Senior Director - Financial Systems and Data Strategy

StepStone Group; Fredericton; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in recruitment technology seeks a Sr. Director Financial Systems and Data Strategy to drive integration and optimization within financial systems. The ideal candidate will lead data governance and collaborate with various teams to enhance data strategy, ensuring accurate and accessible financial data for strategic decision-making.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits

Professional development opportunities

Flexible work environment

Qualifications

• 8 to 12 years of experience in a Financial System Administer, Data Strategy or similar role.
• Expertise in financial systems and data governance.
• Knowledge of GAAP and IFRS accounting rules.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial systems management, data strategy, and governance.
• Ensure data accuracy and compliance.
• Oversee financial reporting and analytics.

Skills

Business Development

Project Management

Analytics

Financial Modeling

Education

Bachelors or Masters Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems or related field

Tools

Certinia / FinancialForce

Salesforce

Power BI / Tableau

Job description

The Sr. Director Financial Systems and Data Strategy is a senior leadership position within Appcast and responsible to drive the development integration and optimization of all financial systems and associated data strategies within the company. This role will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer and help ensure that data is accurate accessible and leveraged in all strategic and financial decisionmaking. The Senior Director will lead the financial data governance and associated processes across all financial systems including but not limited to Certinia / Financial Force Salesforce BI tools platforms and additional systems through Appcast. This role is critical in collaborating with the business and the finance and accounting teams. And requires expertise in project management accounting principles data strategy system integration with all supporting systems and software.

Job Responsibilities

• Key responsibilities will include financial systems management data strategy and governance and reporting and analytics. Role will require strong project management collaboration and leadership skills and require knowledge with compliance and risk management best practices.
• This role will ensure seamless integration amongst financial systems and other business applications and knowledge on how to optimize system functionality to support financial planning reporting and compliance.
• Within data strategy and governance this role will lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive data strategy for financial operations establish governance frameworks to ensure data accuracy security and compliance and requires tight collaboration with the business to effectively lead change management to ensure financial data is accessible and usable by applicable parties. This will include ensuring data governance is in place and working closely with the business on setting expectations and prioritization of enhancements changes etc.
• The Sr. Director will also oversee financial data reporting ensure timely and accurate insight of data available for financial and business analytics and require leveraging advanced analytics and business intelligence tools to improve forecast analysis and decisionmaking through effective use of dashboards and reporting outputs.
• From a technical standpoint this role will :
• Develop extensive knowledge of the business platforms and integrated systems to proactively identify the cascading effects of system changes development and business requests before they impact users or business operations.
• Ensure data integrity by managing data updates and merges to maintain accurate and reliable information.
• Assist with monthend financial close processes ensuring critical monthend business processes are in line and resources are available for support and troubleshooting.
• This role will also require adherence to all internal controls and audit processes for each financial system.
• The Sr. Director Financial Systems and Data Strategy will lead a team of financial systems analysts / product owners and closely coordinate with other business users of each application to provide guidance and leadership on financial technology trends and best practices. This team includes team members responsible for Certinia / FinancialForce Salesforce Power BI / Tableau and work closely with owners of the Appcast Portal and associated Stepstone Group financial applications.
• This role will work across all stakeholders / functions of the organization including finance accounting sales operations IT sales platform and customer teams including integration with Stepstone Group Controlling & Reporting.

Qualifications :

• Knowledge of core financial areas including GAAP and IFRS accounting rules standards and procedures.
• Highly analytical and skilled in translating business objectives into technical solutions with strong problemsolving abilities.
• Highly skilled in stakeholder engagement and crossfunctional collaboration across diverse business units.
• Strong attention to detail organization and capable of performing multiple complex tasks simultaneously and on tight deadlines.
• The ability to capture and fully understand the complete business end to end since all financial systems are interdependent with other systems and business processes.
• Selfmotivated with a hunger for continuous learning and improvement.
• Excellent communication interpersonal and team collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of best practices in data management and data security.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Accounting Finance Information Systems or related field.
• 8 to 12 years of experience as a Financial System Administer Data Strategy or similar role.
• Expertise in Certinia / FinancialForce Salesforce and Power BI / Tableau
• Strong knowledge of data management analytics and governance frameworks
• Strong background in Project Management Information Systems Sales Operations Finance Accounting or related field.
• Proven experience leading crossfunctional teams and largescale system implementation
• Excellent communication and stakeholder / change management skills.

Travel Requirements

Travel for this position is occasional typically occurring a few times a year to attend internal and external meetings.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position requires both direct supervision of the financial systems team and dottedline collaboration with owners of Appcast systems.

Additional Information :

Appcast recognized as one of Inc Magazines Best Workplaces for 2024!

• Were the best at what we do. Were the global leader in programmatic recruitment advertising. With advanced technology unmatched market data and a team of the industrys best recruitment marketers.
• We have an amazing culture driven by great people. Headquartered in Lebanon N.H. with offices in the U.S. Canada and Europe Appcast is part of the Stepstone group. To better understand our company culture readOur Storyand check outWorking at Appcaston our website.
• We take care of our employees. Were dedicated to creating an inviting environment where individuals from diverse backgrounds can thrive and develop. We believe in providing competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits ensuring our team can support their loved ones and one another. We enjoy fostering a sense of community through dedicated employee networks fun gatherings delicious food and even welcoming furry friends into our workspace. We live our values each day including volunteering and giving back to our communities.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Appcast is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This employer participates in EVerify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employees Form I9 to confirm work authorization.

EVerify is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This employer does not use EVerify to prescreen job applicants and will not discriminate based on national origin citizenship or immigration status.

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Key Skills

Business Development,Marketing,Pricing,Analysis Skills,Research Experience,Project Management,Research & Development,Strategic Planning,Financial Modeling,Leadership Experience,Management Consulting,Analytics

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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