IT Business Partner

The Wine Group (TWG) is a leading producer of award-winning wines and alcoholic beverages across 120+ brands. With operations in California, New York and Australia, TWG is an innovator in developing and marketing brands beloved by consumers globally, including Cupcake, Franzia, Benziger, Imagery, Tribute, Chloe, Meiomi, Cooks, 7 Deadly, Cooper & Thief, and more. We produce our products using sustainable practices to create delicious beverages that people can feel good about. Visit us at www.thewinegroup.com. JOB SUMMARY The IT Business Partner, Finance & Accounting, is a hands-on technology and transformation IT role supporting Finance & Accounting department. The role combines deep JD Edwards (JDE) Finance expertise, financial process knowledge, data analysis skills, AI-enabled automation, rapid solution development, and project leadership. This individual will work directly with Finance stakeholders to understand business needs, identify automation opportunities, and deliver improved systems and processes across both JDE and non-JDE platforms. The role leads discovery through implementation, coordinates Finance, IT, vendors, and consultants, and helps deliver scalable automation, analytics, and application capabilities that reduce manual work, strengthen controls, improve the user experience, and support timely, accurate financial reporting in a consumer-packaged goods and alcohol beverage operating environment. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Serve as trusted technology partner to Finance and Accounting leadership, building trusted relationships and aligning technology priorities with business objectives, financial controls, and operational needs. Own the functional roadmap and day-to-day effectiveness of Finance and Accounting applications, with particular focus on JDE financial capabilities and related reporting, workflow, integration, and data solutions. Lead discovery sessions, document current-state processes and pain points, define future-state requirements, and translate business needs into functional specifications, user stories, acceptance criteria, and measurable outcomes. Provide functional leadership and troubleshooting across General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Procurement, Inventory Accounting, Manufacturing Accounting, intercompany processing, allocations, budgeting, and financial reporting. Partner with Accounting and Finance to improve month-end and year-end close processes, reconciliations, exception management, variance analysis, reporting accuracy, and the timeliness of financial information. Use SQL, Excel, business intelligence tools, and enterprise application data to analyze financial information, validate requirements, investigate exceptions, support decisions, and confirm solution results. Lead cross-functional initiatives from intake and scoping through solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, training, adoption, and post-implementation support. Develop project plans and manage scope, priorities, risks, dependencies, milestones, resources, vendors, consultants, and stakeholder communications to support effective delivery. Design and maintain appropriate application controls, documentation, workflows, security considerations, and change practices in partnership with Finance, Internal Controls, Information Security, and other IT teams. Identify and implement opportunities for workflow automation, low-code solutions, AI-assisted development, anomaly detection, monitoring, and reporting improvements. OTHER FUNCTIONS Participate in enterprise application governance, technology planning, vendor evaluations, audits, and cross-functional working groups. Develop and maintain process maps, system documentation, support procedures, test scripts, training materials, release communications, and knowledge resources. Facilitate user acceptance testing, issue resolution, training, and change adoption; monitor solution effectiveness and partner with stakeholders on continuous impro…

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