Financial Transformation Senior Manager

CoStar Group; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

CoStar Group is seeking a Financial Transformation Senior Manager in Arlington, VA to lead finance transformation initiatives across Procure to Pay, Record to Report, and Order to Cash. This role partners with Finance, IT, and Product to standardize and deploy global ERP processes in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

The ideal candidate has extensive process-improvement experience, strong project leadership, and a track record of delivering complex financial system changes in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field from an accredited college/university.
• 12+ years of total career experience in IT, Finance, Accounting, or related business system disciplines.
• 5+ years as Project Manager on accounting/financial transformation projects.
• Proven competency with Waterfall, Agile, Scrum methodologies.
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Organized thinker with strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of multiple finance transformation projects.
• Develop understanding of O2C, P2P, and R2R financial systems and processes.
• Participate in process mapping and process improvement for all processes.
• Coordinate development with internal and external technical teams.
• Create and maintain scope documents, project plans, schedules, and trackers.
• Drive activities to meet dates defined in the project schedule.
• Produce materials and lead status calls and executive meetings.
• Deliver projects on time, on budget, and within scope.
• Identify and communicate project risks; manage change control.
• Coordinate deliverables based on internal resource availability.

Skills

Project management

Process improvement

Financial systems

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Bachelor’s/Advanced degree in IT or related

Tools

Oracle ERP

Lean Six Sigma

PMP/CAPM

Job description

Financial Transformation Senior Manager, CoStar Group - Arlington, VA

Job Description

Who is CoStar Group? CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives. We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

Role Overview

Financial Transformation Senior ManagerArlington, VA | In office, Monday – FridayThe Finance department is looking for a Financial Transformation Senior Manager with extensive process improvement and Financial Business Systems project experience, to drive and manage the transformation projects of the company’s Procure to Pay (P2P) Record to Report (R2R) and/or Order to Cash (O2C) processes. These efforts will involve a strong focus on enhancing the customer experience and process re-engineering, enabling CoStar Group’s global expansion. The role will be in CoStar’s headquarters in Arlington, VA and will report to the VP, Financial Systems and Transformation. This individual will work with business and technical teams in Finance, IT, and Product to standardize, modernize, digitize, and deploy Global ERP processes. The ideal candidate will have experience operating in a public, multinational organization on large, complex financial change initiatives and have proven competency in process improvement methodologies and technical project experience on financial systems projects. This individual will identify process improvements opportunities, using metrics, and must be comfortable in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of multiple simultaneous finance transformation projects.
• Develop a strong understanding of CoStar’s O2C, P2P, and R2R financial systems and existing business processes.
• Participate in Process mapping and process improvement for all processes.
• Coordinate development with multiple internal and external technical teams.
• Create and maintain current and complete scope documents, project plans, project schedules, action trackers, issue logs, progress reports, and other project documents/artifacts in appropriate systems.
• Drive internal and external activities needed to meet the dates defined in the project schedule.
• Produce presentation materials, coordinate and lead status calls and executive status meetings.
• Deliver projects on time, on budget, and within scope.
• Prevent or minimize delays by keeping all stakeholders informed of progress.
• Identify, manage, and communicate project risks.
• Control project scope with an effective change management process.
• Escalate issues internally and externally proactively as needed.
• Coordinate project deliverables based upon internal resource availability.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required from an accredited, not-for-profit, in-person college/university.
• 12+ years of total career experience in IT, Finance, Accounting, or other business system related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience as Project Manager specifically on accounting, financial, or financial business transformation process projects.
• Proven competency with multiple project management methodologies – Waterfall, Agile, Scrum.
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Bachelor's or Advanced degree in IT, Accounting, or other business system related discipline.
• Organized thinker and excellent communicator, verbal and in writing.
• Work successfully with little direct supervision, self-driven, and initiative taker.
• A track record of commitment to prior employers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle ERP
• Lean Six Sigma certification
• Project management certification (PMP or CAPM)

What’s In It For You?

If you are a driven professional looking for a high-growth, high-reward career, CoStar Group offers the ideal opportunity. Be part of a best-in-class company with strong year-over-year growth that invests in your success. Enjoy a rewarding atmosphere where you can learn, excel, and grow. When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.

We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training and tuition reimbursement. Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
• Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family
• Commuter and parking benefits
• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent)
• Access to CoStar Group’s Employee Resource Groups
• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

Sponsorship

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

The final salary or hourly rate offered for this role will fall within the range set forth below based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies. Base Compensation: $150,000.00 - $180,000.00 Annually#LI-BR1

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing