Financial Systems Manager

We have an outstanding career opportunity for a Financial Systems Manager to join a leading Company located in the Columbia, MD surrounding area.

Salary: $125k-$150k

Responsible for providing leadership and guidance to the financial systems functions, including application support, project management, business process/systems analysis and development, upgrades evaluation and testing, bug fixes, issue management, vendor management andreport development associated with Enterprise Resource Planning software and related systems. Accountable for ensuring that the alignment of information technology and business requirements is implemented to support financial systems that support current and future business needs. Provide leadership and direction to a team that supports financial applications, including training to enable teamto develop professionally.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and direction in the administration of financial systems,to enable improvements to existing systems or implementation of new systems that better meet business requirements.
• Overall responsibility for ongoing maintenance and application support (e.g., role-based security, workflow management, issue resolution, etc.).
• Manage the processof testingrelevant system enhancements, changes andperiodic upgrades.
• Partner with Sr, Project Manager, IT andbusiness management to successfully deliver necessary, efficient, well-developed, and accurate system projects.
• Manage the process to evaluaterequests from internal and external parties for system enhancements (e.g., attributes, functionality, etc.) and to respond/ executeaccordingly.
• Oversee training on financial applications. 
• Direct and manage financial systems staff to create a supportive team-oriented work environment that enables team members to develop professionally, promotes teamwork and collaboration, and emphasizes quality, customer satisfaction, and cost/time effectiveness.
• Responsible for staff management including recruitment, hiring, supervision, disciplinary action, recognition, salary administration performanceappraisals andterminations.
• Develop and train staff to ensure optimum skill levels and technical competence. 
• Manage the development, enhancement, and maintenance of ad-hoc reports and other data presentations to meet current and future business requirements.
• Develop and maintain SOX, process, technical and / orproject documentation associated with financial systems.
• Manage performance of financial systems key controls and requests from audit teams, to ensure necessary data is providedin a timely fashion.
• Review existing assigned controls and reports for continued relevance and for possible improvements and efficiencies.
• As needed, manage the development of controls related to functionality, changes in processes andnew applications associated with financial systems.
• Perform assigned IT general controls, including security review and protocols.
• Manage activities to develop and strengthen relationships with strategic financial systems vendors.
• Participate in evaluations of vendor services, etc.
• Participate in strategic financial system planning sessions providing project, systems, and process expertise to inform roadmap, prioritization, and sequencing decisions.
• Support project‑level budget planning, tracking, and forecasting activities.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Basic Hiring Criteria:   

• Bachelorsdegree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Information Systems Management.
• 8 years in development, implementation andmaintenance of multiple financial systems.
• 3+ years of Yardisystem administration.
• Progressive experience in accounting and information.
• Supervision or project management. 
• Experience administering Blackline, Docusign, Argus andKahua preferred.
• Experience with KACE ticket management, OKTA/SSO and Management Studio preferred.
• Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office tools, including intermediate or higher skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc. andability to learn new company specificsoftware.

Desired Qualifications: 

• CPA Preferred.

Benefits offered vary by contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, and affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.