Vice President - Financial Systems
About The Position
We are global private markets specialists delivering tailored investment solutions, advisory services, and impactful, data driven insights to the world’s investors. Leveraging the power of our platform and our peerless intelligence across sectors, strategies, and geographies, we help identify the advantages and the answers our clients need to succeed. Position Summary The Vice President of Financial Systems is a leader within the Corporate Finance and Accounting group responsible for the strategy, implementation, and optimization of the Company’s financial systems supporting Corporate Accounting and FP&A. Reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer, this role serves as the Finance-owned leader for financial systems and data capabilities, ensuring systems enable accurate reporting, strong controls, regulatory compliance, and scalable analytics. The VP of Financial Systems partners closely with cross-functional teams within the firm to align finance system strategy with enterprise technology standards while maintaining clear accountability within Finance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred)
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in finance or accounting, with at least 5 years leading financial systems or transformation initiatives
- Proven experience with ERP platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) and financial reporting or planning tools
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial operations, and regulatory compliance
- Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience in a publicly traded company or regulated environment
- Strong familiarity with SOX compliance and internal control frameworks
- Strategic, enterprise-minded leader with a pragmatic, execution-oriented approach
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment
Nice To Haves
- CPA, CMA, CGMA, PMP, or similar certification is a plus
- Experience with modern data platforms and tools (e.g., data lakes, Snowflake, dbt, SQL) is highly desirable
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the long-term strategy for financial systems supporting Corporate Accounting and FP&A
- Own the financial systems roadmap, prioritization, and investment recommendations
- Lead cross-functional initiatives to enhance ERP, close and consolidation, planning, and financial reporting systems
- Oversee system upgrades, integrations, and enhancements to support evolving business needs
- Drive automation initiatives and implement scalable solutions to support growth and operational efficiency
- Represent Corporate Finance & Accounting in enterprise architecture, data governance, and technology steering forums
- Establish and oversee data production controls and processes across financial systems
- Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements
- Maintain a strong SOX and internal control environment for financial systems
- Partner with Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk, and IT Security to support audits and control assessments
- Partner with Corporate Accounting, FP&A, and other stakeholders to define system requirements and deliver scalable accounting, reporting and analytics solutions
- Enable scalable, reliable, and well-governed financial reporting and analytics capabilities
- Support FP&A planning, forecasting, scenario modeling, KPI reporting, and management analytics through existing systems, data platforms and implementation of new systems
- Provide actionable insights to senior Corporate Finance and Accounting leadership through advanced analytics and business intelligence tools
- Lead, mentor, and develop an internal team of financial systems professionals
- Define an effective operating model balancing internal teams and external partners.
- Establish clear ownership, delivery accountability, and escalation paths across Finance, IT, and Data functions
- Develop and maintain documentation for system architecture, workflows, and user enablement
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Corporate Finance and Accounting leadership on systems capabilities, risks, and opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
