Business Solutions Architect – Cost Accounting & Integration

About the position The Business Solutions Architect – Cost Accounting & Integration (BSA) reports to the Financial Transformation and Systems team and is a key role in leading LM's Business Transformation, Systems Modernization (BTSM) initiative. This role will partner with Value Stream Product Owners (VSPO) and their teams, in a cross value stream capacity, to build the future of how Lockheed Martin will support Cost Accounting business processes, which include Product Costing, Tax, Intercompany transactions and other integration points across Financial processes and systems. 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 labor & cost accounting financial 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 Requires US citizenship for system requirements and testing

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 labor & cost accounting financial 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

• Strong understanding of Operations Finance Business Processes
• 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
• Requires US citizenship for system requirements and testing

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 (SAP) implementation experience is preferred

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

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