Financial Systems Senior

Sempra•San Diego, CA

About The Position

At Sempra, a better world begins with better energy—and with people who want to make a difference. That’s why we’re tackling the biggest challenges facing our industry while building ahigh‑performance culture where you can do your best work. Together, our teams support nearly 40 million consumers across the U.S. We’re consistently recognized for our long‑standing commitment to training, development and inclusion, and we pride ourselves on being a collaborative workplace where diverse perspectives and experiences are valued. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career and help build a better energy future—for everyone. Primary Purpose Solves complex Financial Systems problems and advances process efficiency and control. Leads small initiatives and integrates inputs from accounting, procurement, payroll, and reporting teams. Provides guidance and leadership for technology initiatives across Corporate Finance and Accounting to enhance operational efficiency and process effectiveness. Partners closely with the Finance Technology organization to assess, select, and implement scalable solutions, while cultivating strong cross‑functional relationships. Proactively identifies structural process gaps and drives the adoption of advanced technology capabilities to enable continuous improvement and support enterprise financial objectives.

Requirements

Typically requires a 4-year degree in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.
Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience. Preferred experience includes working in an accounting, finance, or similar department, with exposure to corporate financial systems such as supporting system implementations, enhancements or upgrades, testing, report development, system administration, and extracting data sets in various formats.
Systems Administration: Proven ability to perform system administration functions, including user management, system monitoring, backup and recovery, and access control.
Systems Maintenance Management: Experience performing routine computer or server maintenance to ensure systems operate reliably and efficiently.
Troubleshooting: Demonstrated ability to apply a systematic and analytical approach to diagnosing and resolving technical issues.
Requirements Management: Experience documenting, analyzing, prioritizing, and managing system and business requirements while controlling changes and communicating effectively with stakeholders.
Documentation & Records Management: Ability to create, distribute, maintain, and properly dispose of documentation supporting business activities and transactions.
Systems Configuration Management: Experience maintaining hardware and software configurations to ensure systems remain in a desired and controlled state.
Data Analysis: Proficiency in measuring and managing organizational data, applying best practices, and performing statistical analyses.
Systems Testing: Experience conducting testing on integrated systems to validate compliance with defined requirements.
Systems Performance Monitoring: Ability to monitor system performance in real time to identify and mitigate existing or potential issues.
Database Management: Experience managing and maintaining database management systems (DBMS).

Nice To Haves

Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, data analysis, and preferably macros.
A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with the technical curiosity to independently explore, investigate, and resolve complex issues.
Familiarity with MS Power Platform, Alteryx, or citizen-led transformation tools focused on business process automation and data transformation.

Responsibilities

Provides support to end-users, resolving system issues and assists in training users on financial system functionalities.
Designs configuration solutions for cross‑module processes (procure‑to‑pay, order‑to‑cash, record‑to‑report) and documents decision logic.
Performs impact analysis (period controls, posting rules, approval paths) and recommends risk mitigations and rollback steps.
Leads user acceptance testing cycles and coordinates defect resolution to closure.
Defines data standards (naming, required attributes, validation checks) and implements reconciliations between systems.
Partners with internal control teams to show evidence of control operation and completes remediation tasks.
Facilitates requirement workshops, resolves conflicts, and documents agreed outcomes.
Performs other duties as assigned.

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