Financial Systems Manager (hybrid)

Financial Systems Manager Location: Columbus, OH office (Hybrid – 3 days/week in office) Our ideal candidate has a real mix of accounting/finance and technology experience that will be crucial to assisting in financial transformation work and building something that benefits the organization. The Financial Systems Manager partners closely with Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to lead the enhancement, governance, operational support, and continual improvement of assigned enterprise financial systems and related business processes. This role serves as a key liaison between Finance, IT, and external partners to ensure financial technology solutions support business objectives, maintain data integrity, and deliver measurable value. The Manager is responsible for providing functional leadership of assigned financial applications, leading system enhancements and application-related initiatives, supporting operational excellence, and driving continuous improvement of financial systems and processes. The role serves as a key Finance representative for projects impacting assigned applications, including requirements definition, solution validation, testing, deployment readiness, and post-production support. Responsibilities may evolve based on business priorities, organizational needs, and the financial systems portfolio assigned to the role. Essential Functions Lead functional administration, governance, configuration oversight, operational ownership, and continuous enhancement of assigned enterprise financial applications and related finance technologies. Lead and support projects, implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and modernization initiatives affecting assigned financial applications, from requirements definition through deployment and post-production support. Manage project activities including requirements gathering, design validation, testing, deployment planning, stakeholder communication, risk management, and change readiness. Partner with Finance leadership and business stakeholders to understand strategic priorities, identify opportunities, and translate business needs into actionable system requirements and solution recommendations. Provide oversight for financial data, reporting structures, master data, metadata, system controls, and governance practices that support accurate, consistent, and compliant financial information. Oversee operational support activities, issue resolution, enhancement prioritization, and system readiness to ensure critical finance processes remain reliable and effective. Act as a trusted advisor and key liaison between Finance, IT, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure technology solutions align with business objectives and operational needs. Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, and improve finance processes through effective use of systems, data, and technology. Support vendor engagements including scope development, SOW review, deliverable validation, implementation oversight, and performance monitoring. Ensure adherence to Finance and IT governance standards while supporting documentation, decision tracking, training, change management, and organizational adoption of new capabilities.

For Position Bachelor's Degree Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field. 7-9 years Experience implementing, enhancing, supporting, administering, or serving as a functional owner of financial systems, ERP platforms, planning solutions, reporting tools, or related technologies. 7-9 years Experience in finance, accounting, business systems, information systems, or related disciplines. 4-6 years Experience working effectively across Finance, IT, vendors, and business stakeholders to deliver system enhancements, implementations, and business solutions. Strong understanding of financial processes, reporting requirements, internal controls, and data management concepts. Demonstrated ability to lead projects