Solution Architect

March 26

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PowerPlan, Inc.

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PowerPlan’s award-winning integrated platform gives key stakeholders in accounting, tax, finance, operations, IT and regulatory the clarity they need to make decisions that improve corporate performance. PowerPlan layers complex regulatory requirements with granular financial and operational data from every corner of your organization into a single source of defensible and auditable information.

energy accounting and oil and gas accounting

201 - 500 employees

Founded 1994

💰 $110.1M Private Equity Round on 2010-02

📋 Description

• An Architect in the Professional Services, Accounting organization is responsible for implementing PowerPlan’s solutions to meet specific customer requirements. • This position is expected to take on implementation projects of increasing challenge and complexity. • Typically, the Architect will run the majority of design sessions, and in the case of the largest and most complex projects will defer to the guidance of a Solution Advisor. • The Architect will be involved through a full project and is typically heaviest during design. • They may hold the Solution Architect or Functional Lead project roles and will have a strong background in Utilities/Financial ERP software implementations for external clients. • We would also consider candidates with ERP Accounting software implementation experience. • Actively lead a project team (including clients, colleagues, other consultants, vendors, etc.) and complete tasks and activities in accordance with PowerPlan’s methodology, adhering to project schedules and budgetary constraints. • Provide early notice of any potential risks or issues with respect to adherence to project schedules or budgets. • Contribute and share application and domain/industry expertise and functional knowledge, demonstrating advanced consultative skills. • Assist the Project Manager in planning for future project phases, tasks, events, and resources. • Lead the majority of design sessions and enable the functional lead role to stretch as a lead in some instances. • Gather and analyze client requirements to determine the design of the to-be delivered solution, ensuring it is based on the approved requirements and per the SOW. • Work closely with the Technical team members as appropriate. • Develop specifications documents for report, interfaces, conversions, extensions, forms, and configurations. • Responsible for ensuring a solid hand-off of design to the project team. • Responsible for the quality assurance (QA) protocols for Professional Services solution design, development, and deployment. • Define test plans and procedures, assist with the development of use and test cases, manage and, where appropriate, conduct unit, system, and integration testing from a quality assurance and support of project team perspective. • Manage and support the client’s User Acceptance Testing (UAT). • Support application go-live and cutover, provide knowledge transfer to clients, and ensure the client staff are ready to operate the application upon go-live. • Assist clients in transitioning the application to the client’s production support team. • Plan and execute effective hand-off to PowerPlan’s Support organization. • Identify client skill or knowledge gaps that might be addressed via PowerPlan’s training organization and/or an enhanced support model. • Demonstrate and use application-wide domain/industry-specific expertise. • Ensure other project team members are developing this expertise with guidance as well. • Assist in and lead the business development cycle activities by providing domain/industry subject matter expertise to potential clients and sales personnel.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. • 5-9 years’ experience implementing enterprise software applications in a client-facing consulting role; preferably in a software consulting or IT type organization • Experience in most phases of the implementation process (minimum of 3) • Experience with utilizing a robust implementation methodology • History of increasing responsibility or upward progression • Experience leading project teams or direct reports. • Able to track multiple independent work items simultaneously. • Ability to establish oneself as a trusted advisor to client, project team and PowerPlan, Inc. colleagues. • High level of collaboration skills, especially with co-workers or subject matter experts not in the same location • Excellent, effective communication skills, including: verbal, written, listening and presentation skills ability to engage and successfully interact with the client and project team at all levels creating and delivering presentations for industry conferences • Ability to document technical and functional requirements by partnering with business stakeholders and project team members. • Ability to separate the technology ask from the business need. • Consulting and client/project team relationship-building skills. • Strong functional background and demonstrated relevant industry expertise • Highly motivated self-starter. • Excellent organizational and time management skills. • Ability to adhere to a firm’s methodology. • Willingness to master new processes and standards rapidly and evolve current approaches to accommodate requirements without delay or loss of quality.