Finance Systems Lead - IFS & Process Optimization

ppcpartnersexternal; Georgia; On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PPC Partners Inc. seeks a Senior Business Analyst – Finance & Accounting to lead finance-related solution design, requirements gathering, and process optimization across operating companies using IFS.

You will partner with finance, operations, and shared services to ensure consistent IFS usage, guide configurations, reporting, and integrations for accurate financials and scalable growth in a decentralized, project-based environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field required.
• 5–8+ years of experience in business analysis, finance systems, ERP support, or equivalent enterprise roles.
• Hands-on experience with IFS ERP, especially finance/accounting functionality.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery sessions with users across finance, operations, and shared services to understand business needs and translate them into functional requirements.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to design solutions that support enterprise processes while respecting operating company differences.
• Serve as a key liaison between business stakeholders, the BA team, IT, and external partners to ensure solutions are aligned, feasible, and scalable.
• Provide expert-level functional support for IFS finance modules (GL, Project Accounting, Costing, Billing, Revenue Recognition)
• Support Controllers and finance teams in optimizing their use of IFS for month-end close, WIP, revenue recognition, and financial reporting.
• Guide users in best practices, configuration impacts, and process consistency across operating companies.
• Partner with IT and integration teams to support data flows between IFS and connected third-party applications (e.g., AP automation tools, payroll systems, job-costing tools, equipment or field management systems, reporting platforms).
• Assist in evaluating business needs for new integrations and ensuring functional requirements are clearly defined.
• Validate data integrity across systems, troubleshoot integration issues, and ensure workflows operate smoothly end-to-end.
• Help users understand how upstream/downstream systems impact financial processes and reporting within IFS.
• Lead and/or support enhancements, upgrades, and new feature deployments within IFS.
• Gather requirements, document processes, create functional specs, and coordinate testing and UAT.
• Work closely with internal and external technical teams to deliver solutions that support enterprise strategy.
• Provide training, documentation, and ongoing support to ensure user adoption and consistent usage of IFS.
• Act as a change leader, helping users understand system impacts and adopt new processes with minimal disruption.
• Promote standardized processes where possible while supporting necessary operational flexibility.
• Pre-plan and identify the methods to eliminate hazards daily by task.
• Observe habits and hazards of others and bring it to their attention.
• Uphold safety as the most important goal of our company; support zero accidents.
• Promote open communication between field and office regarding all safety concerns, suggestions, improvements, and PPE needed.
• Obtain safety training as expected by all company personnel.

Skills

Discovery sessions

Cross-functional collaboration

Requirements translation

Financial reporting

Analytical thinking

Documentation

Communication

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/IS

Tools

IFS ERP

ERP integrations

Job description

PPC Partners Inc. seeks a Senior Business Analyst – Finance & Accounting to lead finance-related solution design, requirements gathering, and process optimization across operating companies using IFS.

You will partner with finance, operations, and shared services to ensure consistent IFS usage, guide configurations, reporting, and integrations for accurate financials and scalable growth in a decentralized, project-based environment.