Sr. Manager, Enterprise Applications

Cars.com LLC; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental & Vision

Home Office Stipend

Generous PTO

Paid Holidays

Volunteer Day

Recharge Day

Job summary

Cars Commerce is seeking a Sr. Manager, Enterprise Applications to own the finance and ERP platform and partner with Finance and HR on tool strategy. You will lead a small team, manage an MSP, and guide a path from PeopleSoft to Oracle Fusion, while ensuring SOX controls and audit readiness.

You will also drive tax platform replacement, multicurrency support, and integration architecture across ERP, HCM, and related systems, partnering with stakeholders to balance cost, risk, and business needs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years managing enterprise business applications and direct technical ownership of an ERP or finance platform.
• 3+ years managing people and vendors, including MSP or offshore teams.
• Experience with SOX and IT general controls and audits.
• Knowledge of AP, GL, tax, expense, and close processes.

Responsibilities

• Own the ERP/finance platform end-to-end from requirements to go-live and support.
• Define future state of platforms and evaluate move to Oracle Fusion with vendors and cost/risk analysis.
• Lead tax platform replacement and multicurrency initiatives including Canada.
• Manage SOX controls, audits, and security architecture for core platforms.
• Oversee a blended onshore/offshore delivery model and vendor management.

Skills

Enterprise apps leadership

ERP governance

SOX controls

Finance processes

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related field

Tools

PeopleSoft

Oracle Fusion

SAP

Workday

Job description

Be essential at Cars Commerce At Cars Commerce, we’re fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, our reputation-based digital wholesale auction marketplace, Dealerclub, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry. No one ever travels alone here: at its core, Cars Commerce is collaboration. In fact, it’s built into the very fabric of our shared values. We like to say we Rise Together – putting people at the center of what we do, from consumer to customer to community. Life at Cars Commerce makes it easy when we share the ethos to be Open to All, encouraging open-minded communication because we know diverse thinking yields better outcomes. But critical to our success is Caring to Challenge and Taking Ownership, fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment where we think about tomorrow but act today. At our foundation, we have integrity, Doing the Right Thing, even when it’s hard. It’s our shared commitment to these values that makes Cars Commerce a place where growth becomes not only possible, but downright unavoidable. But don't take our word for it. We are proud to be named one of Built In's 2026 Best Places to Work in Chicago and across the U.S. Ready to make your mark? Join a team that's driving real change in the automotive industry.

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 tooling in how the team works day to day, and look for manual work that Finance and HR can hand off.

What We’re Looking For

Required Experience

8+ years managing enterprise business applications, with direct technical ownership of an ERP or finance platform (PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards, or similar). 3+ years managing people and vendors, including an MSP or offshore team, and staying accountable for results. Working knowledge of SOX and IT general controls, and experience handling an audit. Fluency in finance processes such as AP, GL, tax, expense, and close, and the tools that support them. Built an application roadmap before (ideally including a major platform transition), and owned both intake and delivery for enterprise systems. Experience partnering with business stakeholders in both directions: prioritizing their requests, and taking their ideas about platform direction seriously. Experience partnering with business platform owners on functional configuration while owning technical, integration, and control responsibilities. Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business, Computer Science, or similar, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Experience

PeopleSoft Financials or Oracle Fusion, and working knowledge of Workday and related integrations. A tax engine replacement or multicurrency implementation. Sprint or agile delivery for enterprise systems, and practical use of AI or automation inside or around an ERP. Comfortable working in a matrixed org with reporting relationships that aren't always tidy.

Who You Are

An owner. You make decisions, stay accountable for outcomes, and can tell us specifically what you did. A peer to Finance. You bring a point of view instead of waiting for direction. Curious and hungry. You hold a multi-year view of the portfolio while knowing what's happening this sprint. Collaborative. You'd rather work through a disagreement than around it, and ask “could this be automated” before “should we hire for it.”

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base salary range for this position. In addition to base salary, some roles are eligible for our bonus and/or equity programs, depending on level and role. Regular full-time positions are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package. If you are hired at Cars Commerce, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills and/or experience.

Salary Range $154,200.00-192,750.00

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package includes:

• Medical
• Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans
• New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up
• Generous PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Floating Holiday
• Volunteer Day
• Recharge Day

For US-based Positions: Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Please note that we are unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Welcome! At Cars Commerce, we think big, push boundaries, and rise together as a team. It’s all the challenge and energy of a job in the tech industry, backed by 25 years of proven resilience and growth as a leading consumer brand. Imagine getting to work on a team with a bold mission to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. A culture that's a unique mix of innovation and collaboration. Exciting training and development opportunities that empower you to take ownership of your career. For our employees, every day is an opportunity. We’re a remote-first workplace that embraces diversity at every level. Inspired by our values, we intentionally create opportunities for our employees to grow and make an impact in our industry and local communities. Let’s move your career forward together.

Cars Commerce is an audience-driven technology company empowering automotive that simplifies everything about buying and selling cars. The Cars Commerce platform includes the flagship automotive marketplace and dealer reputation site Cars.com, innovative digital marketing technology and services from Dealer Inspire, industry-leading trade-in and appraisal technology from AccuTrade, an exclusive in-market media network, and powerful and predictive AI technologies that enable more efficient and profitable retail operations. Cars Commerce is the essential partner to stay one step ahead in automotive.