Financial Systems Platform Owner

Guidehouse

Financial Systems Platform Owner managing the company’s financial systems platform and aligning it to finance strategy. Collaborating with stakeholders for enhancements and continuous improvements.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $155,000 - $259,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERPSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the strategy, roadmap, and day-to-day operations for the company’s financial systems platform
Partner closely with Finance leadership and business stakeholders to identify process improvements and prioritize system changes that improve month end close, reconciliations, and data accuracy.
Act as a liaison between Finance, IT, business stakeholders, and third party vendors to prioritize enhancements, manage releases, and resolve production issues.
Lead requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, and deployment activities for system enhancements and integrations.
Coordinate cross functional teams, vendors, and managed services to manage releases, change management, training, and adoption across finance user communities.
Monitor platform performance, manage incidents and change requests, and drive continuous improvement and automation to increase efficiency and data quality.
Develop and maintain documentation, runbooks, and training materials; mentor and coordinate technical and functional teams as needed.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree plus 12 years of relevant experience OR 16 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
Proven experience (typically 5+ years) owning or managing financial systems or ERP/platforms in a business environment.
Strong understanding of core financial processes (GL, AR, AP, fixed assets, reconciliations), their related internal controls, and how they map to systems.
Familiarity with integrations, data modeling, and querying (e.g., SQL) or the ability to effectively partner with technical teams for these tasks.
Demonstrated ability to translate finance requirements into system configurations and technical solutions, lead testing and deployment, and drive business change and adoption.
Excellent communication, project management, and problem solving skills, with attention to data accuracy and compliance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial systemsERPSQLdata modelingsystem configurationtestingdeploymentprocess improvementschange managementautomation

Soft Skills

communicationproject managementproblem solvingmentoringcollaborationattention to detailleadershiporganizational skillscross-functional coordinationstakeholder management