Director, Applications Financial Systems

4rahlp1 American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.; Draper (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Tuition reimbursement program

Job summary

4rahlp1 American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. is seeking a Director of Applications Financial Systems in Draper, Utah. This role involves leading the implementation and optimization of Workday Financials and other financial systems, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in business systems management, a proven track record in leading ERP projects, and strong analytical skills to enhance financial reporting capabilities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience in Business Systems, Applications Management, or related.
• Minimum five (5) years managing tier 1 and/or tier 2 ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Leads implementation of Workday Financials and reporting capabilities.
• Plans departmental objectives and monitors team performance.
• Manages relationships with stakeholders to support initiatives.

Skills

Business Systems Management

ERP Systems Implementation

Data Analysis

Leadership

Software Development Methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management or related field

Job description

Director, Applications Financial Systems

We are seeking a strategic and results driven Director to lead the implementation and optimization of Workday Financials and enterprise reporting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Plans and oversees day‑to‑day departmental objectives; monitors team deliverables, performance, and provides corrective action when necessary.
• Assists in providing training for IT staff and business users.
• Directs departmental team through guidance, administration, maintenance, and updates of assigned application platforms and business verticals.
• Provides leadership for the selection, maintenance, enhancements, training, upgrades, and other core components of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other financial systems software.
• Plans and works closely with the business and internal IT personnel, system vendors and staff as system changes and upgrades are planned, tested, and implemented.
• Assures modifications and upgrades are successfully tested before implementation to the live environment.
• Manages relationships with executives and key stakeholders across business units to support initiatives, requests, and complex escalations.
• Manages vendor and internal relationships within projects and day‑to‑day operations for the applications.
• Determines modifications, upgrades, and testing schedules for financial analysis and applications.
• Manages project resources, funds, and schedules to ensure responsiveness to business needs.
• Collaborates with IT and finance departments on system requirements to meet business needs.
• Partners with cross‑functional teams on product evaluations, implementations, and upgrades.
• Obtains specifications, research, and design of new implementation of systems and process.
• Ensures application inventory, documentation, and modelling for all applications and supported verticals.
• Utilizes standard reporting tools to write, maintain and support a variety of reports or queries for business and IT use.
• Works with IT, Data and BI staff to resolve complex reporting issues.
• Helps maintain data integrity in systems by running queries and analyzing data to validate against controls.
• Reviews and approves change management processes over team within defined change control process to ensure delivery based on goals and prioritization to include systems management.
• Creates and enhances process documentation, procedures, and policies.
• Maintains documentation and works with IT teams and assigned business stakeholders to address concerns on dictated standards and policies.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology and/or related preferred.
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience in Business Systems, Applications Management, Business Process Development & Analytics and/or related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience implementing and/or managing tier 1 and/or tier 2 ERP systems with preferred experience in the following modules: General Ledger with Treasury, Budgeting, Accounts Payable, PO, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, and Project Accounting.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience with integrations and/or EDI between systems and/or partners.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience providing support to help analyze data and design and build reports as needed.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience managing banking and/or payment processing systems including gateways, positive pay, NACHA, 3rd party payment processors.
• Minimum five (5) years of leadership experience with direct reports.
• Advanced experience in software development methodologies to include UML, Agile, and Waterfall.
• Advanced experience and knowledge in technology business process development.
• Experience with complex financial application system software projects, system maintenance, tools, and support.
• Experience supporting and maintaining ERP applications (including, but not limited to, application and report modifications upgrades, implementations, and training).
• Experience assists in the implementation of internal and external audit recommendations over internal control procedures and information technology related systems, policies, and procedures.
• Strong understanding of various business processes including Order to Cash, Procurement to Pay, Subscription Service Models, Customer Service, Sales Operations.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting procedures and generally accepted audit standards.

Compensation

The anticipated pay range/scale for this position is commensurate with experience. Actual starting base pay within this range will depend on factors including geographic location, education, training, skills, and relevant experience. This position is eligible to receive a discretionary annual bonus.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts and/or health savings accounts.
• Dependent savings accounts.
• 401(k) with company matching contributions.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• 9 paid holidays per year.
• Paid time off (PTO) accrual: 0.0577 hours of PTO per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per year.

Equal Opportunity Statement

American Homes 4 Rent, LP (“AMH”) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non‑merit based factors. AMH provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation, email [e-mail]. In addition to federal law requirements, AMH complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. AMH participates in the E‑Verify program. Learn more about E‑Verify.

Background Check and Employment Verification

Background check required. AMH will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, which may include the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.