Edison Works Transformation Finance Data Leader

The Edison Works Transformation team is focused on contemporizing today's business processes with sustainable digital solutions, thus enabling strategic process transformation. This organization is responsible for partnering with our Digital Technology (DT) organization to drive internal transformation of GE Edison Works. This includes designing and deploying a broad set of business and manufacturing capabilities including new enterprise resource planning (ERP) and manufacturing operations management (MOM) solutions and associated integrations.

This position is responsible for providing strategic finance data management leadership and stewardship of data related processes. In this role, you will oversee the coordination and migration of ERP data, ensuring seamless go live. This includes data strategy, executing, and managing the data migration process, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and integrity throughout the migration. You will lead engagement with functional data and process owners within various value streams to map, classify, and manage data that will ensure a successful ERP implementation while ensuring the ERP functions efficiently to support business processes.

Job Responsibilities

General Data:

• Oversee the input, maintenance, and integrity of finance related data within the ERP system.
• Develop, document, and implement a repeatable process for data entry, ensuring accuracy and consistency across the system.
• Coordinate with various departments and programs to collect and update necessary data in the ERP system.

ERP Finance Data Management:

• Data creation – in certain situations, new data attributes will need to be defined and created because they do not exist in legacy systems, or because we have the opportunity to simplify and standardize. Supporting new data creation and conversion is critical.
• Data cleansing – identifying and correcting errors, removing duplicates, and standardize the formats to improve the transitioning data quality.
• Data mapping – aligning legacy data fields within the structure and requirements of the ERP system, ensuring seamless integration and functionality.
• Data conversion – extracting, transforming, and loading (ETL) the cleansed and mapped data into ERP.
• Data validation – pre-load and post-load validations to ensure completeness and accuracy of data integrity.
• Supporting finance data loads into both HVSACO (classified ERP) and CUI (unclassified ERP) instances.

ERP System Support:

• Facilitate engagement with departments and leaders to train and educate the use and adoption of data management.
• Provide support to users of the ERP system, addressing queries and troubleshooting issues related to data.
• Support testing phases of the project to ensure that transactional processes are working as intended and problem solving for data related errors.

Data Security and Compliance:

• Ensure ERP data management complies with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
• Implement data security measures and controls to protect sensitive information within the ERP system.
• Stay informed about changes in data protection regulations and adapt ERP data practices accordingly.

Reporting and Analysis:

• Generate reports and data extracts from the ERP system to support business analysis and decision-making.
• Validation through reporting to ensure the data is complete and accurate for the intended uses.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Act as a liaison between Edison Works finance team and Edison Works transformation team to coordinate ERP data activities.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to understand data needs and provide appropriate solutions.
• Train and support staff on ERP data management processes and best practices.

Required Characteristics

• Bachelor's Degree, accredited college or university + Minimum of 5 years' experience in business management, Master Data Management, Data Governance and/or Enterprise Data Management.
• 5+ years managing cross functional teams.
• Strong understanding of ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics) and data management principles.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government secret security clearance
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools commonly used with ERP systems.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated lean / continuous improvement experience and mindset.

Desired Characteristics

• Possesses a US Government secret security clearance
• Experience or familiarity of classified program environments as it relates to business processes
• Models humility, transparency, and focus.
• Familiarity with data protection regulations and industry best practices.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Passionate about driving change and influence transformational change.
• Demonstrated ability to lead in a highly matrixed environment.
• Hands on experience in solving challenges for master data management, data quality problems or complex data integrations.
• Key understanding of the importance of change management in the implementation of data and information management strategies.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and leadership skills.
• Experience working across multiple functions and with global resources.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver large scale programs.
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

Note:

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: No