Director, Financial Systems - CoStar Group - Arlington, VA

CoStar Group • Arlington, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Financial Systems is responsible for the oversight, support, and strategic management of multiple financial business systems at CoStar Group, a $3B publicly traded company. This role is deeply embedded in and highly knowledgeable of the end‑to‑end processes supporting the CFO organization and its functional teams. Reporting to the Senior Director of Financial Systems & Transformation, this position is accountable for the functional, technical, and administrative support of both core and legacy financial business systems. Legacy systems primarily include platforms acquired through business acquisitions that have since been integrated into CoStar Group.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field from an accredited, not‑for‑profit, in‑person college or university.
• A track record of commitment to prior employers.
• 10+ years of experience managing, developing, and supporting financial business systems across cloud, client/server, midrange, and enterprise environments.
• 7+ years of people management experience leading professional IT teams of 7+ individuals, with a proven record of building and developing high‑performing teams.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience within a large, publicly traded organization.
• Proven expertise managing multiple concurrent small‑ to mid‑scale ERP environments ($10M+).
• Extensive experience implementing, supporting, and managing ERP, CRM, and financial systems such as Oracle, NetSuite, Great Plains, Dynamics/Navision, SAP, QuickBooks, Sage, Salesforce, Zuora, and similar platforms.

Nice To Haves

• International systems experience.
• Experience supporting Services, SaaS, or internet‑based businesses.
• MBA or other relevant master’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies for system stability, modernization, integration, and eventual migration or decommissioning of legacy platforms.
• Maintain a long‑term systems roadmap aligned with business and transformation objectives.
• Ensure the ongoing stability, security, availability, and performance of all managed financial systems.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks to critical business processes.
• Lead the intake and evaluation of newly acquired financial systems, including: Process, compliance, and functionality assessments, System documentation and knowledge transfer, Staffing, training, and transition planning, Integration into the managed financial systems portfolio.
• Own vendor relationships supporting financial business systems, including contract management, service levels, renewals, and performance oversight.
• Lead resolution of complex technical issues, security vulnerabilities, and system‑related incidents.
• Ensure appropriate escalation, remediation, and documentation.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing team of direct IT staff and contract resources, both on‑site and remote.
• Drive accountability, knowledge growth, and operational excellence across the team.
• Partner closely with business stakeholders (billing, collections, cash operations, accounting, finance, etc.) to support effective use of legacy systems.
• Collaborate with other IT teams on infrastructure, access, vulnerability management, and security patching.
• Support and contribute to enterprise migration initiatives that move business activity from legacy systems to core corporate financial platforms.
• Partner with Financial Business Systems and IT teams to ensure successful transition and minimal disruption.
• Oversee systems, teams, and vendor resources located both domestically and internationally.
• Ensure systems comply with ITGC/SOX requirements and internal control standards.
• Enforce change management and access control processes across all supported platforms.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
• Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family
• Commuter and parking benefits
• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent)
• Access to CoStar Group’s Employee Resource Groups
• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

What This Job Offers

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