Finance Systems Manager Job Northbrook area,Illinois USA,Accounting

Our client is an established healthcare products company.
As the business continues to evolve, the company is investing in its finance and technology infrastructure to create more scalable systems, stronger controls, and better financial reporting capabilities.
This position sits at the intersection of accounting, finance, technology, and internal controls and will play a central role in several major systems initiatives.
130k-150k base + annual bonus

Position Overview

The Finance Systems Manager will own and support key technology platforms underlying the company's finance and accounting organization, with immediate involvement in a major ERP transformation.
The position combines financial systems leadership with accounting knowledge, internal controls, reporting, and project execution. This individual will partner with internal stakeholders and external resources to translate business requirements into effective system configurations, migrate financial data, test functionality, and successfully transition users to new processes and technology.
Beyond the initial systems transformation, the Manager will support additional business applications, financial reporting, systems governance, internal controls, audit requirements, and selected accounting activities.

Key Responsibilities

Lead major finance systems initiatives from business requirements through configuration, testing, data conversion, deployment, and user adoption
Translate accounting and operational requirements into practical system functionality and scalable workflows
Coordinate activities across internal departments and external implementation resources
Develop structured testing plans and work with users to validate new functionality prior to deployment
Oversee the preparation, validation, and migration of financial data from legacy systems
Serve as a finance-side systems expert and help employees transition to redesigned processes and technology
Support the implementation and integration of additional business applications as the company's technology environment evolves

Controls & Governance

Evaluate technology controls and help maintain an effective financial systems control environment
Establish recurring procedures for reviewing system permissions and identifying inappropriate or conflicting access
Maintain appropriate segregation of duties across applications supporting finance and accounting
Coordinate systems-related requests associated with internal control testing and external audits
Maintain documentation supporting technology and financial controls
Assist with remediation of identified control deficiencies

Reporting & Automation

Design financial reports, dashboards, and recurring data outputs that improve visibility into business and accounting performance
Respond to specialized reporting requests and determine efficient methods for extracting and presenting financial information
Identify opportunities to automate manual accounting activities and improve data reliability
Develop scalable reporting and systems processes as business requirements evolve

Accounting & Cross-Functional Support

Support selected portions of the monthly accounting close where systems knowledge and accounting expertise intersect
Partner with accounting, finance, operations, technology, and other business functions
Provide additional support across the finance organization as needed
Continuously evaluate the finance technology environment and recommend improvements to systems, controls, reporting, and workflows

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related discipline
Approximately 7+ years of experience spanning financial systems, accounting, IT audit, finance technology, or another systems-oriented finance function
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