VP, Financial Systems and Solutions

Salary Range: $101,000 USD to $168,500 USD

Banc of California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC) is a bank holding company with over $34 billion in assets and the parent company of Banc of California. Banc of California is one of the nation's premier relationship-based business banks, providing banking and treasury management services to small, middle market, and venture backed businesses. As the largest independent bank headquartered in California, the bank offers a broad range of loan and deposit products and services through a network of full-service branches and regional offices, as well as through digital and nationwide capabilities.

The bank also provides full-service payment processing solutions to its clients and serves the Community Association Management industry nationwide through its technology forward platform, Smart Street. Banc of California is committed to supporting its local communities through the Banc of California Charitable Foundation and by partnering with organizations that promote financial literacy, job training, small business support, affordable housing, and more.

The VP, Finance Systems & Solutions is a key member of the Accounting Controllership organization responsible for supporting and continuously improving financial systems and reporting capabilities, including Black Line, Oracle ERP, and related applications. The role partners with Accounting and Finance teams to enhance processes through effective use of accounting technology, data analytics, and automation solutions to drive operational efficiency and enrich reporting quality.

This role is centered on driving process optimization within the accounting and finance functions through thoughtful automation, enhanced reporting, and effective use of accounting technology. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical capabilities with practical systems experience and leverages data and emerging AI-enabled tools to streamline workflows, improve reporting accuracy, and increase operational efficiency. Systems administration and platform support are key components of the role, ensuring financial applications operate reliably and continuing to evolve alongside business needs.

This position partners closely with Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, IT, Operations, and Internal Audit to ensure systems operate effectively, controls are maintained, and reporting needs are met. Performs all duties in accordance with the Company's policies and procedures, all U.S. state and federal laws and regulations, wherein the Company operates.

• Lead the ownership, configuration, and administration of the bank's Blackline financial systems platforms, ensuring reliability, scalability, and alignment with accounting and reporting requirements.
• Lead Blackline platform lifecycle activities including patch testing, release management, feature evaluation, and stakeholder communication.
• Serve as the primary Controllership subject matter expert for financial systems, including Oracle Fusion General Ledger, partnering with enterprise IT to ensure proper configuration, testing and new feature evaluation and adoption.
• Maintain comprehensive system documentation, including configuration logic, data flows, dependencies, and administration procedures.
• Serve as the primary liaison for external and internal audit related to financial systems under ownership, including walkthroughs, testing support, and evidence production.

• Contribute to Finance execution of automation, AI, and data initiatives across accounting operations, close, and reporting processes.
• Drive adoption of process and workflow automation, through use of available low-code tools and process reconfiguration to reduce manual effort and improve scalability.
• Research and identify potential AI use cases, driving AI fluency across Controllership.
• Drive Controllership analytics and reporting environment, including dashboards and KPIs that provide visibility into close status, reconciliations, and operational performance.
• Partner with Accounting leadership and process owners to identify inefficiencies and deliver finance system, automation and AI-enabled opportunities.
• Continuously evaluate emerging techno