Sr. Manager, Enterprise Applications

Cars.com; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cars.com in Chicago, IL seeks a Sr. Manager, Enterprise Applications to own our finance and ERP platform and partner with Finance on all supporting tools.

You will shape the path to Oracle Fusion, evaluate modules, and lead governance for integration and controls across PeopleSoft, Workday, and related systems. You will manage a small team and MSP partners, oversee SOX controls, security, and disaster recovery, and drive modernization initiatives including tax platform replacement and

Qualifications

• Experience owning ERP platforms end-to-end.
• Ability to evaluate and plan moves to Oracle Fusion.
• Hands-on governance of financial systems and controls.

Responsibilities

• Own ERP platform end-to-end from requirements to go-live and support.
• Lead the evaluation/move to Oracle Fusion: modules, phases, vendors, cost and risk.
• Oversee SOX and IT general controls for financial systems and audit remediation.
• Manage a core team and MSP, ensuring SLAs and knowledge transfer.
• Drive integration architecture across ERP, HCM, tax, banking and adjacent systems.

Skills

ERP platform ownership

Oracle Fusion

PeopleSoft

SOX controls

Team leadership

Tools

Workday

MSP management

Tax platform replacement

Job description

Power confident decisions at Cars.com Cars.com is the marketplace millions of people trust to buy and sell cars with confidence.

More than 25 years ago, we started as a simple idea, connect buyers and sellers, and today we do a lot more: trusted reviews, transparent pricing, and real-time, proprietary data that cut through the noise of one of life's biggest purchases. Our scaled marketplace, paired with interconnected technology, data, and media, gives dealers and OEMs everything they need to sell more cars.

At Cars.com, we debate openly, decide fast, and deliver what we say we will. We solve real problems for car shoppers and dealers, simplify for speed, and focus on what matters most. We win together or not at all. Here, your work counts, your ideas can help shape what's next, and you'll build alongside people who have your back.

We're in the middle of a real transformation, modernizing the company and investing in AI and data to move faster. You're joining the No. 1 brand people think of first when shopping for a car, at the exact moment it's being rebuilt for what's next. You help decide what that becomes. That kind of influence is rare, and it's exactly why this is a place worth building your career.

Don't just take our word for it, we're proud to be named one of Built In's 2026 Best Places to Work in Chicago and across the U.S.

Ready to help build the most trusted place to buy and sell a car? Join us.

About the Role

We're hiring a Sr. Manager, Enterprise Applications to own our finance and ERP platform and partner with Finance on all of the tools they rely on, while the platform's future is still being decided. PeopleSoft Financials just completed an upgrade. The path to Oracle Fusion, including which modules move, in what phases, and with which vendors, is not set. You will help decide that plan and then own it.

You will also own the audit posture of our financial systems, lead a small core team and a managed service provider (MSP), and partner with Finance and HR leadership on direction. Near-term work includes replacing our tax platform and adding Canada multicurrency. You own the technical architecture, integrations, and controls across the portfolio, including HCM and Workday, and partner with Finance and HR leaders on business process and priorities.

What You'll Do

Finance & ERP Platform Ownership

• Own the platform end to end, from requirements through go-live and production support, including quarter end and year end.
• Define the future state of PeopleSoft and lead the evaluation of a move to Oracle Fusion: which modules, what phases, which vendors, weighed against cost, risk, and the effect on Finance. Challenge the premise when the case is weak.
• Lead the tax platform replacement and Canada multicurrency, and deliver regulatory changes such as annual 1099 updates.
• Work as a peer to Finance leadership. Bring recommendations and options, and say no with reasons when needed.
• Partner with Finance on every tool the team uses, including expense management, reporting and analytics, tax, banking, and close tooling, and own the technical architecture, integrations, and controls behind them.

Controls & Audit

• Own SOX and IT general controls for the financial systems: change approval, production migration, quarterly access reviews, segregation of duties, and audit evidence.
• Work directly with internal and external auditors, and own remediation of any findings.
• Oversee security architecture, role-based access, and identity governance for core platforms. Partner with security and infrastructure on disaster recovery and continuity.

Team, Vendors & Delivery

• Lead a small core team and an MSP of roughly 6 to 8 resources covering DBA and PeopleSoft depth. Give product owners and application owners real ownership of their domains while staying accountable for results.
• Hold the MSP accountable with facts: SLAs, escalation, release quality, and knowledge transfer.
• Run a blended onshore and offshore model for well‑scoped work. Keep business‑facing and compliance‑sensitive work onshore.
• Move the team from spreadsheet‑based prioritization to sprint‑based planning, with clear and shared criteria for competing requests from Accounting, Tax, and Finance leadership.
• Stay hands‑on about 25% of the time, enough to review designs, troubleshoot incidents, and challenge the MSP technically.
• Manage license and vendor spend across the portfolio.

Integrations & Workday

• Own integration architecture across ERP, HCM, tax, banking, and adjacent systems. Keep integrations documented, monitored, and resilient.
• Own the technical architecture, integrations, and SOX controls for Workday and HCM, partnering with HR on functional configuration and roadmap.
• Own triage and escalation for anything that touches integrations, access, or technical configuration across Finance and HR platforms.

AI & Automation

• Help define where AI and automation fit across ERP and finance workflows, and keep human review where audit requires it.
• Use AI t