EPM Strategy & Transformation Director

SystemsAccountants; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

SystemsAccountants is seeking an experienced EPM Systems Director to lead strategy, execution, and evolution of the organization’s EPM systems landscape in Chicago. You will partner with Finance, IT, and senior stakeholders to define the EPM vision, roadmap, and transformation initiatives.

You will drive platform evaluations, implementations, and optimization while maintaining governance and standards across the EPM environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with EPM, FP&A systems or financial systems.
• Proven experience leading EPM strategy, transformation and roadmaps.
• Hands-on with leading EPM platforms (OneStream, Oracle EPM, Hyperion, SAP BPC, SAC, Tagetik).
• Experience leading EPM implementations and migrations.
• Strong understanding of planning, budgeting, forecasting, consolidation and financial reporting.
• Ability to work in a lean team and remain hands-on.
• Strong executive presence with senior leadership interaction.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business recommendations.
• Experience managing external consultants and technology vendors.

Responsibilities

• Own and define the organization's EPM strategy, vision, and multi-year roadmap.
• Lead development, optimization, and transformation of the EPM landscape.
• Partner with Finance, FP&A, Accounting, IT and senior leadership to translate requirements into scalable EPM solutions.
• Advise senior leadership on EPM capabilities, investments and transformation opportunities.
• Evaluate, select, implement, and optimize EPM platforms and related technologies.
• Oversee initiatives from planning through execution, ensuring delivery aligned with objectives.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning, forecasting, consolidation, reporting, data management and automation.
• Communicate complex systems concepts in business terms to stakeholders.
• Establish governance, standards, and best practices across the EPM environment.
• Collaborate with IT and data teams on integrations, data flows, security, and architecture.
• Manage relations with implementation partners, consultants, and vendors.
• Remain hands-on to guide troubleshooting, solution design and support.
• Assess emerging EPM technologies to support Finance transformation strategy.
• Drive continuous improvement to keep the EPM environment scalable and efficient.

Skills

EPM systems

Finance transformation

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance

Vendor management

Tools

OneStream

Oracle EPM

SAP BPC

SAP SAC

Tagetik

Job description

SystemsAccountants is seeking an experienced EPM Systems Director to lead strategy, execution, and evolution of the organization’s EPM systems landscape in Chicago. You will partner with Finance, IT, and senior stakeholders to define the EPM vision, roadmap, and transformation initiatives.

You will drive platform evaluations, implementations, and optimization while maintaining governance and standards across the EPM environment.