Senior Principal SW Development Engineer, Financial Systems

UKG

43d

About The Position

In this strategic enterprise role, you will be responsible for leading and providing overall platform oversight and solutioning guidance within the Enterprise Systems group at UKG in the MS Dynamics 365 ecosystem. You will partner closely with Finance, Go To Market teams and IT leadership and will focus on architectural alignment and translating complex business objectives into scalable, compliant, and future-ready system solutions. Operating at a senior principal level, this role goes well beyond traditional requirements gathering—serving as a trusted advisor, systems strategist, and transformation leader across large, multi-phase programs involving D365 Finance & Operations, and integrated enterprise platforms.

Requirements

15+ years of experience in enterprise finance system architecture, ERP solution architecture, or digital transformation.
Deep experience with ERP and Finance processes (ERP's like D365 and SAP S4)
Proven success leading analysis for complex, global implementations across Finance, and Operations with focus on processes like OTC, PTP, RTR.
Experience supporting multi-country configurations
Background working across high-tech, services, manufacturing, or regulated industries.
Record-to-Report and Financial Close
Procure-to-Pay
Order-to-Cash (where applicable)
Data, integrations, and reporting across ERP’s
Senior Principal-level stakeholder presence with the ability to engage executives and influence decisions.
Strong understanding of ERP configurations vs. customization trade-offs.
Expertise in translating business needs into scalable platform designs.
Experience with Agile / hybrid delivery models.
Exceptional communication, documentation, and analytical skills.
Financial and operational acumen with a strong control mindset.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related field required.

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior principal advisor to Finance and Operations leadership on enterprise systems strategy and roadmap planning.
Translate business strategy, regulatory requirements, and operational needs into end-to-end system and process designs.
Provide thought leadership on UKG and D365 product capabilities, roadmap implications, and industry best practices.
Influence executive decision-making by articulating trade-offs across configuration, customization, integration, and platform extensibility.
Lead end-to-end business analysis across Finance, and Order-to-Cash–adjacent processes.
Own requirements and process design for: Order-to-Cash (OTC) Record-to-Report (RTR) Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
Design future-state processes leveraging D365 Finance & Operations and integrated SaaS tools.
Lead analysis for global rollouts, country-specific compliance, and complex organizational structures.
Partner with Product Managers, Solution Architects, Engineering, and System Integrators to ensure business intent is accurately reflected in system design. Produce high-quality artifacts including: Business and functional requirements Process maps and swim lane diagrams Data and integration specifications Decision frameworks and executive readouts
Support multi-phase implementations, upgrades, and platform migrations (e.g., legacy ERP to D365).
Enable change management by clearly defining impacts to users, processes, and downstream systems.
Ensure solutions meet SOX, compliance and regulations, data privacy, and internal control standards.
Partner with Internal Audit, and Finance Controllership teams to embed controls into system workflows.
Identify and mitigate risks related to data integrity, integrations, scalability, and regulatory compliance.
Lead analysis for complex integrations between: D365 Finance and multiple ISV's and Tax providers CRM, Billing, and Revenue platforms Data platforms, analytics, and reporting tools
Ensure master data, security, and role design align with enterprise standards.
Support vendor evaluations, RFPs, and platform selections across Finance
Partner with external system integrators and SaaS vendors to ensure solution quality and business alignment.
Act as a trusted bridge between business leaders and technical teams, driving clarity, alignment, and accountability.