Data Services & Integration Lead

Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Business Support Group

Job Description:

As part of our Finance Product data roadmap for centralized data services; supporting our portfolio & backlog lead to maintain and coordinate a demand pipeline, linking across into other Finance domains as required to improve value

The Finance Data Transformation and Design Lead will have a deep technical knowledge base around data management and optimization, with domain expertise as well as demonstrable ability to drive project delivery

They will use their skills to navigate sophisticated requirements, using their influencing skills to drive alignment across teams

Key Accountabilities

Please try and limit these to six points

Indicates the main duties involved

These primary accountabilities are those over which the job holder has a controlling impact on end results

The first half of the statement should describe a main activity and include at least one “action verb” which gives the job holder’s responsibility for the activity, so describing what is done and to what/whom

For example: Provide technical service support to the strategic performance unit’s (SPU’s)



The second half of the statement should describe why or the end result of the job: for example: ‘ or equivalent experience particular, provide technical service support in the evaluation and support of new deepwater production projects and existing deepwater facilities to meet project achievements

Describe the outcome rather than method of achieving the outcome

Always use present tense

Use non-technical language where possible and appropriate

Support user testing and data validation activities to ensure delivery of business requirements and completeness / accuracy of data

Support key data owners / collaborators re the future code set design for key reporting processes, such as group Arc, Tax and PPMThe Finance Data Services and Integration Lead role is encouraged to evolve as the impact of the ERP strategy becomes clear and is likely to play an active role in enabling the future state Finance Data strategy

Strategy, Frameworks & Methodology: Responsible for modelling-related frameworks, methods and work products and the overall strategic approach to drive value from modelling

Identify optimum sourcing & integration strategy ensuring transparency of data requirements

Works with source systems experts to understand data structures and tables

Defines and maintains data modelling related work products

Ensures an accurate representation of the source systems

Will help the business to deliver future data management needs which advise tools decision trees for integration Teamwork: Work with other areas of data governance to resolve optimum approach for data preparation and associated systemic cleaning

Works with I&E (IT colleagues) to build a strategic architecture blueprint for integration across the bp business

Works with data quality community to drive logical quality related transformations as data is processed

Provisions data to enable strategic analytical questions to be answered which improves efficiency (e g

bottlenecks in master data processes) or control adequacy (e g

monitoring changes relating to bank accounts)Business Information Model: Support the data model as part of a formal Design Authority providing governance & oversight, supplies to the up keep of the data catalogue / data dictionary

Delivers modelling strategies which are optimized for read & write, curated reusable store as well as adaptable analytics constructs

Ensures interlink through layers of the data model (concept, business to physical)Model Delivery: Builds physical models which support delivery of analytics-ready data packets for exploitation in a data science setting

Crafts data structures which deliver efficient performance for speed of analytic response

Data Catalogue: Maintains record keeping which determines ‘best version of truth’ and completeness of definitions and quality characteristics

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business or recognized accountingqualification or equivalent experience A relevant data modelling certification, Architecture certification (e g

TOGAF)

EXPERIENCE :

Be part of a multidisciplinary team including business & technical Collaborators

Understanding of technical delivery of data & relevant infrastructure (Azure / AWS preferred)

Resolved, resilient individual able to proactively tackle issues and challenges to achieve delivery

Good teammate with ability to effectively communicate and collaborate in a global multicultural environment

Shown ability to collaborate with authorities across the technology landscape to develop data & analytical solutions to meet current and future needs

Demonstrable experience in articulating business value that can be delivered through data & analytics solutions, and a track record of leading and implementing projects working with senior team members

Core systems experience incl

SAP, iBPM, Oracle, Informatica

5-7 years+ Enterprise Data Modelling across all layers

Technology, frameworks & accelerators (ERWIN / Sparks / Zachman / Industry data models)

Catalogue & metadata management

Data ownership, stewardship & governance

Relevant project / change methodology

Experience across both operational and analytical settings

Knowledge of SQL

Knowledge of PowerBI

Snowflake/ AWS knowledge (nice to have)

Up-to-date technical knowledge by attending informational workshops, conferences, reviewing publications

Variety of integration methods including ETL, virtualization, semantic, FTP and SOA (etc,) both in batch and near

real time

Data analysis, profiling & discovery Requirements engineering Testing techniques

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Digital fluency, Integration, Managing strategic partnerships, Research and insights, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability awareness and action

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company

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