Senior Manager, Finance / MDM Architect

QXO•Des Plaines, IL

8d•$140,400 - $210,600

About The Position

QXO, Inc. (NYSE: QXO) is a leading distributor of roofing, waterproofing, lumber, and building materials in North America, aiming to be the tech-enabled leader in the $800 billion building products distribution industry. The company is rapidly growing through acquisitions and organic growth, targeting $50 billion in annual revenues within the next decade. This role will lead the enterprise architecture for finance and master data capabilities, supporting QXO's Oracle Fusion ERP platform and integrating acquired companies. The position requires defining and evolving target architectures, supporting acquisition diligence, designing scalable integration patterns, and enforcing architectural standards across finance, data, analytics, and acquired landscapes. The architect will partner with various teams to align decisions, translate business objectives into technical recommendations, and guide platform choices. Key responsibilities include identifying architecture risks, balancing speed with architectural coherence, influencing stakeholders, and making pragmatic decisions grounded in financial control, data quality, cost, and feasibility.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Data Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Enterprise finance platforms and architectures, especially ERP-driven finance environments
Oracle Fusion Finance, financial accounting, procure-to-pay, record-to-report, intercompany, consolidation, and reporting processes
Master Data Management patterns across customer, supplier, product/item, chart of accounts, legal entity, location, and related enterprise data domains
Finance data flows, accounting controls, operational reporting, analytics, and reconciliation processes
Data governance, data stewardship, data quality, metadata, and enterprise data ownership models
Architecture patterns supporting multi-entity enterprises and acquisition-driven environments
Strong system-level thinking and architectural judgment
Ability to translate finance, accounting, and master data processes into scalable technology architectures
Ability to communicate technical concepts in clear, business-oriented language
Stakeholder management across finance, accounting, data, applications, and business teams
Work independently with minimal oversight
Operate effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Make sound tradeoffs between speed, cost, and long-term sustainability
Navigate complex operational environments across multiple business units, acquired companies, systems, and data domains
Comfortable challenging assumptions and decisions constructively
Trusted partner to finance, data, applications, engineering, and integration teams
Pragmatic architect who balances enterprise standards with operational realities
Strong appreciation for financial controls, data integrity, and enterprise scalability
8+ years in enterprise architecture, finance systems architecture, data architecture, MDM architecture, or related roles
Demonstrated experience designing and governing finance platforms, master data domains, data flows, or ERP-centric system landscapes
Experience supporting Oracle Fusion, ERP finance transformations, reporting modernization, MDM, or data governance strongly preferred.
Experience supporting acquisitions, system harmonization, master data consolidation, or multi-entity environments strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

Architecture, cloud, finance systems, data management, or data governance certifications preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise architecture for finance and master data capabilities across QXO and acquired operating companies, including record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash financial integration points, financial planning, controls, and enterprise master data domains
Define and evolve the target finance and MDM architecture supporting QXO’s Oracle Fusion ERP platform and adjacent systems across finance, data, analytics, integrations, and acquired company landscapes
Support acquisition diligence by evaluating finance system landscapes, master data structures, reporting dependencies, and defining pragmatic integration strategies for newly acquired businesses
Design scalable architecture patterns that enable QXO to rapidly integrate acquisitions while progressing toward standardized enterprise finance and master data platforms
Define, document, and enforce architectural standards and patterns for finance platforms, master data flows, data governance, integrations, and reporting dependencies across the enterprise
Partner with Finance, Accounting, Data & Analytics, Applications, Engineering, Security, and Integration teams to align architecture decisions, data ownership, sequencing, and execution plans
Translate finance, accounting, and enterprise data objectives into clear technical decisions and practical architecture recommendations
Guide platform and integration decisions across ERP, EPM, financial reporting, data lakehouse, MDM, customer, supplier, product, chart of accounts, and legal entity structures
Identify architecture risks early and reduce operational disruption during acquisitions, ERP transitions, reporting changes, and master data harmonization efforts
Balance speed and pragmatism with architectural coherence across a rapidly growing, acquisition-driven enterprise
Influence teams and stakeholders to align on architecture decisions without direct authority
Provide clear recommendations and say “no” when required, with credibility grounded in financial control risk, data quality, integration impact, cost, and delivery feasibility