Manager, Finance Systems & Transformation

Aven Hospitality•Dallas, TX

About The Position

Aven Hospitality is an innovative technology provider powered by SynXis®, the leading global hospitality commerce and distribution platform. We empower hoteliers around the world to exceed expectations, solve daily challenges, and stay ahead of the competition. With our comprehensive portfolio of solutions, hoteliers can manage distribution, retailing, payments, operations, and more. Providing hoteliers the tools to maximize revenue, improve operational efficiency, and deliver personalized guest experiences that drive satisfaction. Our tools are built to seamlessly integrate with each hotelier’s unique strategy, elevating guest satisfaction and creating meaningful connections. We are pioneering AI in hospitality technology to unlock new opportunities, drive efficiency, and personalize the guest experience. By prioritizing stability, scalability, and data-driven insights, we equip hoteliers to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing landscape, ready for whatever comes next. Manager, Finance Systems & Transformation Position Overview The Manager, Finance Systems & Transformation will serve as the strategic owner of the company’s finance systems ecosystem, with primary responsibility for Workday Financials, enterprise finance integrations, reporting architecture, and ongoing finance systems modernization initiatives. This role will play a critical leadership position in the company’s enterprise finance transformation, including an upcoming Workday Financials go-live, post-implementation stabilization, Salesforce-to-Workday integration design, Workday Adaptive Planning implementation, and long-term finance systems scalability initiatives. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in Workday Financials with strong systems architecture, integration, governance, and program management capabilities. This individual must thrive in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment with multiple concurrent strategic initiatives and serve as a key bridge between Finance, IT, Data, Revenue Operations, and external implementation partners. This role will partner closely with the existing Workday HRIS Manager to ensure alignment across the broader enterprise Workday ecosystem while maintaining primary ownership of finance systems strategy and execution.

Requirements

7+ years of experience supporting Workday Financials in complex enterprise environments
Proven experience supporting Workday Financials implementations through go-live and post-production stabilization
Deep expertise in Workday Financials modules including Accounting, Projects, Procurement, Prism Analytics, and reporting frameworks
Experience implementing or administering Workday Adaptive Planning strongly preferred
Strong understanding of Workday’s worktag-native architecture, dimensional reporting concepts, and finance systems governance
Proven experience managing Workday integrations including EIBs, Core Connectors, Workday Studio, APIs, and middleware platforms
Experience managing Workday AMS/MSP providers, implementation partners, offshore resources, or distributed systems support teams
Strong understanding of finance operations, ERP architecture, data governance, and enterprise systems design
Experience supporting Salesforce-to-ERP integrations, revenue operations workflows, or contract-to-cash processes strongly preferred
Experience supporting PE-backed, SaaS, high-growth, or transformation-oriented environments preferred
Exposure to AI-enabled finance tools, workflow automation, predictive analytics, or enterprise data platforms preferred
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable systems solutions
Strong program management, prioritization, and execution skills across multiple concurrent strategic initiatives

Nice To Haves

Strategic thinker with strong operational execution capabilities
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-change transformation environments
Strong systems architecture and governance mindset
Collaborative leadership style with ability to influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Highly organized with strong attention to detail and process discipline
Continuous improvement mindset with passion for automation and modernization

Responsibilities

Serve as the strategic owner of the enterprise finance systems ecosystem, including Workday Financials, Workday Adaptive Planning, financial reporting architecture, and connected finance applications
Lead ongoing configuration, enhancement, optimization, and governance of Workday Financials modules including Accounting, Financial Management, Projects, Procurement, and Prism Analytics
Ensure system architecture aligns with evolving business processes, reporting requirements, operational scalability, and long-term enterprise strategy
Drive scalable finance systems strategy supporting future growth, automation, AI-enabled workflows, and operational modernization
Act as the primary internal owner for finance systems roadmap planning, prioritization, governance, and continuous improvement initiatives
Lead post-go-live stabilization and hypercare activities for the upcoming Workday Financials implementation
Coordinate issue triage, enhancement prioritization, testing, and defect remediation activities across internal teams and external partners
Partner with Finance leadership to drive user adoption, process optimization, and operational readiness
Establish sustainable governance, support, and release management processes for ongoing Workday operations
Support future finance transformation initiatives, including Workday Adaptive Planning implementation and enterprise reporting modernization
Own and manage the finance systems integration ecosystem, including inbound and outbound integrations across Workday, Salesforce, banking platforms, planning tools, AI vendors, and third-party finance applications
Partner with Revenue Operations, Sales Operations, Accounting, FP&A, and IT to design scalable Salesforce-to-Workday integration architecture supporting contract management, billing, revenue recognition, and reporting requirements
Define governance standards for master data, customer/vendor setup, upstream system requirements, and downstream financial integrity
Design scalable integration architecture leveraging APIs, middleware platforms, and modern data orchestration principles
Troubleshoot integration issues and ensure data accuracy, reliability, and operational continuity across systems
Own and optimize Workday worktag strategy, dimensional design, and chart of accounts governance to support financial reporting, operational analytics, and enterprise scalability
Partner with Finance and Data teams to establish scalable financial data models and reporting frameworks
Support executive reporting, board reporting, SaaS metrics, forecasting, and operational analytics capabilities
Ensure consistency across reporting structures, worktags, security models, and dimensional governance
Enable self-service reporting and analytics capabilities for Finance stakeholders
Lead implementation and ongoing optimization of Workday Adaptive Planning
Partner with FP&A and Finance leadership to build scalable budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, and management reporting capabilities
Ensure alignment between Workday Financials, Adaptive Planning, HRIS, and enterprise reporting structures
Support scenario modeling, forecasting automation, and enhanced financial decision support capabilities
Identify and implement opportunities to leverage AI, automation, predictive analytics, and intelligent workflows across finance operations
Evaluate emerging AI-enabled finance technologies and integration strategies across the enterprise systems landscape
Partner with Finance and Data teams to improve automation, anomaly detection, data quality, and operational insights
Support future integrations with AI-enabled finance platforms, workflow tools, analytics platforms, and external data providers
Continuously assess opportunities to modernize the finance technology stack and reduce manual operational processes
Serve as the primary internal owner and coordinator for external Workday managed services providers, implementation partners, and offshore support resources
Prioritize and govern enhancement requests, defect resolution, integration workstreams, and release activities across multiple Workday specialists and vendors
Ensure consistency in system architecture, configuration standards, security design, worktag governance, and reporting frameworks across all third-party resources
Manage vendor performance, delivery quality, timelines, and escalation processes
Lead cross-functional coordination across Finance, IT, HRIS, Data, and external consulting partners
Own finance-specific Workday security configuration, access governance, and controls management
Maintain data integrity, system controls, and compliance with internal policies and audit requirements
Implement monitoring controls, exception reporting, and scalable governance processes
Partner closely with the Workday HRIS Manager to ensure alignment across shared platform architecture, security frameworks, integrations, and enterprise governance standards