provide on-going project status and communication to all as required Manage and maintain application documentation Pro-actively participate in external industry events/groups. Leverage best-practice knowledge to develop quality solutions 

Qualified candidates must have the following:

  Bachelors degree required 5-7 yrs experience with SAP FI/CO Previous experience with delivering  Financial Reporting solutions Previous experience with SAP HR or other HR applications is a plus 

Key Skills:

  Proactive in the ability to exploit and provide valuable insight into the technology and applications in order to deliver value to the business groups Ability to exploit technology and applications in order to provide better information and reporting solutions Excellent Project mgmt Strong ability to deliver high quality work on-time and within budget Strong analysis, communication and decision-making skills



We offer a comprehensive benefits package, competitive salary and bonus program plus truly one of the best 401(K) plans in the industry!

 

If you are interested, please apply on-line.

 

Due to the volume of responses, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

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No agencies please!