The Senior Manager is responsible for daily oversight and monitoring of the Financial Systems Department.  Additionally, the Senior Manager provides guidance, training, and consultation to employees and finance team members.  The Senior Manager is responsible for maintaining metadata in financial accounting systems and maintenance of related processes and internal controls. The Senior Manager liaisons with the Company’s IT Department in respect to technical support. This position will support the current implementation of Oracle Fusion Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM).

What You Will Do:

Ensure integrity of financial metadata in the financial systems. Responsible for systems administration for the Finance Department: Currently - Hyperion Financial Management, Hyperion Planning, Financial Data Management Enterprise Edition, Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning Business Suite General Ledger, Blackline and GLWand: Future - Oracle Fusion ERP and EPM. Liaison with the Company’s IT department relative to technical support of financial accounting systems. Proactively identify process gaps in how the organization uses its financial systems and tools to recommend best practice, prevent recording and processing errors, and detect at-risk areas.  Implement and maintain efficient processes for supporting ERP and EPM administrative responsibilities, including but not limited to annual plan, accounting codes and hierarchies, period close processes, and other assigned responsibilities. Actively serve as subject matter expert, mentor and trainer of ABS provided financial tools and systems. Proactively identify key business issues and develop appropriate responses and solutions. Establish and develop strong relationships with key vendors, service providers and business partners, both within and outside the Finance team.  Assemble and lead cross functional and/or multi-jurisdictional teams and projects across the ABS organization.  Identify training and development needs and develop and deliver solutions to ensure that finance staff have the assets and knowledge necessary for effective performance of their roles. Mentor and develop Finance team members in developing their careers. Manage performance and ensure personnel issues are resolved appropriately. Collaborate within the ABS organization to identify and resolve business issues.  Drive value and efficiency in various areas of Finance while minimizing risk and cost. Maintain an effective internal controls environment by ensuring that Finance Policy and Procedural Statements are adhered to. Drive the Finance strategy by identifying and implementing innovative solutions and services to optimize processes and procedures.

What You Will Need:

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or other business related field (or equivalent combination of education, experience and/or certifications).  10 Years of experience in finance roles and 5 years managing administration of financial reporting systems and underlying metadata.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Disciplined in relevant accounting or financial concepts and principles.  General accounting with an international company, including work in the areas of journal entries, accruals, translation, remeasurement, consolidations, reconciliation and account analysis. Experience administering a cloud-based ERP and EPM system, preferably Oracle Fusion. Project management experience preferred. Technically proficient with financial and accounting systems / software. High level organizational skills to manage multiple projects, responsibilities and deliverables in parallel and ensure that such tasks and projects are delivered on time to a high-quality standard. Develops team members through effective delegation of appropriate tasks, as well as identifying development needs, providing training and other resources as necessary and mentoring team members to enable them to meet business and personal objectives. Obtain a working knowledge of the ABS Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management Systems.

It Would Be Nice If You Had:

CPA preferred

Reporting Relationships:

Reports directly to Finance Director.