Financial Systems Support Lead – Blackline Reconciliation System Manager
Truist
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: North Carolina • Virginia • United States
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About the role
- Manage and lead the BlackLine administration team providing day‑to‑day system support for the Corporate Reconciliation organization.
- Ensure the effective operation, configuration, and ongoing support of the BlackLine platform, enabling timely and accurate balance sheet reconciliations.
- Partner with Corporate Accounting and Finance stakeholders to understand business requirements and deliver effective BlackLine solutions.
- Identify and implement system enhancements, automation, and process improvements to increase efficiency, strengthen controls, and improve user experience.
- Oversee BlackLine system administration, including account and reconciliation setup, templates, business rules, reporting, and user access management.
- Monitor system performance, reconciliation metrics, and control indicators to proactively identify risks, trends, and improvement opportunities.
- Serve as Truist’s primary point of contact with BlackLine, managing vendor relationships, support engagements, escalations, and roadmap discussions.
- Coordinate testing, validation, and deployment of BlackLine upgrades and new functionality.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, audit requirements, and regulatory standards related to reconciliations and system access.
- Maintain system documentation, procedures, and training materials to support consistent and compliant platform use.
- Develop, coach, and manage the BlackLine administration team, promoting accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with Financial Systems, Technology, Risk, and Audit partners to ensure BlackLine aligns with Truist’s broader control and systems environment.
- Act as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor on BlackLine capabilities, best practices, and optimization opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or equivalent education and related training.
- Ten years of relevant finance systems experience, preferably in the banking industry.
- Five years in an environment using integrated platforms, integrated data and governance platforms.
- Five years of leadership and supervisory experience.
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, with the ability to define problems and persuasively present conclusions.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, life insurance
- disability
- accidental death and dismemberment
- tax-preferred savings accounts
- 401k plan
- no less than 10 days of vacation
- 10 sick days
- paid holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
BlackLine administrationsystem supportbalance sheet reconciliationssystem enhancementsautomationprocess improvementsaccount setupreconciliation setupreportinguser access management
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingcommunicationproblem-solvingpresentation skillscollaborationaccountabilityoperational excellencecontinuous improvementstakeholder engagement
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in FinanceBachelor’s degree in Business AdministrationBachelor’s degree in Economics