Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. BDO USA is a leading accounting and advisory firm, and they are seeking a Senior Business Process Lead for Project Portfolio Management (PPM). This role is responsible for identifying business process gaps, standardizing processes, and collaborating with IT to ensure business requirements are met for Oracle ERP capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Serves as the Financial Systems SME and business process lead for the PPM workstream, partnering with the business process owner/SME(s) who retain operational process ownership
- Partners collaboratively with the business process owner/SME(s) to validate process intent, confirm operational feasibility, and ensure changes are adopted effectively
- Translates business SME input into clear outcomes, requirements intent, and acceptance criteria; drive timely decisions to avoid delivery delays
- Maintains knowledge of current-state and target-state PPM processes, key policies, reporting needs, and control expectations
- Develops and maintains business process maps (BPMN)
- Develops and execute test scenarios/scripts (/UAT) and validate fixes
- Contributes to training materials, jobs aids, SOPs and OGL
- Defines target-state business capabilities and process outcomes for PPM applications (e.g., project accounting outcomes)
- Maintains the business capability requirements (what/why) and business value ranking to inform the ERP Product & Delivery team that retains accountability for delivery sequencing. Defines measurable success metrics and partner on value realization reporting (cycle time, quality, adoption, compliance outcomes)
- Leads discovery with Finance/Operations stakeholders to capture business needs, pain points and desired outcomes. Drafts business requirements intent and business acceptance criteria, including controls/audit evidence needs, reporting impacts, and data integrity considerations
- Partners with IT ERP Prodcut /Delivery teams who finalize the Functional Design Document (FDD); Collaborates with IT ERP Product Delivery teams who finalize the Technical Design Document (TDD) and those technical designs trace back to approved business requirement intent
- Serves as the business process SME lead for PPM/ demand items in ServiceNow. Ensure required intake fields are complete (i.e. outcomes, value driver, draft acceptance criteria, UAT owner, reporting impact)
- Collaborates with IT ERP Product Delivery Team t that a ServiceNow item has a linked ADO number and remains traceable through delivery and validation
- Business impact assessment for quarterly Oracle releases and firm-led changes (process impacts, training/comms needs, reporting impacts, Finance compliance considerations)
- Coordinates validation/UAT approach in partnership with FS PM & IT ERP Product Management and ensure validation evidence is captured in ServiceNow
- Provides business readiness sign-off for releases impacting PPM processes; partner with IT ERP Product Delivery Team, who owns technical readiness and deployment execution
- Translates Finance internal/external audit, compliance, and risk needs into business requirements and acceptance criteria for PPM/ processes/modules
- Partners with Finance Compliance & Internal Audit to ensure business requirements include evidence expectations and auditability
- Advocates for control automation and standardized reporting by specifying control outcomes and reporting needs; IT determines technical implementation
- Participates in the ERP vendor discussions for the PPM/ pillar by coordinating ongoing touchpoints with vendor and community product groups advocating for functionality enhancements in the product that represents functionality to better align with the firm’s business strategy, operating model and representing Accounting/Assurance/Tax Professional Services industry
- Assists with the development and submission of Oracle enhancement requests and supporting artifacts (use cases, impact statements, prioritization rationale)
- Other duties as required
Skills
- Bachelor's degree and five (5) or more years of experience working with Oracle PPM Cloud Applications, required or High School Diploma or GED equivalent and nine (9) or more years of experience working with Oracle PPM Cloud Applications, required
- Proficient in the use of Oracle Cloud ERP, specifically PPM, required
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, required
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
- Good technical and data analysis skills
- Capable of working and communicating effectively with professionals at all levels
- Able to work in a deadline-driven environment, and handle multiple projects/tasks with attention to detail
- Able to multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
- Superior analytical and diagnostic skills, with the ability to apply analysis in determining appropriate next steps
- Excellent computer skills with the aptitude to learn new software applications
- Superior customer service skills
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn
- Strong interest in accounting, finance and systems
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance or, preferred
- Master's degree, preferred
- Experience working within a professional services firm such as accounting, financial services, business advisory, marketing and/or banking industries, preferred
- Proficient in the use of Business Intelligence Reporting Tools (i.e. OneStream, Hyperion), preferred
Benefits
- BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first, by sharing financially in our growth in value with our U.S. team.
- The ESOP is a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being.
- The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions.
- BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.” Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.
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