Financial Systems Manager

SUMMARY
The Financial Systems Manager is responsible for the management and administration of the company's financial systems. The Financial Systems Manager leads efforts relating to the planning, design, development, testing, and implementation of various financial systems. This role closely collaborates with finance team leadership, the IT function, and other internal and external resources to identify continuous improvement opportunities and to support efforts in delivering superior tools and service to its customers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage 2 direct reports (analysts)
• Work closely with the development teams and consultants to manage enhancements, upgrades, implementations, etc.
• Assist team with the troubleshooting and documentation of issues and their resolution; evaluating, designing, documenting, and prioritizing enhancement requests.
• Manage 1st and 2nd tier financial system application support.
• Implement standards and best practices for supporting Financial Systems and related BI solutions.
• Collaborate with BI team responsible for coordinating with Finance, IT, and other resources to document reporting requirements, understand key metrics, and identify opportunities for improvement in the methods for delivery of information.
• Understand the relationship between existing financial system modules, integrations, and other related systems in order to maintain their integrity in a changing environment.
• Oversee financial system operational responsibilities such as data integrity checking, month-end processing, systems setups, and other related duties.
• Collaborate with all finance areas to assess financial system application security, enhancement needs, and process transformation.
• Implement and manage a multiyear roadmap in an effort to modernize critical aspects of financial systems and related business processes.
• Partner with Finance and IT on financial systems strategy and execution on a global basis.
• Vendor relationship management, including statements of work, consulting resource onboarding, invoice processing, etc.
• Prepare project budgets and provide reporting on budget vs. actual activity.
• Leverage project management experience to lead a variety of financial system initiatives, ensuring scope and budget are properly managed and that the business needs are met.

REQUIREMENTS

• 8+ years of experience administering financial and/or accounting systems - development experience is NOT required
• 1+ year of experience leading, supervising or managing direct reports
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or Information Technology is highly preferred
• Experience working with legal accounting systems such as Elite, Aderant or Chrome River is highly preferred