Senior Manager-Finance Operations & Systems - Seattle, WA

Senior Manager-Finance Operations & Systems #26-0754 Seattle, Washington, United States Compensation Range $160,000 - 195,000 per year Onsite Status This is a Hybrid role and consists of a combination of WFH In Person work Location(s): 1131 SW Klickitat Way, Seattle, Washington 98134, United States Essential Job Responsibilities: The Senior Manager, Finance Operations & Systems reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer and serves as Tideworks Technology's hands‑on finance transformation and systems leader. This is an individual contributor role at launch, responsible for building and operating a scalable Finance technology, data, reporting, and process environment while personally leading the company's transition from IFS to NetSuite. This position is the internal finance product owner for NetSuite and the primary bridge among Finance, IT, the NetSuite implementation partner, and specialist vendors. The Senior Manager owns functional requirements, process design coordination, finance data governance, migration planning and validation, user acceptance testing, cutover, post-go-live stabilization, release management, and continuous improvement. The role partners closely with the Corporate Controller, Assistant Controller, Revenue & Finance Operations Manager, Revenue Accounting Lead, Director of FP&A, and business leaders while maintaining clear accountability boundaries: Finance process owners approve accounting and operational requirements; IT owns infrastructure, identity, cybersecurity, and technical standards; implementation partners configure and build solutions; this role coordinates the operating model and ensures solutions are controlled, supportable, and fit for Tideworks. NetSuite Implementation & Finance Transformation: Serve as Tideworks' internal Finance lead and product owner for the NetSuite implementation, including discovery, scope, design, configuration review, testing, cutover, stabilization, and transition to steady‑state administration. Coordinate Finance workstreams across record‑to‑report, procure‑to‑pay, order‑to‑cash, revenue accounting, fixed assets, intercompany, projects, treasury, tax, payroll/benefits accounting, and management reporting. Translate Finance requirements into clear business‑process designs, user stories, configuration decisions, acceptance criteria, control requirements, and documented decisions. Maintain the integrated Finance implementation plan, decision log, risk and issue log, dependency tracking, resource plan, and readiness dashboard; escalat scope, timeline, capacity, quality, and control risks promptly. Hold the implementation partner and specialist vendors accountable for deliverables, documentation, defect resolution, knowledge transfer, and sustainable support. Data Migration, Reconciliation & Master Data: Own the Finance data‑migration framework from IFS to NetSuite, including data inventory, mapping, cleansing, conversion rules, mock loads, control totals, reconciliation, sign‑offs, and retention of historical data. Coordinate validation of opening balances, GL detail, AP and AR, deferred revenue, contract assets, project WIP, fixed assets, intercompany, tax balances, bank balances, customer/vendor masters, and other financial data. Establish finance master‑data governance for chart of accounts, entities, departments, locations, projects, customers, vendors, items, tax codes, approval hierarchies, and reporting dimensions. Ensure conversion evidence, reconciliation procedures, exceptions, approvals, and audit trail are complete and retained. Testing, Cutover & Stabilization: Design and coordinate end‑to‑end UAT across Finance and connected systems, including test scenarios, data, scripts, expected results, role‑based access, defect triage, retesting, evidence, and business‑owner approvals. Coordinate mock conversions, financial close simulations, bank‑reconciliation testing, reporting validation, and operational readiness exercises before go‑live. Develop and manage the Finance cutover plan, including blackout activities, opening balances, interface activation, user access, reporting readiness, contingency procedures, and go/no‑go criteria. Lead Finance hypercare following go‑live, track stabilization metrics and defects, and ensure ownership transfers from implementation resources to Tideworks personnel with complete documentation. Finance Systems, Integrations & Controls: Own the Finance systems roadmap and functional governance across NetSuite, IBM Planning Analytics/TM1, Microsoft Project Operations, Bank of America connectivity, payroll/PEO platforms, Avalara, Kyriba, Concur, CRM/billing interfaces, Snowflake, and related reporting tools. Partner with IT on integration architecture, identity and access management, environments, cybersecurity, monitoring, and decommissioning while retaining Finance ownership of business requirements and data acceptance. Coordinate specialist vendors, including potential TM1/Cubewise support, and define accountable owners for each interface, control, failure procedure, reconciliation, and support process. Design and administer controlled roles, permissions, approval workflows, segregation‑of‑duties rules, access reviews, change‑management procedures, and system‑related audit evidence. Establish incident, enhancement, release, and change‑prioritization processes that balance operational continuity, controls, user needs, and total cost of ownership. Reporting, BI & Data Governance: Partner with FP&A and Controllership to design reliable financial and management reporting structures, dimensional hierarchies, reconciliations, KPI definitions, and source‑of‑truth rules. Coordinate finance data flows into Snowflake, Power BI, TM1, or comparable platforms and ensure reporting outputs reconcile to NetSuite and approved financial definitions. Develop and maintain data‑quality checks, exception reports, lineage documentation, report inventories, ownership, certification, and controlled distribution. Reduce manual spreadsheet dependency through repeatable integrations, governed data sets, standardized reports, workflow automation, and transparent controls. Finance Operations & Continuous Improvement: Map and standardize current‑ and future‑state Finance processes, responsibilities, handoffs, controls, service levels, and operating calendars. Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and strengthen working practices across close, AP/P2P, AR/billing/collections, revenue, treasury, payroll/benefits accounting, tax, planning, and reporting. Own Finance systems vendor administration, license and user reviews, support model, enhancement backlog, documentation library, and related budget inputs. Develop training, job aids, SOPs, and role‑based onboarding that enable Finance users to operate systems correctly and independently. Establish measurable service and adoption metrics, including defect aging, interface failures, reconciliation exceptions, close impact, ticket resolution, user adoption, and process cycle times. Cross‑Functional Leadership & Individual‑Contributor Expectations: Operate as a senior, hands‑on individual contributor who personally drives planning, documentation, analysis, testing coordination, issue resolution, and stakeholder communication. Influence Finance, IT, HR, Sales, Professional Services, Legal, Procurement, external advisors, and implementation partners without relying on formal reporting authority. Facilitate design and decision sessions, summarize trade‑offs, document decisions, and translate technical and accounting issues into clear business implications. Maintain disciplined governance while remaining pragmatic, responsive, and focused on business continuity and adoption. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business, or a related discipline; CPA, CMA, MBA, PMP, or relevant ERP certification preferred. 8+ years of progressive finance systems, finance transformation, ERP implementation, finance operations, accounting systems, or related experience, including ownership of significant cross‑functional initiatives. Hands‑on experience leading or materially supporting at least one full‑cycle ERP implementation, preferably NetSuite, from requirements and design through data migration, UAT, cutover, and stabilization. Strong understanding of core Finance processes, including GL and close, AP/P2P, AR/order‑to‑cash, billing, revenue accounting, fixed assets, intercompany, treasury, tax, projects, payroll interfaces, and financial reporting. Demonstrated experience with data migration, reconciliations, master data, integrations, role‑based access, segregation of duties, change control, and audit support. Ability to manage implementation partners and specialist vendors, challenge proposed designs, drive decisions, and maintain accountability for scope, quality, timeline, and knowledge transfer. Strong project‑management, process‑design, documentation, analytical, and stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to operate strategically and execute detailed work. Ability to succeed as a senior individual contributor in a lean, PE‑backed, fast‑paced environment with limited administrative support and significant cross‑functional influence. Preferred Qualifications: NetSuite implementation and post‑go‑live administration experience, including financials, SuiteProjects/project accounting, revenue management, fixed assets, bank reconciliation, approvals, roles and permissions, and reporting. Experience integrating NetSuite with IBM Planning Analytics/TM1, Microsoft Project Operations or other PSA/project tools, CRM/billing platforms, Avalara, Kyriba, Concur, payroll/PEO providers, banks, Snowflake, or Power BI. Experience in software, SaaS, enterprise technology, or technology‑enabled services with recurring revenue and professional‑services operations. Experience with carve‑outs, TSA exits, standalone‑company setup, private‑equity ownership, multi‑entity/international operations, or rapid finance transformation. Working knowledge of financial controls, audit requirements, data governance, and system security concepts; SQL, analytics, or integration fluency is a plus. Supervisory Responsibilities: No This is an individual contributor role at launch with no direct reports. The Senior Manager coordinates internal process owners, implementation partners, contractors, and specialist vendors through influence, governance, and clearly defined deliverables. Work Environment: Expected to work on‑site at least three days per week in Seattle if local, subject to business requirements. Periodic extended hours may be required during design cycles, testing, mock conversions, cutover, month‑end close, and post‑go‑live stabilization. This job description is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities. Duties may change to meet business needs, consistent with applicable law and reasonable accommodation requirements. Our Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer Benefits Eligible employees (and their families) may qualify for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as having basic life and accidental death insurance, paid disability insurance, including paid parental leave if eligible, and an Employee Assistance Program. Employees will receive paid sick and vacation time, and company holidays if eligible. The company also offers paid bereavement leave, and paid jury duty. Eligible employees can enroll in our company's 401k plan, as well as a retirement plan. Employees will be eligible for discretionary and/or metric‑based bonuses dependent on their position. #J-18808-Ljbffr Tideworks