Job Summary: The Financial Management Systems Director acting as subject matter expert of finance systems oversees a portfolio of financial applications responsible for advancing Finance management systems and applications at an enterprise level. Collaborates with stakeholders to optimize system functionality and capabilities to enhance efficiencies and establish synergy across system platforms. Acts as Financial Systems Product Owner for analytics reporting testing automation documentation standards workflow redesign and enterprise modernization initiatives. This role is also responsible for directing and prioritizing the work of the Financial Management Systems team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Designs, manages, evaluates and implements workflows, processes and systems that deliver efficient and effective finance and administrative support.

- Core focus of leading the financial systems team as primary financial system Product Owner to maximize investments, drive positive enhancements,

continuous improvement, adoption and change management.

- Deliver business capabilities

- Serve as the Finance main point of contact with IT for all Financial systems, partnering to ensure successful integration with other systems (internal

and external), troubleshooting inbound and outbound integrations with Finance system, and managing priorities for Finance system requests including,

but not limited to, new functionality, reporting, customizations as required and integrations.

- Contributes to the overall success of application systems by participating in the generating, developing and analyzing of financial and operational

reports, and by providing support to finance management and business leaders.

- Owns, prioritizes and manages financial system backlog of changes. Translates business requirements into backlog entries and specifications where

applicable

- Leads and/or participates in projects to include identifying and analyzing business needs, business case development, project planning and

management, functional specification documentation, solution design and implementation, test planning and execution efforts, deployment and post

deployment support.

- Incorporates feedback from users and stakeholders into the product backlog to guide future enhancements and prioritization

- Partners with cross-functional teams to address decision points/action items from business partners and vendors and refers to management for

resolution where applicable.

- Actively participates in Pre and Post Go Live Conversion efforts.

- Provides key financial system subject matter expertise and knowledge around data-flow and enterprise integrations with other producers and

consumers of data.

- Participates in monthly release management and user acceptance testing, creates test cases, and manages user acceptance testing.

- Train customers and system end-users on processes/functionality, and train new system users.

- Participates in and approves upgrades to the production and test environments.

Performs in-depth research and is an authoritative resource on industry and market trends relative to the implementation of financial systems

technology.

- Financial systems SME during user acceptance testing and new feature and process design.

- Acts as a positive change advocate during system and process transitions.

- Manages the development and communication of planning objectives, strategies, and timelines and provides support to end users.

- A strong acumen in Microsoft Excel workbooks to develop and generate spreadsheets as necessary for use in business analytics.

- Leads and directs long-term adoption strategies for new system functionality.

- Creates, documents, and manages project related testing efforts.

- Acts as a liaison between all partners and end users to ensure clear communication related to upgrade status to all stakeholders.

- Conducts trend analysis and monitors improvements to financial systems

- Shares information and updates about changes across financial teams and to the broader organization as applicable

- Ensures compliance with regulatory, policy, procedural and audit requirements.

- Coordinates communication and system change impacts across departments

- Manage Financial systems steady state to ensure system data security, integrity, accuracy and compliance (PII, Segregation of Duties, etc.) Oversee

maintenance of data, ensuring accuracy and correction to historic data as required including monitoring of system for adherence to company policies

and procedures. Assure that data and reports are available in a timely manner.

- Act as resource to troubleshoot all Finance system related discrepancies and provide problem resolution. Responsible for team training, and the

distribution / prioritization of projects and ad hoc requests.

-Lead the development, delivery, and maintenance of Finance end-user training and education.

- -Experience with all facets (process, workflow, configuration, etc.) of financial systems.

- Candidates must be eligible for and obtain a Secret Clearance, within 6 months of appointment. Failure to obtain such will result in termination.

- Performs other duties as assigned

The incumbent of this position must file a Financial Disclosure Report (OGE) Form 450, as required.

Qualified candidates must be U.S. Citizens.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Three (3) years of general experience with administrative, technical, analytical, or managerial work demonstrating the ability to perform work involving business processes, financial systems, enterprise applications, project management, systems implementation, systems analysis, or organizational transformation initiatives.

OR

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: One year of related academic study above the high school level may be substituted for nine (9) months of experience, up to a maximum of a four-year bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related field for three (3) years of general experience.

AND

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in the following:
• Leading financial systems, enterprise applications, or ERP platforms supporting accounting, finance, budgeting, procurement, payroll, or other business operations.
• Serving in a leadership capacity (e.g., Product Owner, Systems Owner, Program Manager, Functional Lead, or similar role) responsible for system implementations, enhancements, integrations, upgrades, modernization efforts, and strategic technology initiatives.
• Analyzing, documenting, and translating business requirements into system solutions, process improvements, functional specifications, and implementation plans.
• Managing enterprise-wide projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, vendors, consultants, and business partners to deliver technology and business solutions.
• Overseeing systems testing, release management, user acceptance testing (UAT), change management, training, implementation, and production support activities.
• Developing and maintaining system governance, security controls, audit compliance processes, internal controls, and risk management frameworks.
• Utilizing enterprise data, system integrations, reporting tools, workflow automation, business intelligence solutions, and analytics to support financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, operational performance, and regulatory compliance.
• Leading strategic initiatives, managing competing priorities and project portfolios, communicating with executive leadership, and supervising professional, technical, and functional staff.