DATA MANAGEMENT MANAGER-PEOPLESOFT FINANCIALS

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Description:
Job Summary

Possesses expertise within a domain of data management (PeopleSoft Financials) associated with financial, actuarial, or corporate processing and reporting applications. Manages the work activities and staff of the functional area and has full management responsibility for the performance and development of subordinate staff in accordance with corporate strategic direction. Promotes data standards, and corporate coding structures through deep knowledge of CNA's products and services, external statutory, regulatory and financial (GAAP) and internal management information reporting requirements through leadership of others. Provides data-related technical guidance to direct reports and may also participate on project teams with cross-functional representation. Influences data policy development. Ensures timely and accurate development/design of data solutions to business problems.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Has formal people management responsibility and also participates in or leads cross-functional, data-related project teams.
2. Acts as liaison among management, technical staff and subject matter advisors to understand business needs/issues, troubleshoot problems, conduct root cause analysis and develop cost effective resolutions for data anomalies. May engage directly in this capacity or partner with others in a leadership role
3. Provides direction to members who evaluate and implement requests and requirements for application and value changes associated with complex data structures. Approves requests following review of supporting documentation and data analysis, ensuring that changes comply with corporate data policy and/or reporting needs. Ensures timely completion of all table and documentation updates.
4. Drives accountability for data integrity by developing necessary processes and controls around the flow of data. Monitors the execution of such processes to ensure adherence.
5. Coaches team members and ensures timely completion of data transformations and mapping specifications to ensure that data is of its highest quality at all points in the end-to-end process for appropriate financial, operational and analytical purposes. Proactively recommends improvements to existing data flows to ensure quality of transformed data.
6. Verifies accuracy of table changes, data mapping and/or data transformation processes through review of team's work product. Ensures adequacy of test plans and monitors the review of test results associated with data processes within or between applications.
7. Manages and provides direction to those who utilize data and/or metrics from applicable systems to review data processes, identify issues, determine resolution or escalate problems that require data, system or process improvements.
8. Participates in data architecture discussions and provide impact assessments pertaining to the use of existing or creation of new data structures which will enhance current systems and support overall corporate and business goals. Provides technical consultation to business and technical clients to ensure development of efficient application systems that comply with architecture standards and data policy.
9. Manages the definition, publishing and changes to corporate codes.

May perform additional duties as assigned.
Reporting Relationship

Data Management Director or above.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

1. Solid analytical and problem solving skills.
2. Solid communication, interpersonal and presentation skills to work effectively among all levels of internal/external partners/clients.
3. Influence management and decision making skills.
4. Ability to multitask and lead others in a fast-paced dynamic workforce.
5. Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
6. Skillful at learning new system applications/functions.
7. Readily adapts to change.
8. Ability to develop and lead teams.Effective relationships with mid level mangement and individual contributors across the enterprise is required due to cross-functional responsibilities for data governance

Requirements:
. Has formal people management responsibility and also participates in or leads cross-functional, data-related project teams.
2. Acts as liaison among management, technical staff and subject matter advisors to understand business needs/issues, troubleshoot problems, conduct root cause analysis and develop cost effective resolutions for data anomalies. May engage directly in this capacity or partner with others in a leadership role
3. Provides direction to members who evaluate and implement requests and requirements for application and value changes associated with complex data structures. Approves requests following review of supporting documentation and data analysis, ensuring that changes comply with corporate data policy and/or reporting needs. Ensures timely completion of all table and documentation updates.
4. Drives accountability for data integrity by developing necessary processes and controls around the flow of data. Monitors the execution of such processes to ensure adherence.

Education: Bachelor

Experience: 3-5 Years

Travel: None

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Job Created: Thu Oct 29 2009 04:27:11 AM
Last Modified: Thu Oct 29 2009 04:27:11 AM