Finance Operations Manager

WHO WE ARE

We are PEAK6, a leading investment firm, using technology to find a better way of doing things. The company’s first tech-based solution was developed in 1997 to optimize options trading, and over the past two decades, the same formula has been used across a range of industries, asset classes, and business stages to consistently deliver superior results. Today, PEAK6 seeks transformational opportunities to provide capital and strategic support to entrepreneurs and forward‑thinking businesses.

PEAK6’s core brands include PEAK6 Capital Management, PEAK6 Strategic Capital, Apex Fintech Solutions, FOCUS, We Insure, Evil Geniuses, Poker Power, Zogo, and Bruce Markets.

The Finance Operations Manager owns the day-to-day health of PEAK6's finance shared services function— Accounts Payable, Travel & Expense (T&E), accounting support, and systems administration. The role maintains core platforms (Ramp, Net Suite), manages a small AP/T&E team, and drives process standardization across entities. The ideal candidate pairs strong process discipline and people leadership with a bias toward automation and AI-driven improvement.

• Systems & Platform Ownership Administer Ramp (T&E and P2P): user access, workflow configuration, and issue triage. Partner with IT and vendors to resolve system issues and manage platform upgrades. Own system documentation (SOPs and user guides) for finance platforms.
• Travel & Expense (T&E) Management Own the end-to-end T&E process: expense review, policy compliance, and timely reimbursement. Maintain T&E policy with the Senior Finance Director and communicate changes to employees. Monitor T&E spend and flag anomalies, out-of-policy spend, or misuse. Be the primary contact for employee questions on expenses and card usage. Coordinate with HR/Payroll on T&E items requiring payroll processing (e.g., imputed income).
• Accounts Payable Operations Oversee multi-entity AP: timely, accurate invoice processing, approvals, and payments. Monitor approval chains, elevate bottlenecks, and streamline multi-entity routing. Support AP-related month-end close, including accruals and reconciliations.
• Accounting Support Assist with month- and year-end close: journal entries, reconciliations, and accrual reviews. Ensure accurate GL coding of AP transactions and resolve discrepancies with Accounting. Support balance sheet reconciliations for AP accounts (e.g., accrued liabilities, prepayments). Help maintain accounting policies for payables and system-generated transactions.
• Controls & Compliance Maintain and strengthen internal controls over payment processing and system access. Support internal and external audit requests related to AP and systems. Monitor compliance with company policy and regulatory requirements across entities. Track and remediate control gaps identified through audits or process reviews.
• Reporting & Analytics Produce and distribute recurring finance ops reporting (AP aging, T&E spend, cycle time, exception rates) to the Senior Finance Director and stakeholders. Develop and maintain dashboards and KPIs for operational performance, service levels, and spend across entities. Deliver ad hoc analysis to support decisions and respond to leadership requests. Ensure accurate, consistent, timely reporting from Ramp, Net Suite, and adjacent systems.
  
  Establish reporting cadences and standards and automate reports to reduce manual effort.
• Process Improvement & Automation Identify manual, repetitive tasks across AP and systems and design automated solutions. Partner with the Senior Finance Director on the finance team's broader AI and automation roadmap. Lead or support system implementations (e.g., Ramp go-live): testing, training, and change…