Associate Director – Financial Systems

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Tools Implementation: Lead the integration and consolidation of financial CPM tools, including Tagetik, SAP, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals and financial processes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with Finance, IT, and division leaders, maintaining regular communication to ensure the integration project aligns with the company’s financial reporting needs.
• Financial System Administration and Integration:
  • Data loading from  multiple accounting ERP source systems such as SAP into Tagetik required for Corporate reporting along with annual Budget and Strategy planning scenarios
  • System Logic – mapping rules, cost center creation, account hierarchy, allocations, etc.)
  • Finance User Support – Problem solve issues reported by business teams
  • System Monitoring and Maintenance – Monitor system functions to ensure availability and perform maintenance/corrections when needed.  Partner with Business Unit Finance team’s, application support, to resolve any functional and technical issues
• Financial System Enhancements:
  • Proactively identify opportunities to improve processes and optimize the financial tools to enhance the company’s financial reporting and planning capabilities.
  • Gather user requirements (Production and Development) and documentation of business needs (changes/enhancements). With an understanding of system capabilities, translate those requirements into functional and technical design for workflows, forms, reports, interfaces, conversions, and system enhancements — conducting system validation and testing
• Project Management: Manage project timelines, budgets, and deliverables for financial systems consolidation, ensuring completion within scope and deadlines.
• Training & Support: Train and support divisional teams in using Tagetik and other financial tools to ensure optimal adoption and utilization..

Qualification & Requirements

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in financial systems implementation with a focus on ERP and Accounting systems consolidation.
• Proven experience in managing financial tool integrations, ideally with Tagetik/SAP and other systems.
• Experience consolidating multiple financial tools and ERP systems into a unified platform.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, planning, and accounting processes.
• Experience working with external implementation partners.
• Proficiency in JIRA/similar tools for managing project tasks and requests.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to handle complex, multi-system integration projects.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in large-scale financial systems migration projects.
• Familiarity with data integration tools and methodologies.
• Proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and other reporting tools.
• Certification in project management (e.g., PMP) or financial systems is a plus.

Others

• Hybrid (8 days/month)

Benefits

Insurance, Health & Wellness

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance

Financial & Retirement

• 401K Plan
• Retirement Plan
• Performance Bonus

Family & Parenting

• Adoption Assistance
• Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Family Medical Leave

Vacation & Time Off

• Vacation & Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Bereavement Leave

Perks & Discounts

• Company Social Events
• Commuter Checks & Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Gym Membership
• Legal Assistance

Professional Support

• Professional Development
• Tuition Assistance