Client a Fortune 150 company based in Miami, FL is looking for a forward-thinking Financial Systems Manager, someone who is constantly pursuing new insights and innovative technologies to help the businesses we support drive value.
What You Will Do:
As the Manager Financial Systems, you will help define and drive long term strategy and improvements for Financial Systems and related processes, implement strategic plans and participate in the selection of methods, tools, techniques, and evaluation criteria required to achieve desired results. Develop strategies for acquiring and analyzing metrics to identify trends, process/system opportunities and recommend corrective action.
In support of projects, work with cross functional teams to coordinate and advise on all aspects of the project life cycle including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, developing training and communication solutions, and ensure closure and completion projects. Build and maintain excellent client service relationships, interact, and partner with all levels of management to help drive collaborative business decisions.
The ideal candidate, will have a proven history of demonstrating effective leadership and can direct and mentor teams to meet objectives, showcase excellent communication skills, and can work in a fast-paced environment while adapting to business priority changes with ease.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
5+ years of Financial Systems Analyst experience.
Experience working for large company and within a matrix organization.
Exhibit the ability to lead, mentor and develop versatile teams.
Demonstrated technical proficiency in leading projects of medium to large scale and implemented change initiatives as a technical expert within a specified product or process area.
Facilitate scope definition, and high-level planning, discovery, and estimation workshops for projects with cross-functional teams.
Quantify cost factors to deliver project deliverables including resources, project oversight, objective risk, and related contingency.
Expertly lead and drive cross-functional projects, and individual project tracks of large programs through full delivery life cycle ensuring project is delivered timely and on-budget.
Manage resource assignment, budget, scheduling, and scope prioritization, and change control.
Ensure accurate documentation of scope of work with help from cross subject area functional leads.
Serve as primary liaison among multiple teams, including department, vendors, and key functional/business teams.
Must possess strong quantitative and analytical skills combined with solid business, data, and financial savvy.
Flexible, "special projects" orientation coupled with solid ability to deliver on baseline client service obligations.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to succinctly convey relevant information across multiple levels of the organization and confidently project a professional image that develops relationship building and collaboration.
Ability to work independently on self -directed and assigned tasks under minimal direction and supervision.
Preferred Qualifications:
CPA or CFA license, or equivalent is a plus.
PMP or other professional project management certification is a plus.
Six Sigma certification is a plus.
Experienced in using the Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, Outlook) is a must.
Experience in using SAP S4 Hana is a must.
Experience in product ownership of financial data integration is a must.
Experienced with Financial or Public accounting is a must.
Education:
Bachelor's Degree - Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Business, or a related field is a must.
Graduate Degree - Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field (e.g., MAC, MBA, MIS) is preferred.