8–15 years of experience in finance technology transformation roles, corporate finance systems strategy, or consulting environments
Experience working across the finance technology ecosystem to understand the functions of and connections between finance systems
Proven experience leading discovery and implementation of financial systems as part of transformation programs
Strong business acumen and financial business-technology fluency
Critical thinking skills and ability to respectfully challenge business norms
Expertise in financial systems (e.g., enterprise performance management, connected planning/modeling platforms, ERPs, financial close and consolidation tools, treasury management systems, tax and compliance tools)
Responsibilities
Co-lead discovery & planning workshops with the Finance Product Owner and other stakeholders across finance functional areas (including accounting, FP&A, tax, treasury, risk, audit, investor relations, capital markets)
Challenge assumptions and encourage strategic thinking among business users—advocate for scalable, sustainable technology approaches
Work with Finance subject matter experts to document current and future processes, system requirements, data flows, and internal controls
Oversee creation of comprehensive system and data documentation aligned to business needs
Translate complex financial workflows into scalable solutions that integrate across ERP, forecasting & modeling tools, other finance platforms, data management platforms, the data lake, and analytics systems
Accountable in IT for end-to-end delivery of Finance technology initiatives, including partnering with other internal IT teams and leading a team of external vendors throughout discovery, configuration/development, testing, and implementation
Support the Finance Product Owner and other Finance stakeholders as they create & refine their business roadmap to ensure our technology roadmap aligns with their needs, and that the business’ strategic objectives translate into an execution plan
Leverage expertise in financial systems and a strong finance business acumen to build trusted stakeholder relationships, develop a deep understanding of business needs and strategic objectives, and deliver scalable, technology-enabled solutions that achieve the business’ goals
Partner with the Finance business and other IT teams to design and deliver critical technology and data initiatives
Co-lead initiative discovery with the Finance Product Owner, and lead delivery (design, documentation, and implementation) of solutions across the entire finance technology ecosystem
Own decisions related to platform, architecture, and delivery (including data & platform security, integrations, and solution design and implementation)