Application Landscape Manager

• Manage the application landscape for the Finance, Tax and Accounting scope (usage, costs, obsolescence, target)
• Contribute to (propose and/or perform) rationalization activities to reduce legacy applications.
• Transform the IT landscape to make it best in class and future ready.
• Define IT strategy to address current and future finance processes/requirements.
• Ensure strategy is executed by defining and deploying the appropriate digital IT landscape.
• Primary point of contact of SD to the Process Owners, work with them to drive Business/Digital transformation through effective collaboration of both internal and external IT professionals.
• Ensure Delivery teams are taking every measure for the upkeep of applications
• All security aspects of the application are addressed and maintained
• Well defined Disaster Recovery Plan are in place and tested regularly.
• All applications are adhering to the IT Security framework and requirements
• Manage all technology related escalations, ensuring nothing goes to the next level
• Ensure applications are future proof w.r.t infrastructure, performance and overall capacity
• Plan to address the growing needs of Business.
• Provide all the required Digital/Technology support to Business to Digitize and automate their processes

• Engineering Graduate or Master of Computer Applications (MCA) or Chartered Accountant

Required Skills (Must have) along with necessary industry experience. General

• Total experience of 14-16 years, with excellent communication and coordination skills.
• Self-motivated, positive attitude and ability to inject optimism.
• Ability to challenge status quo and lead discussions in the right direction
• Experience of working in a highly matrixed organization
• Ability to collaborate with various teams locally and globally
• Ability to influence without authority
• Ability to articulate thoughts and ideas clearly
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to negotiate the best things for the organization
• Experience in managing partners, consultants and suppliers
• Crisis, conflict, issues management skills
• Eye for detail as well as understanding of the big picture
• Ability to work with ambiguous information
• Foresight and ability to plan with little or no information
• Own and manage the Total Cost of Ownership for both Global and Local Finance IT applications and solutions supporting Finance, Tax and Accounting domain.
• Direct IT Delivery, ensuring execution of strategy, and product run/support.
• Own the Governance of the strategic global applications,
• Act as primary point of contact for all escalations across applications ensuring effective collaboration with the appropriate teams.

Functional

• Good knowledge of Finance, Tax and Accounting Domain
• Abreast with the latest technology trends in the industry
• Provide Digital Solution to address Business Requirements
• Ability to validate Business change requests

Technical

• Define the IT application strategy securing the future of the relevant applications through effective archiving, performance optimization, effective database management, upgrade strategy, and Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Plans
• Go-to-person for all technical information
• Excellent knowledge of Enterprise Architecture
• Good problem-solving skills
• Managed application landscape for Finance, Tax and Accounting
• Good knowledge of SDLC and various Software development frameworks
• Experience/good knowledge of SAP ERP
• Experience in Automation (RPA, ML, AI) in Finance Domain

Desired Skills (Nice to have in addition to the Required Skills)

• Knowledge of Business Process Modelling (BPM)
• Knowledge of Business and Digital Architecture

We adapt to you:

• With our flexible schedule, you'll have the freedom to adjust your work hours to accommodate your personal needs and responsibilities.
• We know how great it is to work from home. With our hybrid work plan, you can enjoy working from the comfort of your home.
• Need more time to relax and disconnect? With our Holy Pack, you can purchase additional vacation days to recharge when you need it most.
• Celebrate holidays your way! With Floating Holidays, you can exchange holidays for other days that better suit your plans and personal preferences.
• Need additional time to explore new experiences or focus on personal projects? With the Sabbatical Pack, you can request up to 2 months of extra leave (unpaid).
• We value the importance of family and want to support you in all aspects of your life. Our Global Family Leave Policy provides flexible paid conditions for when you need it most, whether you're about to be a parent, need time to overcome a loss, or to care for a loved one.

Schneider Electric (SE) is the global specialist in energy management and automation. SE develops connected technologies and solutions to manage energy and process in ways that are safe, reliable, efficient and sustainable. SE provides an integrated approach, designed for the reality of digital economy (Plant-to-Plug). The versatile product portfolio addresses all energy needs of industries as well as residential. Schneider Digital (SD): All IT needs for SE are managed by SD; spread across 303 locations in 60 countries with over 5000 staff; along with engagements with all major Global IT Service Providers.