NAM MT TranSCend Finance Testing Lead

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The NAM MT TranSCend Finance Testing Lead is responsible to deliver E2E Finance testing for TranSCend releases within their geographical scope. This includes detailed planning, execution, monitoring & reporting, as well as ensuring accurate & compliant documentation for audit, and managing risks and dependencies across the release. The role will work in partnership with key stakeholder groups such as TranSCend Global Validation team, Finance GPO organization, TranSCend Implementation CoE to derive appropriate strategy, compliant execution and optimization of the process, ensuring business priorities, and transformation goals are met.

TranSCend is a multi-year digital transformation journey that will harmonize our many disparate global ERPs into a single SAP/S4 HANA platform to modernize our digital core and enable a digitized end-to-end (E2E) business. ​

Main accountabilities:

• Awareness of the project plan and scope for each release
• Proactively build testing plan to align with deployment plan based on inputs from BPO & PO incl TransAct & LEGO
• Define and align overall finance test scope for each test phase
• Co-ordinate finance testing scope alignment across:
• Other TranSCend teams – E2E testing
• FIN teams – E2E FIN testing (incl any legacy ERP)
• TranSCend, SigniFi, LEGO
• Perform risk analysis to timelines while driving the Release Process and cadence and pushing teams to deliver on time to meet critical deliverables.
• Guiding the finance Team through the overall testing framework & strategy, deliverables, and related timelines.
• Prepare Testing Metrics collection & reporting processes.
• Proactively lead the FIN implementation CoE and other testing teams through all TranSCend NAM OTC test phases (SIT, BST, SCT, UAT, BRT) and ensure timely completion.
• Co-ordinate preparation of all necessary test scenarios
• Lead delivery and interpretation of testing metrics timely for status reporting, and stage gate readiness
• Ensure all FIN Testing defects are appropriately documented in JIRA, assigned and pro-actively resolved.
• Coordinate / align the plan for PRV (Production Readiness Verification) across all involved finance teams
• Ensure all FIN Hypercare defects are appropriately documented, assigned and pro-actively resolved, with clear, timely and accurate reporting.
• Identify testing improvements for future efficiency

Experience & Style

• Deep knowledge of Program testing strategy, methodology and compliance
• Proven experience in large scale ERP Transformation with speed & complexity
• Ability to proactively plan, lead, coordinate and drive all aspects of Testing
• Ability to identify, clarify, and resolve impediments and risks concerning testing
• Ability to interact with excellent interpersonal skills across all stakeholders involved
• Demonstrate a strong combination of ownership, business understanding & a willingness to be hands-on on all aspects of Finance and compliance process excellence in a dynamic environment.
• Enthusiasm and passion to proactively promote standard / automation methodologies in line with continuous improvement principals

Leadership Behaviours

• LIVE OUR CREDO Demonstrate and model the heart of J&J
• CONNECT inclusively to address health needs
• SHAPE the future of health through innovation
• GROW self and others to become our best

Other Job Specific Skills:

• Ability to deal with competing priorities and complex issues
• Ability to work and lead under pressure
• Ability to work autonomously and independently
• Ability to adapt to changing environment
• Ability to assess business readiness for successful transition based on test feedback
• Ability to plan and coordinate multiple and complex activities
• Understanding of J&J finance processes
• Experience in Finance Transformation (Tech & Process) is desirable

The candidate demonstrates an understanding of AI concepts and frameworks, including awareness of responsible and ethical AI practices, and has experience generating effective prompts to boost efficiency and productivity.

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