Team Manager - Finance Business Systems

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is seeking a collaborative and solutions-oriented leader to support Finance and Administration business systems and serve as a strategic liaison between business users and Information Technology teams. This position is ideal for someone with strong knowledge of accounting and financial operations who also has experience supporting enterprise business systems, ERP implementations, process improvements, and cross-functional initiatives. The Team Manager – Finance Business Systems plays a key role in helping Finance teams optimize how systems support day-to-day business operations. The position focuses on business process improvement, system coordination, user engagement, operational support, project leadership, and implementation activities — rather than software programming or infrastructure support. This role is especially suited for professionals who enjoy: improving financial workflows, coordinating ERP and system enhancement projects, translating business needs into practical solutions, partnering with technical teams, and helping organizations successfully implement operational change.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, computer science, computer information systems, accounting information systems, and/or business administration with an emphasis on information technology and accounting or finance and ten years of increasingly responsible relevant experience, of which three years must have been in a supervisory, project management, or lead position or an advanced degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, computer science, computer information systems, accounting information systems, and/or business administration with an emphasis on information technology and accounting or finance and eight years of increasingly responsible relevant experience, of which three years must have been in a supervisory, project management, or lead position.
• Progressive experience in Accounting and Finance including leadership responsibility for enterprise financial systems and ERP platforms such as Oracle EBS and/or PeopleSoft.
• Experience should include system implementations and upgrades, financial process optimization, business analysis, operational support, internal controls, testing and troubleshooting, stakeholder collaboration, and managing projects and teams supporting financial and administrative operations.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with IT Specialization
• Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) with a focus on IT

Responsibilities

• Act as a Finance administrator lead responsible for Finance business systems coordination, operational support, and continuous improvement process initiatives.
• Support enterprise financial system related to accounting, accounts payable, payroll, procurement, budgeting, billing, treasury and management from a business and operational perspective.
• Lead and support ERP implementations, system upgrades, testing, workflow improvements, and other business system enhance projects focused on improving efficiency and user experience.
• Act as the primary liaison between IT staff, Finance business users, consultants and other departments to support system enhancements and resolve business process issues.
• Apply financial principles and technical expertise to improve workflows, reporting, internal controls, documentation, training and overall operational efficiency across Finance functions.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment
• Public transportation reimbursements
• Hub of public transportation: rail, subway, buses, and taxis

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager