EBS Business Support Sr. Director

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Findlay, OH

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About The Position

The EBS Senior Director, Business Support leads governance, administration, and operational support for critical business systems, master data, reporting, and business support services that enable Finance, Supply Chain, and Enterprise Business Services (EBS) operations. The role oversees financial and procurement system support, financial master data governance, government reporting, business controls, and access governance to protect the integrity, compliance, and effectiveness of key business processes and technologies. The Director partners with Finance, Supply Chain, EBS Process Owners, and IT to align business requirements, system capabilities, and operational priorities and to deliver consistent, efficient, compliant support services across the enterprise. As a member of the EBS leadership team, this leader drives operational excellence through stewardship of systems, data, controls, and stakeholder support.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
At least 12 years of progressively responsible experience spanning Accounting, Financial Reporting, Finance, enterprise business systems, or business operations support.
At least 5 years of experience leading professional staff, building high-performing teams, developing succession and organizational capability, and delivering results in complex cross-functional environments.
Proven leadership experience supporting enterprise ERP platforms, including SAP S/4HANA or comparable systems, master data governance, regulatory reporting, and large-scale business or technology transformation.

Nice To Haves

An accounting-focused degree or equivalent depth of accounting education.
Experience applying accounting expertise to complex, cross-functional processes and technology-enabled solutions.
Experience leading leaders.
Subject matter expertise in U.S. GAAP, accounting and financial reporting processes, internal controls, and the accounting systems and data flows that support financial close and external and management reporting.

Responsibilities

Lead the EBS Business Support function and establish its operating model, strategic priorities, service standards, and performance expectations.
Establish governance, standards, and operating practices that support compliant, efficient, scalable, and resilient business operations.
Advise leadership, Finance, Supply Chain, EBS Process Owners, and Digital on accounting, financial reporting, systems, data governance, and risk.
Oversee business-owned financial and procurement systems, including SAP S/4HANA and related applications, supporting operational reliability, accurate financial reporting, and effective internal controls.
Govern business system enhancements, access management, security roles, application ownership, and related decision rights.
Set performance expectations for day-to-day business process support, issue resolution, root-cause remediation, and operational resilience.
Lead cross-functional workflow improvements and system efficiencies, identifying process gaps and delivering scalable solutions.
Provide functional leadership during critical system incidents, business continuity events, and control-related matters, coordinating priorities, communications, recovery, and remediation.
Lead enterprise governance and stewardship of financial master data, establishing ownership, decision rights, and accountability and supporting data integrity and standardization.
Provide subject matter leadership for accounting and financial reporting processes, including regulatory and government reporting.
Maintain governance of business controls, system access, segregation of duties, and compliance requirements; partner with Internal Audit, Compliance, and Digital on risks, control gaps, and remediation.
Serve as the senior liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams, resolving cross-functional priorities and driving alignment across systems, data, controls, and support services.