IFS Finance Systems Principal

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Summary:

The IFS Finance Systems Principal will serve as the dedicated, Americas-based IFS Finance specialist responsible for the technical and functional integrity of IFS Finance across the region — owning configuration architecture, leading the remediation roadmap, and serving as the senior IFS Finance authority for the Americas.

This role will be hybrid requiring a minimum of 3 days in office.

Requirements:

• IFS Finance Operations & Remediation
  • Owns the active remediation backlog; triage, resolve, and close IFS Finance issues across GL, AP, AR, fixed assets, cash management, and project invoicing.
  • Serves as the first point of contact for Americas Finance users when IFS issues arise — during close, during daily operations, and during ad-hoc escalations.
  • Investigates, reproduces, and resolves IFS Finance incidents directly; escalate to internal global support teams or IFS vendor only when configuration changes or code fixes are required.
  • Supports month-end and year-end close activities: posting runs, error resolution, reconciliation support, and period management.
  • Oversees resolution of escalated Finance incidents and ensure root-cause closure, ensuring timely communication to affected users.
  • Serves as key Americas Finance business partner for major IFS development work, ensuring finance requirements are represented in cross-functional projects.
  • Provides technical leadership and mentorship to the broader Americas finance team on IFS matters, without direct line management.
• Process Documentation & Training
  • Creates and maintains SOPs, work instructions, and quick-reference materials for all Americas IFS Finance processes.
  • Designs and delivers hands-on training for finance end-users (GL, AP, AR, fixed assets, leases, cash, project invoicing and revenue recognition).
  • Documents error resolution procedures so recurring issues can be handled by the team without escalation.
  • Builds and maintains an IFS Finance knowledge base capturing configuration decision, lessons learned, and process flows.
  • Supports onboarding of new Finance users by explaining key IFS processes and navigation.
• Cross-Functional Coordination & Business Transformation Liaison
  • Acts as the Americas Finance business partner for the Business Transformation team, coordinating on prioritization, epic intake, and configuration changes.
  • Works with the Americas IFS Priority Lead to manage the top Americas priorities list and ensure alignment with Business Transformation.
  • Coordinates with Procurement, Project Controls, Construction, Fleet and Equipment (Rentals) and Development teams to resolve IFS issues that span functional boundaries (e.g., GRNI, project invoicing, intercompany invoicing).
  • Serves as Americas Finance representative in cross-functional ERP governance forums and change advisory boards.
  • Manages CRIM requests: coordinate testing, validate solutions, and ensure Finance sign-off before production deployment.
• System Improvement & Change Management
  • Identifies root causes of recurring issues and propose configuration or process improvements — not just workarounds.
  • Participates in IFS Cloud upgrades, patches, and service updates: assess Finance impact, coordinate testing, and support cutover.
  • Contributes to test planning, test script creation, and execution of UAT for Finance-related changes.
  • Leads and supports regression testing activities during major IFS releases to ensure system stability, validate existing functionality, and prevent the introduction of defects into the production environment.
  • Evaluates IFS quarterly release features relevant to Finance and recommend adoption where beneficial.
  • Identifies opportunities to leverage IFS automation and embedded AI to reduce manual finance processes.
• Maintains and governs IFS Finance configuration for Americas: chart of accounts, posting controls, accounting rules, tax configuration, and intercompany framework.
• Owns the IFS Finance…