EBS Business Support Sr. Director

Marathon Petroleum Corporation; Findlay (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Total rewards program

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Corporation seeks a senior leader to direct EBS governance, administration, and operational support for critical business systems (including SAP S/4HANA). You will align finance, supply chain, and enterprise services with regulatory and internal controls, driving reliable financial processes enterprise-wide.

The role requires deep accounting expertise, strategic leadership, and a track record of cross-functional collaboration to improve performance and controls across ERP

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; accounting-focused depth preferred.
• 12+ years in accounting, financial reporting, finance or enterprise systems.
• 5+ years leading professional staff and building teams.
• Subject matter expertise in US GAAP, internal controls, and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance, administration, and support for key business systems and data.
• Ensure compliant, efficient, scalable operations and risk controls.
• Provide strategic accounting guidance to leadership and process owners.
• Oversee financial and procurement systems including SAP S/4HANA.
• Govern access, ownership, and controls across systems.
• Drive continuous improvement and incident response for system reliability.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory reporting

Internal controls

US GAAP knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

An exciting career awaits you

At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.

POSITION SUMMARY

The EBS Senior Director, Business Support leads the governance, administration, and operational support of critical business systems, master data, reporting, and business support services that enable Finance, Supply Chain, and Enterprise Business Services (EBS) operations. This role is responsible for overseeing financial and procurement system support, financial master data governance, government reporting, business controls, and access governance, ensuring the integrity, compliance, and effectiveness of key business processes and technologies. Partnering closely with Finance, Supply Chain, EBS Process Owners, and IT, the Director aligns business requirements, system capabilities, and operational priorities while ensuring consistent, efficient, and compliant execution of support services across the enterprise. As a member of the EBS leadership team, this leader drives operational excellence through strong stewardship of systems, data, controls, and stakeholder support, enabling reliable business execution and sustainable organizational performance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads the EBS Business Support function, establishing its operating model, strategic priorities, service standards, and performance expectations to ensure systems, data, and support services effectively enable Finance, Supply Chain, and Enterprise Business Services operations.
• Establishes governance, standards, and operating practices that support compliant, efficient, scalable, and resilient business operations.
• Serves as a strategic accounting and business systems advisor to leadership, Finance, Supply Chain, EBS Process Owners, and Digital, providing guidance on accounting, financial reporting, systems, data governance, and risk while aligning business priorities, system capabilities, and cross-functional execution to strengthen controls, improve performance, and deliver business value.
• Provides oversight and accountability for business-owned financial and procurement systems, including SAP S/4HANA and related applications, ensuring operational reliability and support for accurate financial reporting and effective internal controls.
• Governs business system enhancements, access management, security roles, application ownership, and related decision rights.
• Establishes performance expectations for day-to-day business process support, issue resolution, root-cause remediation, and operational resilience across supported functions.
• Leads cross-functional workflow improvements and system efficiencies, applying business and systems expertise to identify process gaps and deliver scalable solutions.
• Provides functional leadership during critical system incidents, business continuity events, and control-related matters, coordinating priorities, stakeholder communication, recovery activities, and sustainable remediation.
• Leads enterprise governance and stewardship of financial master data, establishing ownership, decision rights, and accountability while ensuring data integrity, standardization, and alignment across systems, processes, and reporting structures.
• Provides subject matter leadership for accounting and financial reporting processes, including regulatory and government reporting, to support accurate, timely, controlled, and compliant submissions.
• Maintains governance of business controls, system access, segregation of duties, and compliance requirements, partnering with Internal Audit, Compliance, and Digital to identify risks, address control gaps, and support remediation.
• Serves as the senior liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams, resolving cross-functional priorities, clarifying accountability, and driving alignment across systems, data, controls, and support services.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, or a related discipline required; an accounting -focused degree or equivalent depth of accounting education is strongly preferred.
• Twelve (12) or more years of progressively responsible experience spanning Accounting, Financial Reporting, Finance, enterprise business systems, or business operations support required. Demonstrated experience applying accounting expertise to complex, cross-functional processes and technology-enabled solutions strongly preferred.
• Five (5) or more years of experience leading professional staff, building high-performing teams, developing succession and organizational capability, and delivering results across complex, cross-functional environments required. Experience leading leaders strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in U.S. GAAP, accounting and financial reporting processes, internal controls, and the accounting systems and data flows that support the financial close and external and management reporting strongly preferred.
• Proven leadership experience supporting enterprise ERP platforms, including SAP S/4HANA or comparable systems, master data governance, regulatory reporting, and large-scale business or technology transformation required.

As an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.

Location

Findlay, Ohio

Additional locations

San Antonio, Texas

Location Address

539 S Main St

Education

Bachelors: Finance (Required)

Employee Group

Full time

Employee Subgroup

Regular

Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision-making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at https://mympcbenefits.com.The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran / Disability

We will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. In reviewing criminal history in connection with a conditional offer of employment, Marathon will consider the key responsibilities of the role.