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Title:		Southern Region:  Manager, Business Solutions
Department:	Information Technology
Reports To:	Director, Business Solutions

General Purpose:

To assume a leadership role in large software development projects.
Provide support to associates who need information to manage and solve
business problems by combining knowledge of the com-pany's management
information systems and procedures with expertise in the use of end
user comput-ing tools, while leading a group of technical
professionals who provide a quality information product. Software
tools include fourth generation languages, databases, spreadsheets and
any other software provided. Conducts analysis of problems and
prepares documentation for solution using the com-pany's information
systems. Maintains philosophy that facilitates high performance and
successful outcomes through the use of employee involvement,
commitment to quality and continuous improve-ment activities.

Essential Job Functions:

	Project Management
	Duties:  Produce quality deliverables on time and within
budget while managing IT staff, user professionals, vendors and
contract resources effectively. Identify work breakdown structure,
skills inventory, and equipment resources. Determine work flow
activities and risk analysis, estimate project duration, plan for
contingencies, schedule activities and resources, establish a project
budget, control work in progress and identify problems, and utilize
auto-mated project management systems/tools.

	Staff Management
	Duties:  Lead a professional staff of Information Analysts,
plan and implement all aspects of the Business Solutions Decision
Support Group, including setting priorities and job assign-ments.
Monitor associates' activities, communicate policies, evaluate
performance, and as-sist, coach and discipline as needed.

	Consultation
	Duties:  Maintains a comprehensive working knowledge of the
company's financial and management information systems. Advises and
assists management regarding the develop-ment and use of management
information systems.

	Information Preparation
	Duties:  Retrieves information from internal and external
databases in compliance with the specifications issued by the
requesting party. Uses both mainframe and PC based end user tools
provided by the company to accomplish this function. Prepares
information using pro-cesses approved by the department. Provides the
information in a format useful to the re-questing party -- such as
hard copy, on-line, or data formatted in a manner for use in PC based
software.

	Auditing
	Duties:  Employs the proper review and audit procedures to
ensure that information meets estsablished quality standards prior to
delivery to the requesting associate. The review and audit process
guarantees that the information collection process will result in a
product that is entirely correct and presents management information
accurately and fairly. Ensures that computer resources used to
complete a project are consumed in an efficient and cost effective
manner.

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	Duties:  Ensures that documentation of work performed exists
in compliance with established policy. Documentation includes high
quality project status reports of work-in-progress and work completed.
It includes documenting a process and procedures audit trail to enable
accu-rate responses to follow up questions on work completed.
Maintains department best practic-es through staff training,
evaluating, and documentation.

Physical and Sensory Requirements (With or Without the Aide of
Mechanical Devices):
Mobility, reaching, bending, lifting, grasping, fine hand
coordination, ability to hear, ability to read and write, ability to
communicate with personnel, ability to remain calm under stress, and
ability to travel.

Qualifications:

o	Must have a Bachelors degree in Business Administration with a
major in Accounting, Fi-nance or Information Systems. A Masters degree
in Business is an acceptable substitute.
o	Must possess three years of information technology management
experience, including tech-nical staff management and supervisory
skills.
o	Must possess five years technical/programming experience.
o	Must possess five years experience in managing software
development projects.
o	Must possess three years experience in Business/Accounting
applications.
o	Must understand the needs of customers and maintain a high
level of customer contact.
o	Must have proven skills in working independently,
self-motivated, and goal-oriented.
o	Must possess excellent verbal and written communication
skills.
o	Must be able to represent the organization in formal meetings
in a professional, knowledge-able and positive manner.
o	Must be able to relate professionally and positively to
corporate staff, departmental staff and to work cooperatively with
other associates at all levels.
o	Must be capable of maintaining regular attendance.
o	Must meet all local health regulations, pass post-offer drug
test, and pass post-employment physical exam if required.
o	Must be capable of performing the essential job functions of
this job, with or without _____


BEST/World Associates
http://www.bestworld.com/bestworld
peter@bestworld.com