Finance Systems Director

NFI Industries•Camden, NJ

About The Position

The Director, Finance Systems leads the technology function of the Finance Systems (FIS) organization, reporting to the Sr Director, Finance Systems, who owns the overall Finance Systems portfolio and NFI’s Workday Financials program. This role is the senior technical leader for the company’s financial systems and is a core member of the Workday Financials implementation team, delivering the technical build, conversion, and cutover workstreams within the program direction set by the Sr Director, while sustaining production support for Infor Lawson through cutover.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive experience in finance systems / ERP technology, including 5+ years leading teams
Hands-on leadership of at least one full-cycle ERP financials implementation (Workday Financials strongly preferred; Infor Lawson experience a plus)
Deep knowledge of ERP financial modules (GL, AP, AR, banking, procurement) and the controls that surround them
Experience with integration technologies (Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, APIs, middleware, SFTP) and data conversion
Working knowledge of security design and SOX/ITGC requirements for financial systems
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting/Finance, or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

Workday Pro or Workday Financials certifications
Experience running dual-ERP transitions or shared-services technology organizations
Transportation, logistics, or distribution industry experience
Program/project management credentials (PMP or equivalent)

Responsibilities

Deliver the technical workstream of the Workday Financials implementation: foundation data model (FDM) design, configuration, business processes, security architecture, and tenant strategy, in partnership with the implementation partner and the HR Technology (HRIS) team
Coordinate release, tenant, and environment management across the shared Workday platform with the HRIS team
Plan and execute data conversion, cutover, and dual-run activities from Infor Lawson to Workday Financials
Direct day-to-day financial application support (Workday FINS and Infor Lawson) through the Finance Systems Operations Manager; establish SLAs, escalation paths, and support metrics
Own the FIS integration portfolio – payroll input and financial data integrations (GL, banking, vendor feeds) – including delivery standards, monitoring, and end-to-end issue resolution
Provide architecture oversight and a multi-year finance systems roadmap in partnership with the Sr Enterprise Architect
Own financial systems security role design and support compliance and internal/external audits
Manage vendor relationships (Workday, Infor, managed-services and implementation partners) including contracts, performance, and escalations
Build, coach, and develop the technology team; set priorities across project and run-the-business demand