Finance Systems Manager

Sharp and Carter; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2-3 direct reports

NFP benefits

25 days annual leave

6 NDOs

2 days WFH

Broad stakeholder exposure

Transformation initiatives involvement

Supportive leadership

Job summary

Sharp and Carter is seeking an experienced Finance Systems Lead for a large not-for-profit organisation. You will maintain, optimise and support critical finance systems, partnering with Finance, Technology and business stakeholders to deliver practical system solutions.

Key duties include administration, access governance, upgrades and implementations, training, and driving continuous improvement. You will lead a small team, collaborate with vendors, and translate business requirements into

Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle ERP is essential.
• Experience managing staff and direct reports.
• Experience administering ERP/finance systems.
• Strong knowledge of finance and accounting processes.
• Experience coordinating upgrades or implementations with data flows.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Administration and support of finance systems and related interfaces.
• Managing user access, system maintenance and governance controls.
• Supporting system upgrades, enhancements and implementation projects.
• Coordinating issue resolution with internal teams and external providers.
• Monitoring support requests and identifying recurring improvement opportunities.
• Delivering user training and systems support across the organisation.
• Partnering with Finance and Technology teams to optimise system processes.
• Contributing to the development of functional specifications and business requirements.
• Supporting continuous improvement and automation initiatives.

Skills

Oracle

Staff management

ERP administration

Stakeholder engagement

Systems analysis

Process improvement

Training delivery

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Finance Systems professional to join a large, purpose-driven not-for-profit organisation as a Finance Systems Lead. Working within a collaborative and supportive finance team, you will play a key role in maintaining, enhancing and optimising critical finance systems that support the organisation's operations and long-term objectives.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys partnering with Finance, Technology and business stakeholders to deliver practical system solutions while remaining hands-on across systems administration, user support, continuous improvement initiatives and project delivery.

The Opportunity

You will play a key role in ensuring finance systems are effective, reliable and fit for purpose. Working closely with internal stakeholders and external vendors, you will support system performance, drive process improvements and contribute to ongoing upgrade and implementation initiatives.

• Administration and support of finance systems and related interfaces
• Managing user access, system maintenance and governance controls
• Supporting system upgrades, enhancements and implementation projects
• Coordinating issue resolution with internal teams and external providers
• Monitoring support requests and identifying recurring improvement opportunities
• Delivering user training and systems support across the organisation
• Partnering with Finance and Technology teams to optimise system processes
• Contributing to the development of functional specifications and business requirements
• Supporting continuous improvement and automation initiatives

About You

You will be a commercially minded finance systems professional who enjoys solving problems, engaging stakeholders and improving business processes.

To be successful, you will bring:

• Prior experience with Oracle, this is essential and non-negotiable
• Prior experience managing staff/having direct reports
• Experience supporting and administering ERP and finance systems
• Strong understanding of finance and accounting processes
• Experience working with system upgrades, enhancements or implementation projects and data flowsAbility to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

What's on Offer

• 2-3 direct reports
• NFP Benefits | 25 days annual leave | 6 NDO's
• 2 days WFH
• Broad stakeholder exposure across Finance and Technology
• Involvement in ongoing systems enhancement and transformation initiatives
• Supportive leadership team and collaborative culture