Senior Director, Finance – Corporate Systems
Fortrea
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Poland
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About the role
- Partner with the finance team to provide the systems to support the company's financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
- Ensure systems are available for accurate, timely, and compliant internal and external financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP, SOX, and other regulatory requirements.
- Oversee the strategy, implementation, and optimization of the core financial systems (e.g., Workday, Anaplan, subscription billing, and revenue recognition tools like Anaplan, Workday Adaptive).
- Lead finance transformation projects, including process automation, standardization, and the adoption of new technologies like AI-driven analytics, to streamline operations and enhance productivity.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of finance and systems professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Owner of the narratives for the auditable IT processes for the Financial IT systems.
- Identify potential financial risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Establish and maintain a robust system of internal controls and policies to safeguard company assets and ensure data integrity across all financial applications.
- Define and execute the strategic roadmap for all the financial systems including Workday, Anaplan, Blackline, ACEND, and more, aligning Finance teams’ goals with technical capabilities and overall business objectives.
- Lead the design, development, and optimization of scalable technology solutions and models, ensuring model integrity, scalability, and performance.
- Serve as a primary liaison between senior business stakeholders (e.g., Finance, IT) and model builders to translate strategic business requirements into effective Anaplan solutions.
- Oversee the management and analysis of master data across Workday, Anaplan, Blackline, ACEND, and other integrated systems, ensuring data accuracy and consistency.
- Optimize existing planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes using existing technologies, leveraging existing tools, utilizing analytics to provide actionable insights to executive leadership.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Management Information Systems, or a related field is required or equivalent experience.
- Typically requires a minimum of 10-15 years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, or finance systems management, with significant experience in a leadership or project management role.
- Deep expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and data analysis is essential.
- Proficiency with major ERP systems (e.g., Workday, Anaplan, Blackline), BI tools (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau), and advanced Excel is expected.
- Must possess strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to translate complex financial and technical data into actionable insights for non-financial stakeholders.
- Excellent problem-solving, strategic thinking, and project management skills are also crucial.
- Proficiency in Workday modules (or other ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems) Deep expertise in Anaplan architecture, including model design, data integration, and performance optimization is a plus.
- Experience with other enterprise systems (ERP) related systems like Blackline and ACEND.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex system issues.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate business requirements into system configurations and improvements.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically and design innovative product solutions.
Benefits
- General office environment.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
financial modelingforecastingdata analysisproject managementprocess automationstandardizationmodel designdata integrationperformance optimizationanalytics
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationinterpersonal skillsproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingteam collaborationaccountabilitycontinuous improvementability to translate complex dataindependence