Finance Systems Manager

East Penn Manufacturing Co.; Fleetwood (Berks County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

East Penn Manufacturing Co. is seeking a hands-on Manager, Finance Systems to lead ERP transformation and act as the Finance Business Process Owner for key workstreams such as Asset Management, Financial Management, and Budgeting.

You will govern finance processes, define requirements, and drive data governance, controls, reporting, and user adoption throughout implementation and steady-state operations. The role partners with Finance, IT, SAP consultants, and stakeholders to design future-state

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, finance systems, or ERP transformation.
• Experience serving as a Finance Business Process Owner or finance lead during ERP implementation projects (SAP preferred).
• Strong understanding of finance processes including Asset Accounting, Cost Accounting, Budgeting & Forecasting.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA or similar ERP platforms.
• Knowledge of finance master data structures, reporting hierarchies, and governance practices.
• Strong project management, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams without direct supervisory responsibility.
• Manufacturing industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Finance Process Ownership & ERP Transformation: own SAP finance workstreams and define requirements, controls, KPIs, and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate testing, UAT, data validation, and go-live readiness activities.
• Lead hypercare support and transition processes to steady-state operations.
• Monitor process performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Finance Data & Governance: manage master data governance, cost/profit centers, and reporting structures.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting, system controls, and GAAP alignment.
• Reporting, Controls & Compliance: support close, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting needs.
• Maintain audit documentation and support internal/external audits.
• Change Management & Training: develop training materials and user guides; support user adoption.
• Stakeholder Partnership: collaborate across Finance, IT, Shared Services, and external partners; provide status updates and risk assessments.

Job description

The Manager, Finance Systems is a hands-on finance systems leader responsible for supporting East Penn’s finance operating model through SAP and ERP transformation initiatives. This individual contributor role serves as Finance’s designated Business Process Owner for key finance workstreams, including Asset Management (Acquire to Dispose), Financial Management (Costing and Record to Report), and Budgeting (Forecast to Budget).

The role is responsible for finance process governance, system requirements, data structures, controls, reporting, testing, user adoption, and continuous improvement throughout implementation, go-live, and ongoing operations. The position also oversees finance master data governance, ensuring system configuration, reporting, integrations, and controls align with business requirements and GAAP.

Finance Process Ownership & ERP Transformation

• Serve as Finance Business Process Owner for assigned SAP finance workstreams.
• Define business requirements, process standards, controls, KPIs, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with Finance, IT, SAP consultants, and business stakeholders to support system design and implementation.
• Participate in fit-to-standard workshops and approve future-state process designs.
• Coordinate testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), data validation, and go-live readiness activities.
• Lead finance-related hypercare support activities and transition processes to steady-state operations.
• Monitor process performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Finance Data & Governance

• Own finance master data governance, including cost centers, profit centers, company codes, hierarchies, and related structures.
• Manage change control processes, including impact assessments, approvals, testing, and documentation.
• Establish and maintain data standards, naming conventions, and reporting structures.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting, system controls, and compliance with company and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with Accounting, Shared Services, and FP&A to support scalable and standardized business processes.

Reporting, Controls & Compliance

• Support financial reporting, close processes, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting needs.
• Monitor data integrations impacting finance operations and reporting.
• Maintain documentation for audit requirements and support internal and external audits.
• Ensure system processes support appropriate approvals, audit trails, and segregation of duties.

Change Management & Training

• Develop training materials, standard operating procedures, and user guides.
• Support organizational change management and user adoption efforts.
• Provide guidance and ongoing support to finance users on ERP-enabled processes.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Collaborate across Finance, IT, Shared Services, and external implementation partners.
• Facilitate governance meetings, issue resolution, prioritization, and communication activities.
• Provide status updates, risk assessments, and recommendations to Finance leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, finance systems, or ERP transformation.
• Experience serving as a Finance Business Process Owner or finance lead during ERP implementation projects (SAP preferred).
• Strong understanding of finance processes including:
• Asset Accounting
• Cost Accounting
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA or similar ERP platforms.
• Knowledge of finance master data structures, reporting hierarchies, and governance practices.
• Strong project management, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams without direct supervisory responsibility.
• Manufacturing industry experience preferred.

Preferred Certifications

• SAP Finance or related ERP certification preferred.
• Additional ERP, finance systems, or business process certifications are a plus.
• Strong finance systems and data management expertise.
• Business process ownership mindset with focus on accountability and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of internal controls, audit requirements, and governance practices.
• Experience managing requirements, testing, cutover activities, and post-go-live support.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and decision-making capabilities.