Financial Systems Manager
KLDiscovery
2021-12-03 08:58:13
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Job type: fulltime
Job industry: Banking & Financial Services
Job description
KLDiscovery, a leading global provider of electronic discovery, information governance and data recovery services, is currently seeking a Financial Systems Manager.
The Financial Systems Manager, reporting to the Senior Manager, Financial Systems, is responsible for supporting, planning and managing multiple financial systems, integrations and projects/programs for KLDiscovery. Leads and is intimately familiar with the processes performed by functional business areas supporting the CFO organization and leads (in collaboration with the Accounting, Shared Services, IT and Finance Functions) these functional business areas with business process re-engineering and large-scale financial, ERP, billing, contracts and CRM processes and other systems deployment initiatives. The manager is also leading a team supporting and enhancing the existing portfolio of financial systems.
Responsibilities
- Hands on manager proficient in managing financial systems in a publicly traded company environment, specifically in Oracle Fusion ERP AR, GL, FA, AP, PO, Cash Management, and Collections modules
- Establishes and enhances financial, regulatory and internal control processes to align with SOX Compliance regulations
- Primary liaison for internal controls development and external IT and SOX compliance audit support
- Maintains and enhances ITGC internal controls in all financial systems in accordance with SOX
- Think process first and system second and understand the alignment of business processes to systems is what drives effective systems implementation
- Supports financial systems such as Oracle Cloud ERP, Billing, and Revenue Recognition, CRM, Business Intelligence Systems and others
- Solutions Architect for new capabilities that will automate current manual processes and result in costs reductions and overall efficiencies
- Creates, maintains, and leads the prioritization of Finance and Accounting systems projects
- Consolidates and facilitates prioritization of all projects requests for KLD's financial systems' enhancements and modernization
- Manages multiple on-site and off-site vendors supporting financial systems implementation projects.
- Manages the annual Financial Systems budget including, software maintenance, subscription expenses, capital expenses and Professional Services costs
- Assigns and directs the activities Managed Services Tier 2 and 3 support vendor (offshore and onshore)
- Leads executive and other key stakeholders through vendor selection of new systems to be added or replace the portfolio of current corporate and financial systems
- Leads a support team that provides 24/7 technical support for the following systems:
- Oracle Cloud ERP, Concur, Oracle Integration Cloud, and Dynamics AX and other legacy systems
- Oracle BI Cloud Services, Hyperion , Financial Data warehouse and other reporting systems
- Oracle HCM and Payroll
- Oracle Budget and Planning Cloud Services (PBCS)
- Manages the QA - System, integration user acceptance testing (UAT) for all Financial Systems
- Assigns and reviews the design layout for programs required for special projects
- Provides technical information and advice to departments regarding network interconnections and overall data processing master plans
- Evaluates programming techniques and training needs then selects and implements training as required
- Ensures all assigned projects follow the adopted systems development methodology. Publishes project work plans that are maintained and reported against
- Reviews performance of applications programs to ensure program efficiency, program documentation, and to ensure that output meets the needs of user departments
- Prepares regular Steering Committee and other executive level reports and CFO support showing functioning of the system, status of program development and division needs
Qualifications
- Publicly Traded company experience a must
- Technical capacity: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or related field and/or related/equivalent experience
- Extensive implementation and support experience with large global ERP systems (Oracle Fusion)
- Experience working effectively with cross-functional and cross-location with virtual/remote teams
- Experience interfacing financial systems with Salesforce.com as the corporate CRM system
- 7 - 10 years' experience in the management, development, and support of ERP and EPM Cloud systems, specifically, Oracle. At least 5 or more years of this experience must be within a large, publicly traded organization
- Strong vendor management skills and experience managing large implementation vendors
- Fully knowledgeable of the systems development life cycle, structured analysis, design and programming techniques, programming languages, file access methods, web-based tools/solutions, system utilities and development tools, application software packages, and PC-based packages used in development or support of production systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with all levels of the organization
- Experience in leading inter-organizational change to increase efficiency by the implementation of technology
- Expertise in investigating, negotiating, and selecting outside services and computer software
- International experience highly desirable
What We Offer
- A friendly and welcoming team-oriented environment
- Opportunities for career advancement and growth
- Business casual dress
- Medical/Dental/Vision benefits as well as company provided Life Insurance, Short Term and Long-Term Disability
- Paid Time Off & 401k retirement savings plan with discretionary company match
Our Cultural Values
Entrepreneurs at heart, we are a customer first team sharing one goal and one vision. We seek team members who are:
- Humble - No one is above another; we all work together to meet our clients' needs and we acknowledge our own weaknesses
- Hungry - We all are driven internally to be successful and to continually expand our contribution and impact
- Smart - We use emotional intelligence when working with one another and with clients
Our culture shapes our actions, our products, and the relationships we forge with our customers.
Who We Are
KLDiscovery provides technology-enabled services and software to help law firms, corporations, government agencies and consumers solve complex data challenges. The company, with offices in 40 locations across 19 countries, is a global leader in delivering best-in-class eDiscovery, information governance and data recovery solutions to support the litigation, regulatory compliance, internal investigation and data recovery and management needs of our clients.
Serving clients for over 30 years, KLDiscovery offers data collection and forensic investigation, early case assessment, electronic discovery and data processing, application software and data hosting for web-based document reviews, and managed document review services. In addition, through its global Ontrack Data Recovery business, KLDiscovery delivers world-class data recovery, email extraction and restoration, data destruction and tape management.
KLDiscovery has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in North America by both Inc. Magazine (Inc. 5000) and Deloitte (Deloitte's Technology Fast 500) and CEO Chris Weiler was recognized as a 2014 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year™. Additionally, KLDiscovery is an Orange-level Relativity Best in Service Partner, a Relativity Premium Hosting Partner and maintains ISO/IEC 27001 Certified data centers.
KLDiscovery is an Equal Opportunity Employer.