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Legence Product Manager, Finance - Legence in San Jose, California
Product Manager, Finance - Legence
Therma, 1601 Las Plumas Avenue, San Jose, California, United States of AmericaReq #1531
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Legence (https://www.wearelegence.com/) , a Blackstone portfolio company, is an Energy Transition Accelerator™ that provides advisory services and implementation focused on financing, designing, building, and servicing complex systems in mission-critical and high performance facilities. With five decades of expertise in the built environment, Legence has a proven track record of reducing carbon emissions, implementing renewables, lowering utility costs through efficiency consumption, and making systems run better at unmatched speed and scale.
Overview:
The Product Manager – Finance role is responsible for supporting the Legence’s Finance Department’s Product Roadmap. This includes our IFS Applications™ and other Enterprise level software applications to support elevating the Finance’s Department technology footprint. This individual will partner with multiple organizations across the Enterprise to implement and provide on-going support to the Finance Team.
This individual is expected to become the day-to-day Finance application technology partner to the Finance Team. The ideal candidate has a mix of domain Finance expertise and expertise working in a technology department and/or professional services organization.
This individual will be working with our ERP standard software IFS Applications™ and other Finance Enterprise applications (such as OneStream). On a day-to-day basis, this individual will be bridging the gap between the customer’s business requirements and applications. This individual will consult, challenge, and advise the finance organization on how to best utilize IFS’ solutions in relation to their business requirements. This role demands advanced analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, and the ability to communicate with a diverse set of stakeholders (employees and management). It requires this individual to partner in a manner that breaks down complex challenges into actionable steps that drive results. This individual leads as a team player who can build trust and establish strong working relationships and can tactically navigate challenging situations.
Responsibilities
Act as an application subject matter expert for the Finance Team (and other Organizations) to better leverage IFS Applications™. This can include application support, product customizations delivered via the Product Roadmap, change management activities, etc.
As needed, execute key application processes to support key business deliverables.
Formulate and implement ideas to improve overall technology user experience to drive efficiencies and reduce challenges.
Challenge status quo processes to offer more efficient processing.
Actively participate in Enterprise wide technology initiatives.
Proactively ensure that similar Finance system processes are utilized throughout the Legence family of entities.
Thrive in an agile environment with pressing deadlines and constantly changing conditions.
Qualifications:
BA/BS, MS, preferably in a technology-related, accounting or finance field
8+ years of experience working in the Finance and Information Technology Departments, or experience working in a Professional Services Company implementing Financial applications.
Knowledge of GAAP required.
Proven ability to
Efficiently assist Business Users with their technology challenges. This may include providing change management activities, application support, capturing requirements for potential customizations and executing the SDLC for these customizations, etc.
Execute IT Processes providing Production Support and/or the SDLC for periodic system implementations/upgrades.
Translate business requests into organized, clear and concise business requirements and document workflows and processes
Query, analyze, and interpret data and functionality problems in complex computer systems
3+ years’ experience with IFS ERP
Superior verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with diverse groups of global stakeholders—both technical and business users
Excellent interpersonal skills and a high degree of social intelligence
Advanced analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
MS Power Platform experience (advanced report consumer with some report development experience)
Above average skills in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
Professional designations (CPA, CMA, PMP, etc.) and/or Applications Certifications (Oracle, SAP, etc.) a bonus.
Construction experience preferred
Unable to provide sponsorship for this position.
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Health and Welfare Benefits
Health and Welfare
Medical
Dental
Vision
Prescription drug
Employee assistance program
Personal Benefits
Paid vacation
Company-paid holidays
Sick leave
Financial Benefits
401(k) retirement savings plan
Company-paid long-term disability insurance
AD&D insurance
Life insurance
Contingent Employment Statement
Offers of employment for this role may be contingent upon successfully passing a background check and/or drug screen. Execution of screens will vary based on role requirements and Company policy. All background checks and drug screens will be done in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local law.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Legence and its affiliate companies are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, other non-merit-based factors, and any other characteristic protected under applicable local, state or federal laws and regulations.
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Legence and its affiliate companies will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Other details
Pay TypeSalary
Travel RequiredYes
Required EducationBachelor’s Degree
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