Job Description
First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset.
Basic Job Functions:
Provides IT implementation services and technical support for First Solar’s finance business applications. Builds appropriate and effective business relationships.
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent years of work experience.
- Minimum 1-2 years of related work experience.
Required Skills/Competencies:
- Knowledge of Oracle Cloud ERP and EPM applications in at least 3 of the following modules: Finance master data, General Ledger (including Intercompany), Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Project Systems, Fixed Assets, Product Costing, and Indirect & Withholding Tax.
- Knowledge of Vertex cloud solution a plus.
- Knowledge of SAP (finance modules), BPC, and Anaplan a plus.
- Experience in Finance business process best practices. Familiarity with Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements.
- Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple issues and tasks simultaneously, whether working independently or with other people.
- Demonstrate ability to communicate status effectively to all stakeholders.
- Experience in conducting process design work sessions, collecting business requirements, and building/executing implementation plan including test execution.
- Experience in supporting applications; understanding the problem, identifying root cause, and providing solution.
- Experience with system integration.
- Proven interpersonal skills including but not limited to verbal and nonverbal communication, handling conflict, teamwork, and empathy.
- Proven team skills including but not limited to communication, time management, problem solving, collaboration, critical thinking, and leadership.
- Experience in interacting with on site and offshore resources effectively.
- Ability to train users.
- Experience in working in 24/7 manufacturing or utilities operation a plus.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Support and maintain the Finance applications including Oracle cloud ERP and EPM.
- Issue resolution and escalation; Analyze issues, make recommendations, find technical solutions, and develop changes to applications.
- Application changes or enhancements (small changes or mid-large projects); follow Project Management Methodology executing tasks and activities related to requirements gathering, design, build/configure, test, cutover, train, and support.
- Provide project updates and communications.
- Share application knowledge with other associates; mentor and develop other analysts.
- Investigates operational needs, problems, and opportunities; leads the assessment, analysis, development, documentation, and implementation of changes based on requests for change.
- Defines scope and business priorities for small-large scale changes; Elicits and discovers requirements from operational management and other stakeholders. Selects appropriate techniques for the elicitation of detailed requirements considering the nature of the required changes, established practice and the characteristics and culture of those providing the requirements. Specifies and documents business requirements as directed, ensuring traceability back to source. Analyses them for adherence to business objectives and for consistency, challenging positively as appropriate. Works with stakeholders to prioritize requirements for implementation.
- Specifies and develops test scenarios to validate that new/updated processes deliver improved ways of working for the end user at the same time as delivering efficiencies and planned business benefits. Records and analyses test results. Reports any unexpected or unsatisfactory outcomes. Uses test plans and outcomes to build user instructions or training documentation.
- Creates and execute business readiness plan, taking into consideration IT deployment, data migration, training/engagement activities, and any business activities required to integrate new processes or jobs into the “business as usual” environment.
- Drafts and maintains procedures and documentation for applications support. Ensures that all requests for support are dealt with according to set standards and procedures.
- Assists with application maintenance procedures, including patch impact investigation and regression testing.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Job description subject to change at any time.
Reporting Relationships:
- This position will report to the Manager- IT
Travel:
- Limited travel is required.
Estimated Annual Salary Range:
- $73,500 – $100,000 Annual Salary
US Physical Requirements:
- Will sit, stand or walk short distances for up to the entire duration of a shift.
- Will climb stairs on an occasional basis.
- Will lift, push or pull up to 27 pounds on an occasional basis.
- Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry or feel objects on a frequent basis.
- 20/40 vision in each eye, with or without correction, is required.
- Must be able to comply with all safety standards and procedures.
- May reach above shoulder heights and below the waist on a frequent basis.
- May stoop, kneel, or bend, on an occasional basis.
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment is required (including but not limited to; steel toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, protective jacket or apron and arm guards)
- All associates working on the production floor may be required to wear a respirator at any given time and thus, the ability to wear a respirator is a condition of employment and continued employment (requires little or no facial hair)
All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting. In order to best service our customers, internal and external, all associates must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation. First Solar is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.
Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role. All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check band any other tests that may be required.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: First Solar is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.