Manager, Financial Systems – Data

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead the day-to-day operations, prioritization, and implementation of Finance systems and data operations.

• Manage administration, support, configurations, workflows, security access, controls, issue resolution, production support, and escalation for Finance-owned applications.

• Maintain operational runbooks, configuration documentation, and inventory of processes.

• Track system performance, recurring support challenges, and operational risks.

• Supervise finance data processes that aid in accounting close and reporting activities.

• Ensure data integrity across operational systems, data warehouses, reporting environments, and the General Ledger.

• Coordinate reconciliations and address data discrepancies and exceptions.

• Assist in delivering financial reporting datasets, recurring extracts, and analytical data requirements.

• Facilitate Finance involvement in system upgrades, releases, enhancements, defect resolution, and modernization efforts.

• Guarantee testing, validation, and user acceptance processes for changes affecting Finance.

• Manage the intake, prioritization, and execution of system, data, reporting, and process improvement requests.

• Identify opportunities to minimize manual processes, enhance controls, boost efficiency, and foster automation.

• Create workload management strategies across Systems, Data, and Reporting tasks.

• Balance resources across production support, ongoing operations, audit requests, projects, and enhancements.

• Develop operational metrics and reporting for resource planning and prioritization.

• Ensure accountability for systems, reports, data elements, reconciliations, and controls.

• Ensure Finance systems and data processes comply with SOX, GAAP, statutory reporting, and insurance regulatory standards.

• Oversee audit documentation and evidence collection; support audits, remediation, regulatory inquiries, business continuity, and disaster recovery planning.

• Collaborate with Corporate Data Governance and Data Services teams.

• Lead, mentor, and develop members of the Financial Systems and Financial Data teams.

• Set performance expectations, development plans, workload direction, prioritization guidance, and performance feedback.

• Act as the daily operational liaison among Corporate Finance, Technology, Data Services, Internal Audit, and business stakeholders.

• Build relationships with Accounting, Treasury, FP&A, Reinsurance, and Financial Reporting functions.

• Promote accountability, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and customer service.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Over 8 years of experience in financial systems, financial data operations, accounting operations, reporting, finance technology, or related areas.

• At least 3 years of experience in people leadership, project leadership, or operational leadership is preferred.

• Experience in the insurance or financial services sector is strongly preferred.

• Experience in supporting financial close, regulatory reporting, internal controls, and audit requirements is preferred.

• Solid understanding of accounting close, financial reporting, and Finance operational processes.

• Familiarity with financial systems, reporting platforms, data warehouses, and data marts.

• Knowledge of ERP, General Ledger, budgeting, reporting, treasury, or reinsurance applications.

• Understanding of system administration, integrations, testing, change management, and production support practices.

• Working knowledge of SQL, reporting tools, BI platforms, or data validation techniques is preferred.

• Understanding of reconciliations between operational systems and the General Ledger.

• Familiarity with SOX, access controls, segregation of duties, and audit requirements.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.

• Capability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-oriented environment.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• A process-oriented mindset focused on reliability, accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual incentive compensation.

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.

• Accident, critical illness, and short-term disability insurance.

• Retirement plans with employer contributions.

• Generous time-off program.

• Programs designed to support employee well-being and financial security.

• Infrequent travel, only as necessary.