Finance Systems Implementation Lead

Vaco Recruiter Services; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking an Implementations Manager to lead customer onboarding and implementation projects from kickoff through go-live. This client-facing role combines accounting expertise with technical configuration and project leadership.

You will manage a portfolio of implementations, develop plans, coordinate with Product and Engineering, and mentor junior teammates while ensuring timely delivery and adoption of the platform.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting experience with close or technical accounting processes.
• Experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects, preferably software implementations or system migrations.
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems and financial data movement between applications.
• Excellent customer-facing communication, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Ability to translate accounting requirements into scalable technical solutions while managing multiple implementations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of customer implementations from kickoff through go-live and transition to Customer Success.
• Develop project plans with milestones, responsibilities, and timelines; address risks proactively.
• Analyze customers' accounting processes and recommend improvements to close, reconciliations, and reporting workflows.
• Configure platform functionality and troubleshoot ERP integrations and financial systems.
• Guide data migrations, integrations, testing, and adoption activities.
• Train accounting teams and finance leaders on product capabilities and best practices.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to resolve technical issues and capture customer requirements.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure implementations meet adoption and handoff standards.
• Develop reusable templates, playbooks, training resources, and automation tools.
• Mentor junior team members as the organization grows.

Skills

Accounting experience

ERP knowledge

Project management

Customer facing

Stakeholder management

Job description

Vaco by Highspring is seeking an Implementations Manager to lead customer onboarding and implementation projects from kickoff through go-live. This client-facing role combines accounting expertise with technical configuration and project leadership.

You will manage a portfolio of implementations, develop plans, coordinate with Product and Engineering, and mentor junior teammates while ensuring timely delivery and adoption of the platform.