Financial Systems Specialist, Lead

JOB SUMMARY

The Financial Systems Specialist, Lead serves as the technical and functional expert for Finance systems, providing strategic leadership in the development, optimization, and implementation of solutions that support the organization's planning, reporting, and decision-making capabilities. This role leads initiatives that enhance Finance processes, strengthen organizational capabilities, and drive operational effectiveness through scalable and sustainable solutions. Acting with a high degree of independence and judgment, the lead navigates ambiguity, evaluates alternatives, and recommends approaches that balance business needs, technical considerations, and long-term organizational goals. The role builds stakeholder alignment, influences decision-making across organizational boundaries, and drives successful outcomes through leadership, change management, and execution.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL: Think like a leader. Build like a developer. Analyze like a finance systems professional.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads complex, cross-functional initiatives from problem definition and requirements gathering through solution design, development, implementation, change management, and adoption while anticipating risks and driving decisions and deliverables to successful completion
• Navigates ambiguity to clarify business needs, establish priorities, set milestones, evaluate alternatives, and recommend scalable solutions
• Builds stakeholder alignment and influences decisions across organizational boundaries, including when priorities or requirements compete
• Serves as the primary technical and functional subject matter expert for assigned financial systems
• Designs, develops, implements, and supports analytical tools, reports, dashboards, integrations, and planning solutions that enable Finance decision-making and operational efficiency and applications
• Models, extracts, and analyzes data while applying knowledge of data structures, table relationships, data flows, and data movement within and between financial systems
• Champions process improvement opportunities by evaluating business needs, driving innovation, establishing standardized approaches, and delivering scalable solutions that drive operational efficiency, automation, and alignment with Finance objectives
• Communicates project status, risks, recommendations, and key decision points to leadership to support informed planning and execution
• Serves as the system administrator, owning security administration, production support, issue resolution, testing, and release management
• Provides technical guidance to internal and external resources and maintains expertise in relevant technologies, development practices, and industry trends
• May perform financial analysis and support Finance with special projects, budgeting, forecasting, planning, and ad hoc reporting for senior leadership and the Board of Directors 
• May provide direction, guidance, and support to lower-level professionals and support employees

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Business, or a related field; a Master of Business Administration (MBA), or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline is preferred. Equivalent combinations of education and relevant experience may be considered
• Minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible work experience in the following:
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects and system initiatives from planning and requirements gathering through implementation, adoption, and continuous improvement
  • Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity, evaluate alternatives, exercise sound judgment, influence decision-making, prioritize competing requests, and drive work to completion
  • Demonstrated experience leading system enhancements, upgrades, user test script development, user acceptance testing, and ongoing production support
  • Hands-on experience developing, configuring, implementing, and supporting solutions using financial planning, reporting, and business intelligence platforms such as Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS), Hyperion Essbase, Hyperion Planning, PowerPlan, Power BI, Oracle PeopleSoft, or comparable applications
  • Hands-on experience working with multidimensional and relational data structures, including metadata management, calculation scripts, business rules, member formulas, Groovy, data-load processes, ETL development, SQL Server, Visual Studio, and advanced SQL
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with and influence Finance, technical, and business stakeholders and translate complex technical concepts into practical business solutions
• Advanced problem-solving ability, strong technical aptitude, and the ability to analyze and interpret complex financial models, information, and concepts
• Highly organized and self-directed, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines while working effectively within a team environment
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, along with the ability to learn and effectively use job-specific software
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial processes, and workflows in a complex, multi-departmental and multi-company environment
• Experience with financial modeling and analysis related to business planning, forecasting, capital and operating expense budgeting, and performance reporting
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.  ITC does not sponsor employment visas, such as H-1B or TN visas