Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Stagwell is a global marketing and communications network built for the digital-first era. The Financial Systems Application Lead is responsible for the administration and optimization of the organization’s financial business application systems, partnering closely with Accounting, IT, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure reliability and scalability.
Responsibilities
- Serve as an owner of the organization’s financial applications (e.g., OneStream, reporting platforms)
- Maintain system configurations, dashboards, reporting, security roles, workflows, and user access in alignment with internal controls and audit requirements
- Oversee system performance, availability, and ongoing maintenance
- Lead evaluation, design, testing, and deployment of system enhancements, new modules, and upgrades
- Drive process automation and standardization across the finance application landscape
- Develop and maintain system documentation, data dictionaries, and process flows
- Collaborate with Accounting, Tax, and Financial Shared services, to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Engage with vendors on issue resolution and support cases
- Coordinate with IT on integrations, infrastructure requirements, and cybersecurity alignment
- Ensure projects meet scope, timeline, budget, and control requirements
- Champion best practice governance, testing protocols, and change management processes
- Provide tier 2/3 support for finance system issues, ensuring timely resolution and root cause analysis
- Develop training materials, conduct workshops, and oversee onboarding of new users
- Establish and enforce data governance standards, controls, and quality assurance routines
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field
- 3-5 years of experience administering or leading financial systems (OneStream or similar platforms)
- Strong understanding of finance and accounting processes (Consolidation processes)
- Demonstrated experience managing system configurations, integrations, and enhancements
- Excellent problem solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with financial system platforms (e.g., OneStream, Hyperion)
- Experience with SOX compliant environments and financial controls
- OneStream Administration Certified
- Ability to design and maintain scalable dashboards, business rules, data models and reporting structures
- Proficiency in VB.Net and SQL
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