Financial Systems Platform Owner

Guidehouse•Chicago, IL

About The Position

This role involves owning the strategy, roadmap, and day-to-day operations for the company’s financial systems platform, with a primary focus on aligning systems to finance strategy, controls, and business process outcomes. The owner will partner with Finance leadership and business stakeholders to identify process improvements and prioritize system changes that enhance month-end close, reconciliations, and data accuracy. They will act as a liaison between Finance, IT, business stakeholders, and third-party vendors to prioritize enhancements, manage releases, and resolve production issues. Key responsibilities include leading requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, and deployment activities for system enhancements and integrations. The position also requires coordinating cross-functional teams, vendors, and managed services for releases, change management, training, and adoption. Continuous improvement, automation, monitoring platform performance, and incident management are also part of the role, along with developing and maintaining documentation, runbooks, and training materials, and mentoring technical and functional teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree plus 12 years of relevant experience OR 16 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
Proven experience (typically 5+ years) owning or managing financial systems or ERP/platforms in a business environment.
Strong understanding of core financial processes (GL, AR, AP, fixed assets, reconciliations), their related internal controls, and how they map to systems.
Familiarity with integrations, data modeling, and querying (e.g., SQL) or the ability to effectively partner with technical teams for these tasks.
Demonstrated ability to translate finance requirements into system configurations and technical solutions, lead testing and deployment, and drive business change and adoption.
Excellent communication, project management, and problem solving skills, with attention to data accuracy and compliance.

Nice To Haves

Degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
Experience with major financial/ERP systems (for example, Oracle Cloud, PeopleSoft, Workday Financials, SAP or similar SaaS platforms).
Experience with Costpoint is a plus.
Certifications such as PMP, CBAP, or finance/ERP related certifications, or an advanced degree.
Experience with cloud platforms, automation tools, and BI/reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.).
Background working in large, matrixed organizations and managing vendor relationships or managed services.

Responsibilities

Own the strategy, roadmap, and day-to-day operations for the company’s financial systems platform with a primary focus on aligning systems to finance strategy, controls, and business process outcomes.
Partner closely with Finance leadership and business stakeholders to identify process improvements and prioritize system changes that improve month end close, reconciliations, and data accuracy.
Act as a liaison between Finance, IT, business stakeholders, and third party vendors to prioritize enhancements, manage releases, and resolve production issues.
Lead requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, and deployment activities for system enhancements and integrations.
Coordinate cross functional teams, vendors, and managed services to manage releases, change management, training, and adoption across finance user communities.
Monitor platform performance, manage incidents and change requests, and drive continuous improvement and automation to increase efficiency and data quality.
Develop and maintain documentation, runbooks, and training materials; mentor and coordinate technical and functional teams as needed.

Benefits

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend