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Proofpoint Director, Finance IT - Technical Lead in Cork, Ireland
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Corporate Overview
Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web.
We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity.
The Role
Manages the technical functions for D365 and other Finance systems and coordinates activities of one or more groups within Proofpoint, working with Corporate IT, BizApps, data warehouse, Business and Fin-IT teams. This role also manages the technical delivery of external delivery partners to ensure it is designed based on Proofpoint’s development guidelines, reviewed, and documented sufficiently.
Directs the internal or external development and testing of multiple projects, working with internal/external resources, with hands-on support when needed.
Ensures the development of accurate and thorough forecasts for development work.
Communicates with others across technologies, platforms, systems, etc. as to status of projects, open issues, and upcoming deliverables, noting any changes from the planned project with the internal (and external) Project Manager(s).
Ensures systems and technical infrastructures, including ERP and other Finance / integrated systems are in place and operating effectively based on our SDLC guidelines.
Manages the activities of their direct reports to ensure that the team is working effectively and efficiently, with focus of bringing in-house as much development as possible with the given resources.
Manages business partner expectations on which projects will be funded and resourced.
Contributes to the identification of development resources for priority projects.
Anticipates conflicting needs and proactively resolves them.
Supports the project team to ensure success, including removing roadblocks, helping the team to navigate the organization, etc.
Coordinates resources effectively, including resources under their direct control, or controlled by contractors, vendors, or within other technical groups at Proofpoint.
Ensures that projects are on time, on budget and solutions are designed, developed, and tested to meet the needs of the business based on PFPT guidelines and best practices.
Identifies when additional funding is needed based on scope changes and communicates scope changes timely.
Build out Power Platform, Power Apps/Automate, RPA and Co-Pilot capabilities available on the MSFT platform to reduce manual work within Finance processes to facilitate the Finance Transformation roadmap.
Lead coordination with MSFT Development team on their future capability roadmap and ensure alignment with future Finance projects.
Essential Duties and Job Functions:
Maintains and updates existing documentation and standard operating procedures.
Manages activities of the group(s), coordinating/integrating across project boundaries as appropriate.
Ensures individual goal setting is effectively linked to corporate and department goals.
Works directly with MSFT and other Finance system vendors to understand their development roadmaps in order to proactively make recommendations to appropriate business units regarding the development of new services, capabilities and projects that further support and strengthen the capabilities of the business unit and Proofpoint.
Works directly with delivery partners to review solution design, code review and ensure proper documentation is prepared and signed-off.
Develops draft budgets and manages approved budget for the group(s).
Seeks out and plans technical development for the Finance-IT technical resources.
Assesses performance and makes disciplinary recommendations.
Oversees activities of staff and adapts staff deployment to changing priorities, to ensure key goals.
Knowledge, Experience and Skills:
Relevant Dynamics / D365 F&O development experience required.
Extensive management experience, with a BS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent.
Strong development skills in X++ and customization patterns using extensions and event handlers preferred.
Data migration experience using data entities with Data management framework (previously known as DIXF).
Experience with integration of Dynamics 365 F&O with other applications
Understanding of custom webservices, SOAP.
Experience implementing EDI interfaces is a plus.
Additional development skills in Java, .NET and C++ and MSSQL experience are a plus.
Knowledge or ability to develop custom solutions and integrations using MSFT Power Automate and Power Apps, RPA and other capabilities of the MSFT Power Platform
Knowledge and relevant experience to support integrations with Finance systems using Mulesoft or other similar integration platforms.
Experience developing strategies and decisions for ERP Optimization on Azure DevOps / LCS
Experience implementing best in class Finance business processes with working knowledge of how the technical systems capabilities support them.
Why Proofpoint
Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success. We’re a customer-focused and driven-to-win organisation with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.
We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint! #LifeAtProofpoint
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
Proofpoint has been honored with six Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Career Growth, Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams.
To view additional awards, please visit www.proofpoint.com/us/news#awards
Proofpoint thrives on the invaluable contributions of our diverse workforce, which encompasses a kaleidoscope of lived experiences, thoughts, perspectives, and professional expertise. We attribute much of our success to our people, who are at the core of our organization and embody our people-centric ethos.
We hire the most innovative minds globally to safeguard our customers’ sensitive data and intellectual property. Our talented workforce develops and leverages our advanced technology, combining their expertise to provide comprehensive protection against threat actors and mitigate the risks posed by both malicious and negligent employees.
Cyberattacks have the potential to disrupt access to vital resources such as energy, water, transportation, healthcare, and financial services. At Proofpoint, our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure world-class cyber resilience, protecting approximately 8,000 enterprise customers worldwide.
We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We work every day to ensure that our employees feel that they are in a community that celebrates their unique identity, cultivates their sense of belonging, and invests in their professional growth. We have 9 employee-led employee inclusion groups which help support both employees and our organization by providing opportunities to network, discuss career and cultural development and uplift the corporate culture to create a more inclusive workplace.
At Proofpoint, we have a passion for protecting people, data, and brands from today’s advanced threats and compliance risks. We hire the best people in the business to:
Build and enhance our proven security platform
Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud architecture
Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data-driven intel
Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges
We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect what matters most. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity—and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner.
Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.
Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.