Business Solutions Architect – Financial Planning & Integration

Lockheed Martin • Colorado Springs, CA

5d • Remote

About The Position

Calling all Change Agents, Problem Solvers, Forward Thinking Finance professionals - - 1LMX Transformation as a new opportunity for you. Daily responsibilities for this role will include (but not limited to) the following: Working closely with business transformation leads/product owners, IT solution architects and data architects to support KCD authoring, system configuration, Functional Specification, Integration/Test defect evaluation/resolution, and scope change approvals Leading Key Business Decision (KBD), Key Configuration Decisions (KCD), Cross Value Stream Integration (CVSI) closure, functional requirements management/clarification, and scope change assessment Engaging with Business Area representatives to understand pain points, integration points, and future implementation requirements Integrating with other Business Solution Architects so the ‘To Be’ process is cohesive from an ‘End to End’ perspective and cross team impacts are understood during the Build and Deployment phases Integrating the financial planning and ledger business processes by way of the digital thread Understanding the impact of North Star objectives on business process design and support/encourage change to meet requirements and transformation objectives for LM Empowered to make BA or Corporate decisions and recommendations Defines the principles, guidelines, standards, and solution patterns to ensure decisions are aligned with the enterprise's future-state architecture vision Providing input into and sign-off on financial system solution architecture decisions based on enterprise business strategy, capabilities, and requirements Identifying technology issues or misalignment with business requirements, and works with implementation team to propose solutions

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required for this role (no Dual Citizenship)
• Strong understanding of Financial Planning processes & tools
• Forward thinker, growth mindset, change agent with ability to lead cross functional teams to effective financial solutions
• Understand transformation objectives and how to align future state processes to achieve business outcomes
• Ability to multi-task in a collaborative, deadline driven environment
• Ability to execute assigned responsibilities with minimal supervision & direction
• Financial System/Planning tool (i.e Oracle, PPM) experience required
• Financial Data Integration experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting multiple financial organizations spanning multiple business areas
• Ability to think strategically and design new processes and ways of working
• Experience with business process architecture and requirements identification
• Financial Systems implementation experience is preferred

Responsibilities

• Working closely with business transformation leads/product owners, IT solution architects and data architects to support KCD authoring, system configuration, Functional Specification, Integration/Test defect evaluation/resolution, and scope change approvals
• Leading Key Business Decision (KBD), Key Configuration Decisions (KCD), Cross Value Stream Integration (CVSI) closure, functional requirements management/clarification, and scope change assessment
• Engaging with Business Area representatives to understand pain points, integration points, and future implementation requirements
• Integrating with other Business Solution Architects so the ‘To Be’ process is cohesive from an ‘End to End’ perspective and cross team impacts are understood during the Build and Deployment phases
• Integrating the financial planning and ledger business processes by way of the digital thread
• Understanding the impact of North Star objectives on business process design and support/encourage change to meet requirements and transformation objectives for LM
• Empowered to make BA or Corporate decisions and recommendations
• Defines the principles, guidelines, standards, and solution patterns to ensure decisions are aligned with the enterprise's future-state architecture vision
• Providing input into and sign-off on financial system solution architecture decisions based on enterprise business strategy, capabilities, and requirements
• Identifying technology issues or misalignment with business requirements, and works with implementation team to propose solutions

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• EAP
• Education Assistance
• Parental Leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees