Director, Financial Systems

GeneDx, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 199,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

GeneDx is seeking a Director of Financial Systems to lead our financial systems team and partner with the Head of Operational Finance on strategy and process improvements. This role focuses on ERP/NetSuite, HRIS, BI reporting, and controls across a SOX-controlled environment, with about 10% travel and East Coast preference.

You will own system roadmaps, drive automation and AI use cases in close and reconciliation, and guide audit support, governance, and platform consolidation to reduce risk

Qualifications

• 10+ years designing, implementing, and operating ERP/finance systems in a production, controls-driven environment.
• 5+ years leading financial systems admins, analysts, or similar roles with coaching and performance management.
• Hands-on NetSuite experience: configuration, workflows, reporting, and integrations.
• Experience in SOX-controlled public-company environments: change management and access governance.
• Experience overseeing integrations between ERP and HRIS/expense/reporting platforms; troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the financial systems team across ERP, HRIS, reporting/BI, close/controls, and integration platforms.
• Own production operations including month-end/quarter-end close support, ITSM tickets, vendor escalation, and critical processing windows.
• Own access governance for ERP and HRIS: roles, permissions, segregation of duties, and UAR reviews.
• Lead internal and external audit support: walkthroughs, evidence, UARs, and change reviews.
• Administer the financial systems portfolio and integrations; drive platform consolidation to reduce risk or cost.
• Own the financial systems roadmap: projects, integrations, risks, decisions, milestones, and reporting to leadership.
• Improve system performance via configuration, workflow design, automation, and approval resolution.
• Maintain runbooks, change management, and user training covering access, incidents, monitoring, and recovery.
• Identify automation/AI use cases in close, reporting, reconciliation, and controls with SOX/security guardrails.
• Occasional travel is required (~10%).
• Manage direct reports on maintenance of financial systems, data governance, processes, data analysis, and system optimization.
• Balance strategy with day-to-day execution and leverage PM skills for a variety of initiatives.

Skills

Financial systems leadership

SOX/compliance

ERP integration

Team management

NetSuite

U.S. GAAP

Data governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, accounting, or finance

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Summary

GeneDx is seeking a Director - Financial Systems, reporting to the Head of Operational Finance. This position will work closely with the Head of Operational Finance with the primary responsibility of the Director – Financial Systems to lead our financial system team. The director will help to drive process improvements and strategy the Head of Operational Finance is championing across the company. East Coast preferred.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and prioritize the financial systems team across ERP, HRIS, reporting/BI, close/controls, and integration platforms.
• Own production operations, including month-end and quarter-end close support, ITSM ticket resolution, vendor escalation when needed, and coverage for critical processing windows.
• Own access governance for ERP and HRIS: roles, permissions, segregation of duties, Delegation of Authority, and user access reviews. Designate an independent SOX/UAR approver where required.
• Lead internal and external audit support, including control walkthroughs, evidence, UARs, and change reviews.
• Administer the financial systems portfolio and the integrations between ERP, iPaaS, HRIS, and GRC/audit platforms; drive platform consolidation where it reduces risk or cost.
• Own the financial systems roadmap—projects, integrations, risks, decisions, and milestones—and report status to leadership.
• Improve system performance through configuration, workflow design, automation, and resolution of stuck approvals (for example, purchase orders and requisitions).
• Maintain runbooks, change management, and user training covering access, incident response, monitoring, and recovery.
• Identify and deliver automation and AI use cases in close, reporting, reconciliation, and controls, with security, SOX, and auditability guardrails.
• Occasional travel is required (about 10%).

People Manager

• Manage direct report(s) over the maintenance of financial systems, data governance, business processes, data analysis, and system optimization.
• Balance strategy, day-to-day team execution, and team resources effectively.
• Leverage project management experience to lead a variety of financial system initiatives.

Education, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, accounting, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years designing, implementing, and operating ERP and related finance systems in a production, controls-driven environment.
• Hands-on NetSuite experience, including configuration, workflows, roles and permissions, reporting, integrations, troubleshooting, and production support.
• 5+ years leading financial systems administrators, analysts, developers, or similar roles, including coaching, performance management, and work allocation.
• Experience supporting financial systems in a SOX-controlled public-company environment: change management, access governance, user access reviews, audit support, and segregation of duties.
• Experience overseeing or reviewing integrations between ERP and adjacent platforms (HRIS, expense, reporting/disclosure, iPaaS), including enough technical depth to troubleshoot failures and challenge solution design.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP processes, including the financial close, P2P, payroll, and reporting.
• Experience delivering automation or system-optimization work with a measurable improvement to close, controls, or user experience preferred.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled finance tools (automation, anomaly detection, or reporting assistants) and with governing those tools under SOX and security requirements preferred.

Pay Transparency, Budgeted Range

$198,500—$220,000 USD

A culture that plays to win, because patients are counting on us

At GeneDx, we're driven by urgency and purpose: helping patients get diagnosed earlier. Our mission, to empower everyone to live their healthiest life through genomics, drives our team to make a tangible impact each day – and shapes our culture where high standards, strong teamwork, and meaningful ownership are the norm. We act with intention, support one another, and deliver work we're proud to put our names on.

Here’s what you can expect day to day:

1. Play like a champion (step up, redefine what’s possible, own it)
2. Think bigger (stretch beyond, courage not consensus)
3. Grow fast (be curious, speak up, be agile)

If you’re motivated by meaningful work, a fast-moving environment, and teammates who care deeply about outcomes, you’ll thrive at GeneDx.

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We provide competitive compensation and benefits that reflect local market practices and legal requirements in each country where we operate, helping employees thrive both professionally and personally.

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