Sr. Manager, Finance Systems Operations; DC Region

## Sr. Manager, Finance Systems Operations (DC Region)
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**** How You’ll Contribute
**** Reporting to the Vice President, Shared Services and Risk Management, the Sr. Manager, Finance Systems Operations will be a key resource for financial and contract management systems, translating financial data into actionable insights that support strategic decision-making across the Finance organization.
This role partners closely with Finance leadership to strengthen reporting and analytics capabilities, optimizing financial data structures, systems and processes to deliver meaningful insights and support strategic decision making. Working collaboratively with the Finance team and the Business Applications lead in Technology, this person will support the implementation, maintenance, and continuously improving systems such as Workday, Adaptive Planning, and Agiloft, including planning, testing, and rolling out enhancements.
The ideal candidate is someone who can identify practical, creative solutions that support Finance's goals and align with NG Next strategic priorities.

* * Although this role offers remote flexibility, applicants are required to live within the DMV region or within a 50-mile radius of National Geographic headquarters.
* *** Your Impact
**** Responsibilities Include*
* ** Data Administration, Reporting and Process Monitoring (40%)
*** Partner with Finance leadership to translate financial data into actionable insights, developing custom Workday and Adaptive Planning reports and dashboards that support strategic decision-making.
* Maintain data  integrity Manage and optimize financial system operations to ensure  efficient workflows, data accuracy, and alignment across financial applications.
* Partner closely with the Business Applications team and Finance stakeholders to  test, implement and enhance  finance-related tools and functionality while following established change management protocols.  
** Project Leadership & Systems Strategy (20%)
*** Act as project lead in assessing existing platforms (Workday, Agiloft, and others) to build a long-term roadmap that drives operational efficiency across core financial systems.
* Proactively identify, recommend and implement approved AI capabilities and system enhancements that improve financial processes and business operations while documenting  new processes as they're rolled out.
* Identify system  interdependencies and clearly communicate business processes, technical considerations and the potential benefits and risks of proposed system changes to the Finance leadership team.  
** Cross-Functional Partnership & User Enablement (40%)
*** Collaborate with application developers, system administrators, Finance team and stakeholders across all levels of organization to gather requirements, troubleshoot issues, and recommend solutions that supports Finance's business need, system initiatives and user experience
* Develop and implement organizational-wide onboarding and refresher training for finance systems users including training materials, job aids, and training modules to support effective use of financial systems.
* Contribute to broader system-related initiatives and projects as assigned.  
** What You will Bring*
* ** Education Background
** Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business. Relevant experience may also be considered; an advanced business degree is a plus.  
** Minimum Years and Type of Experience
** 5+ years of finance experience working with ERP and budgeting/planning systems. Working knowledge of financial modeling using Workday Financials and other core financial functions is a must have. Experience analyzing and documenting business processes is a plus.  
** Knowledge and Skills Required
*** Strong understanding of Finance principles, processes and best practices with the ability to combine knowledge to systems and reporting decisions.
* Working knowledge of Workday Financials, particularly Core Financials, Accounts Payable, and Cash Management. Exposure to other modules (Assets, Revenue Management, Customer/Supplier Accounts, Banking & Settlement, Expenses) is a plus, but not required.
* Experience using or administering Adaptive Insights (or a similar financial planning tool), including building reports, dashboards, and calculated fields.
* Experience with Workday reporting including designing, maintaining data structures, building custom reports, dashboards and creating calculated fields.
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