Business Controls Systems Manager

Carrier • Palm Beach Gardens, FL

1d • $96,000 - $192,000

About The Position

The Business Controls Systems Manager at Carrier reports to the Senior Manager, Business Controls within the Controllership Finance Systems organization. The position provides functional oversight, strategy, and continuous improvement for technology solutions supporting global Controllership processes, with a core focus on BlackLine Account Reconciliations and Tasks. It serves as a bridge between Controllership, Record to Report, Digital Technology, and global Finance teams, translating accounting requirements into system solutions, driving automation, and supporting Finance transformation projects, including migrating reconciliations to Central Finance (CFIN)-sourced data. The role also provides secondary support for Optro and custom workflow tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 5 years of related experience within a fast-paced global organization.
• At least 3 years of experience in public company accounting, public accounting, internal audit, internal controls, or supporting or implementing financial systems and business processes.
• At least 3 years of understanding of accounting principles, account reconciliations, financial close cycles, and internal control frameworks.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
• MBA or relevant professional certification.
• Hands-on experience supporting BlackLine or an equivalent account reconciliation system.
• Prior experience with Optro and/or SAP Central Finance (CFIN).
• Exposure to project management, facilitation, interpersonal, and communication skills, with a track record of influencing cross-functional stakeholders and leadership and supporting change management.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and detail-oriented mindset with an interest in technology.

Responsibilities

• Advance BlackLine’s functional strategy and capabilities, including Account Reconciliations and Tasks, and act as liaison among Finance users, Controllers, Record to Report, Finance Systems support, and Digital Technology.
• Facilitate the transition of BlackLine account reconciliations to Central Finance (CFIN)-sourced data as general ledgers become available, including reconciliation readiness, testing, data-feed updates, and implementation.
• Coordinate Finance Systems deployments and process enhancements with segment Controllers and Record to Report teams; document business requirements and manage unit, regression, and user acceptance testing.
• Maintain functional oversight of system configuration, application maintenance, and issue escalation alongside day-to-day operational support teams.
• Identify and execute process improvement and automation initiatives with process owners, including requirements definition, testing, and tracking value realization.
• Collaborate with Digital Technology and integration teams to translate accounting needs into system and data specifications, troubleshoot technical issues, and ensure accurate data flows between source systems and financial applications.
• Provide backup functional support for Optro and custom Finance workflow solutions to drive standardization across global processes.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; wellness incentives.
• Retirement benefits.
• Paid vacation days, paid sick days, paid personal leave, paid holidays, birth and adoption leave, parental leave, family and medical leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, military leave, and purchased vacation.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
• Health Savings Account, Health Care Spending Account, and Dependent Care Spending Account.
• Tuition assistance.
• Short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager