Job OverviewThe
Sr. Project Manager, Financial Systems & Technology sits within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Business Unit. The Office of the CFO plays a central leadership role in advancing NYSERDA by ensuring the Authority's financial strategy, operations, and controls enable large-scale, complex energy, and infrastructure investments to be delivered responsibly and efficiently. This role will lead strategic initiatives that enhance financial operations through technology, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration. This role will oversee projects involving financial applications, ERP systems, reporting tools, and automation solutions to improve efficiency, data quality, compliance, and decision-making.
The ideal candidate combines strong project management skills with a solid understanding of finance, accounting processes, and enterprise technology.
Primary Responsibilities- Manage full lifecycle implementation and upgrades of systems for financial systems like ERP, billing, and general ledger platforms
- Integration of various approved AI technologies for process improvement/ automation and optimization
- Identify software solutions to automate various financial transactions for faster and more reliable delivery
- Support the development of reporting tools and dashboards
- Position will require system security and user-based access and compliance responsibilities
- Create project plans, set timelines, and track milestones
- Manage project budgets, resource allocation, and vendor relationships
- Work with finance teams and IT teams to gather business requirements
- Identify project risks and develop solutions to mitigate those risks
- Lead user acceptance testing and staff training for new tools
- Perform all job responsibilities with respect, fairness, consistency, and inclusion
Minimum Qualifications- A Bachelor's degree with 7 years of relevant experience managing financial systems or technology projects including at least 1 year in a supervisory role
- Technical Project Management experience with implementing or supporting state-of-the-art ERP systems such as Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, Workday, MS Dynamics or similar
- Strong understanding of financial operations, budgeting, accounting, procurement, and reporting
- Skilled in collaborating with cross functional teams and pushing initiatives forward through strategic planning and execution
- Experience with requirements gathering and documentation, fit/gap analysis, business process re-engineering, and testing strategy & execution
- Knowledge of generative AI & literacy or experience
Preferred Qualifications- A Master's degree in Finance/ Fintech (Financial Technology)/ Financial Systems and Analytics or related field with 6 years of relevant experience managing financial systems or technology projects including at least 1 year in a supervisory role
- Proficiency with ERP Financials & People Tools, including module expertise in:
- Asset Management
- Commitment Control
- Enterprise Services Automation
- Inventory
- Maintenance Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Travel and Expense
- Experience with State or local government workstreams desirable
- Familiarity with NYS Budget & Accounting and Bonding processes
Please submit your resume. Cover letters are welcome but not required. To receive full consideration please apply by 11/03/2026.Please note that during the application process, you may be prompted to opt-in to Artificial Intelligence ("AI") scoring. This is an automatic request in the ADP system but is not a feature that isused by NYSERDA in its recruiting and hiring process. Your response will have no impact on your application to NYSERDA.
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