Associate Director, SAP S4H Source to Pay Accounts Payable Lead (Remote)

Date Posted:

2024-10-30

Country:

United States of America

Location:

RFL99: RTN Remote, Florida

Position Role Type:

Remote

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.   

To realize our full potential, RTX is committed to creating a company where all employees are respected, valued and supported in the pursuit of their goals. We know companies that embrace diversity in all its forms not only deliver stronger business results, but also become a force for good, fueling stronger business performance and greater opportunity for employees, partners, investors and communities to succeed. 

The following position is to join our RTX Corporate, Enterprise Services team:

Are you interested in playing a key role in defining the future of Aerospace and Defense?  If so, we are hiring a Accounts Payable Lead to help drive our oneRTX: Process & Systems Transformation.   

 

You are the ideal candidate if you have experience working within an organization that is responsible for driving large scale, complex programs and projects related to business process and system transformation, ideally ERP implementation using SAP’s S4 HANA solution. 

 

About oneRTX: Process & Systems Transformation (PST) 

RTX launched oneRTX: PST focused on leveraging the scale of our three business units to improve collaboration, cost structure, productivity and performance. This will include several major, multi-year initiatives that align to our goals as a company and optimize how we work, operate and deliver to our customers to achieve our full potential. With processes optimized and harmonized, will reduce cost, effort and improve performance as we break down silos and establish consistent ways of working. 

 

The oneRTX: PST project goals are to harmonize key business processes, tools and metrics across RTX, while deploying a common enterprise resource management platform – SAP’s S4 HANA. The result will be a common user experience across the businesses, real-time visibility into critical data, and automation of manual tasks to enable all employees to focus on value-add activities.   

 

The strategic definition and design phase has primarily concluded and is now entering the initial blueprinting, build and support phases. oneRTX: PST project hubs are based out of Farmington, CT and Dallas, TX with Integration Workshops planned to be executed in Tucson, Tewksbury, East Hartford, Montreal, Cedar Rapids, and Charlotte.  Travel will be required based on proximity to hub and frequency of workshops.  

 

The Source to Pay team will be working to drive transformation within Supply Chain process and systems related to Accounts Payable, Invoice Processing and Disbursements.

 

What You Will Do    

Today across RTX there are a variety of business processes and software platforms that support the flow of information from our customers to our factories to our suppliers and enable our ability to report and analyze our collective performance.  This combination of process and tools is commonly called Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).  In support of the future of RTX the enterprise has begun an ERP transformation journey to optimize business processes, enable data strategy, and implement a common approach to our next generation ERP software - SAP/S4 Hana. 

 

The RTX SAP/S4 Hana Program Management Office team is focused on setting up the framework and executing RTX ERP Transformation partnering with Corporate and Business Units. We will drive customer and financial performance through technological advancements, data insights and process optimization. 

 

The candidate will work in a fast-paced environment to assist in the design, development, and testing of S4Hana in relation to Accounts Payable.  This role requires someone with proven experience as a project lead, strong organizational and communication skills, as well as the ability to influence across multiple stakeholders and Business Units.  This person will lead long lead initiatives projects, work with the S2P BU leads and Enterprise Services on the blueprinting phase and assist in overall Source to Pay workstream activities.

 

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Lead & support long lead time projects, priority initiatives and blueprinting.

• Partner with the other leads to ensure a common consistent process and adherence to the project change controls. 

• Monitor S2P design compliance to RTX and BU policies & FAR / DFAR requirements. 

• Validate claims that design requests are necessary because of contract compliance 

• Participate in pathfinder/proof of concept activities. 

• Use the key design decisions to drive the dependent activities. 

• Assist in defining the business value and use cases associated with the ERP program and define the execution strategy (roadmap) to achieve the value 

• Manage projects ensuring on time schedule, within budget and meeting all technical requirements as defined by the team. 

• Provide technical, business and AP guidance to the S2P project team 

• Foster relationships with all internal and external stakeholders and business partners 

• Ability to travel ~25-50%    

 

Qualifications You Must Have   

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain or related field and 12 years’ of relevant work experience (or 10 years with an Advanced Degree)  

• Experience leading large, complex A&D enterprise projects

• Knowledge of ERP systems (preferably SAP & their impact on business processes. 

• S2P Workstream Knowledge: Sourcing, Procurement, Contracting, and Vendor Management

• Experience working with cross functional/cross business unit teams on high visibility projects with strong business acumen 

• Experience working with teams to define and implement IT Solution architecture or software 

• Ability to effectively communicate to stakeholders and external third parties 

• Ability to understand business processes, identify and mitigate risk 

• Effective written and verbal communication skills 

• Ability to prioritize workload and manage multiple priorities with limited oversight 

• Extensive Accounts Payable experience

• Mastery of Invoice Processing and  Disbursements 

• Understanding of Vendor Master

• Understanding of procurement Processes

• Strong knowledge of SAP including interface functionality 

• Strong knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and other analytical tools 

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access the financial management system due to government contractual requirements. 

 

Qualifications We Prefer​  

• Leadership: Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build consensus at all levels of the organization. 

• Organizational Agility:  Experience working with a large, complex business environment with multiple landscapes, cultures and customers 

• Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify risks and develop solutions in response to change-related challenges.   

• Innovation:  Experience navigating through ambiguity, leveraging critical thinking skills and creativity to address challenges with innovative solutions 

• Project Management: Experience with project management tools and methodologies, particularly agile frameworks/iterative approaches to software development and implementation projects​, with the ability to integrate change management with broader project timelines and objectives. 

• Business Tools:  Experience with MS Application Suite (Access, Word, PowerPoint, Excel), and other applicable business software 

 

What We Offer: Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

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This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program.  The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey.  Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience.  Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX. 

Minimum Program Qualifications:

• Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application
• Have prior experience in functional area of interest
• Have interest in returning in either a full time or part time position

The salary range for this role is 143,000 USD - 287,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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