RES Careers - 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 require being in the office 5 days week.

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.

* Financial Solution Stewardship

* Maintains and governs IFS Finance configuration for Americas: chart of accounts, posting controls, accounting rules, tax configuration, and intercompany framework.

* Owns the IFS Finance configuration architecture for the Americas, including chart of accounts strategy, intercompany framework, and consolidation design.

* Identifies opportunities and drive adoption of newly released IFS Finance functionality to maximize the value delivered from IFS across the region.

* Ensures upstream process decisions (procurement, project management, construction milestones) are reflected correctly in Finance - own the upstream/downstream integration touchpoints.

* Supports IFS Consolidation for multi-entity reporting, intercompany eliminations, and management vs. statutory reporting.

* Advises on IFS Finance configuration decisions with an understanding of downstream impact on reporting, compliance, and audit.

* Ensures internal controls are…