Manager, Financial Systems

Job Summary

The role of the Manager Financial Systems is to design, implement, and support software and systems. Support includes ensuring internal controls compliance, accuracy, availability and performance of multiple systems and applications used for reporting, performance management, analysis, and planning.  The Manager will be responsible for requirements gathering, analysis, developing, deploying, internal control compliance and end-user training for financial systems.  

Duties and Responsibilities

• Gives extra thought when responding to any team member concerns over the change. Communicates early success stories to promote learning and change. Speaks to the need for team members to learn from their mistakes and think outside the box. In a compelling manner, communicates the “What’s in it for me?” (W.I.I.F.M.) factor of the change for team members. Clearly communicates the business rationale behind the change. Explains how each team member will be impacted by the change.  

• Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; Is a people builder.  

• Turns the vision or strategy into an actionable plan for team members to follow. Plans ahead to achieve short and long-term targets (e.g., people, product, service, sales and image). Uses trends and historical data to build forecasts (e.g., daily, weekly, and quarterly). Identifies future problems and puts plans into place to mitigate them. Ensures that project plans are executed on-time and within budget. Communicates the corporate objectives and clarifies how the team/department’s initiatives will help to achieve them