Posted Position Title SAP FICO Manager-Services

Job Number	1742381
Business	GE Oil & Gas
Business Segment	Oil & Gas
About Us	GE Oil & Gas is a world leader in advanced technologies and services with 43,000 employees in more than 100 countries supporting customers across the industry—from extraction to transportation to end use. Our unrelenting commitment to the environment, health and safety, quality and integrity defines us: it’s The Way We Work. We develop smart solutions for our customers across the oil and gas value chain delivering the innovation, customized service solutions, training programs and technology that helps them to maximize their efficiency, productivity and equipment reliability. We partner with our customers to develop their next generation workforce; help them to fully benefit from the megatrends of natural gas, the growth of subsea and hard-to-reach reserves and the revolution in asset health management. At GE Oil & Gas, we’re powering potential. Whether we’re developing technologies to make extraction safer and more efficient, or subsea devices that will usher in a new phase in drilling, GE’s Oil & Gas teams are committed to creating the high-tech products and solutions that solve some of the world’s toughest problems. Join us and you’ll find yourself in a flexible, creative environment that fosters the groundbreaking intellectual property and patents that make GE a global leader. Here you’ll have the opportunity to take control of your career within the engineering and business worlds, surrounded by diverse, credentialed talent who work together to make a real difference. If you’re a passionate, sound decision maker who thrives on the pursuit of perfection, then join GE in creating the next generation of oil and gas innovations and technologies that will impact the globe for generations to come
Career Level	Experienced
Function	Information Technology
Function Segment	Business Solutions
Location(s) Where Opening Is Available	Norway
City	Sandvika
Postal Code	1338
Relocation Expenses	No
Role Summary/Purpose	This role will lead IT projects across the various Services sites to improve on-time delivery, process improvement, profitability and cash management metrics. This role will also have a cross-business responsibility across all Norwegian O&G P&Ls for the financial (SAP FICO) and projects (SAP PS) modules of the ERP. This role will be part of the O&G Services management team and will also help shape, prioritize, and deliver the annual IT project agenda.
Essential Responsibilities	• Build expertise in the wing-to-wing Services business model in Norway and partner with the business leadership to make IT a key enabler for growth. • Build deep expertise in the SAP instance how they align to services processes and synthesize this knowledge into a growth-orientated enhancement road map. • Define/scope/execute IT projects for the Service P&L or as part of boarder GE O&G Subsea initiatives. • Partner with the ERP functional manager at the O&G MSC site to create a comprehensive and harmonized change agenda to optimize the usage of SAP • Gather requirements from internal clients and provide business and technical expertise to the process team in support of process design/blueprinting, focused on specific process areas as assigned • Provide business and configuration expertise to the assigned design team during design / blueprinting and solution modelling phase for functionality • Responsible for ensuring the FICO/PS module configuration accurately aligns to O&G process, is thoroughly documented, and understood by the business superusers. • Create Functional and Configuration specification documents including development, documentation, and executive of process/configuration test protocols • Manage a robust change management operating rhythm for the Service site that aligns to the GE Subsea standard • Build and engage a SAP super user committee at the Services site • Maintain a regular communication and operating rhythm with Services business leadership, Subsea P&P CIO, the Norway IT team, and key project stakeholders • Budgetary responsibility for Services IT spend and to ensure strong cost control is demonstrated. • Partner global development centre partners to develop SAP solutions, ensure robust SIT/UAT testing, and achieve consistent ‘first time right’ releases Partner with GE shared service organizations to ensure world class performance, availability, and usage of SAP • Participate in the regular management review with the Services P&L leadership team to identify IT needs across the business • Demonstrate strong project management skills in order to deliver IT projects, as defined by the IT leadership & functional leadership • Lead and manage on or offsite IT resources/contractors to effectively deliver IT project on-time and on-budget • Acting IT site leader for the Dusavik site. Responsible to ensuring adequate service delivery of desk-side IT support resources, network performance, or other IT activities. • Support annual SOX and/or financial audits
Qualifications/Requirements	• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline • 5-10 years of experience working in an Oil & Gas Service organization or similar business model • Minimum of 5 years of experience deploying, enhancing and supporting SAP FICO and PS modules • Demonstrated experience driving sustainable change • Strong executive communication, change management, and influencing skills • Strong prioritization skills and the ability to multi-task efficiently on parallel efforts • Able to bridge communication between technical areas and business areas for a full and complete understanding of expectations • Strong self-starter with the ability problem solve in a complex environment • Financial/accounting experience a plus
Desired Characteristics	• Norwegian language • Ability to travel domestically (Norway) with occasional travel to Aberdeen, Scotland • Ability to drive requirements and project work through to closure • Experience in six sigma, lean or other process improvement tools • Experience managing a team in a matrix or blended on/offshore environment • Experience managing a budget or cost control