Full-Time IT Director, Finance Applications

• Be the main go to person for Finance decision makers (at the highest level, including HQ CFO) around the system landscape. 

• Run internal team and global team, and Local & remote people management. 

• Responsible for delivering application platforms for the global Finance department to enable them in being successful in their roles • Leverages internal and external knowledge to continually improve and adapt the solutions made available to the business • Develop a long-term vision of the strategic direction for the global Finance applications team. • Contributes to objective setting for the IS (IT) department • Meets with key stakeholders on a monthly basis • Delivers solution to the business in an alignment with the agreed SLA’s • Provides L2 and L3 support to the business in response to issues or outages • Maintains an aligned and prioritized list of projects on behalf of the business • Works with the business to deliver projects per their expectations • Ensures that projects meet the quality and methodology standard of IS • Brings at least 2 innovation ideas to the organization each quarter • Delegates tasks that offer developmental challenges • Develops others through clear briefing, monitoring and debriefing

*The full details regarding your position scope as well as any future potential changes in work location and job scope will be provided during the interview process. 

*This position is based in Japan (Remote work within Japan is possible)

• Business level English & Japanese language ability (MUST)
• 8 years+ supporting Enterprise Finance applications globally (MUST)
• Strong Finance background, knowledge of Finance processes and applications
• Strong experience in requirements gathering and spec creation
• Strong experience in task- and project management
• Strong team player
• People management (10+ staff) and staff development