Finance Applications IT Project Leader

Position Purpose:

The Finance Applications Information Technology (IT) Project Leader leads the evaluation, implementation, enhancement, and support of finance applications and related technologies while serving as both a functional and technical subject matter expert. This role delivers technology solutions that improve financial processes, reporting, automation, and operational efficiency.

Essential Functions:

• Serve as the functional and technical subject matter expert for company finance applications.
• Lead the evaluation, implementation, enhancement, support, and optimization of finance systems to align with business and operational objectives.
• Identify and recommend technology solutions that improve financial processes, reporting, controls, automation, and decision-making.
• Partner with Finance, IT, business leaders, and vendors to understand requirements, prioritize initiatives, and deliver effective technology solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor and escalation point for complex business process and application issues.
• Lead finance application projects, including implementations, upgrades, integrations, acquisitions, and transformation initiatives.
• Develop project plans, manage risks, oversee resources, and ensure successful delivery of projects on time and within scope.
• Coach and direct project team members, consultants, and other resources to achieve project objectives.
• Lead solution architecture, design, development, testing, deployment, and support activities in accordance with software development life cycle (SDLC) and enterprise standards.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable application and integration solutions.
• Evaluate and oversee implementation of third-party software, system enhancements, and application upgrades.
• Provide leadership for production support, issue resolution, root cause analysis, and ongoing application maintenance.
• Monitor application performance and drive continuous improvement through process optimization, standardization, and automation.
• Ensure solutions support compliance, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Develop and maintain system documentation, training materials, and support procedures.
• Lead change management, user training, and knowledge transfer activities to support successful adoption of system solutions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Training

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, business, finance, or a related field is required.
• An advanced degree in a technology, business, or finance related field is preferred.
• Project management, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Association for Supply Chain Management (APICS), or related professional certifications are desirable.

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of 9 years’ experience in a related role is required.
• Ability to travel as needed up to 25% of the time.
• Strong knowledge of finance business processes and manufacturing operations is essential.
• Experience leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations, upgrades, integrations, and other complex application projects is required.
• Experience with SDLC methodologies, application architecture, system integrations, testing, deployment, and support is necessary.
• Strong project leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills are essential.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization, are required.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, lead cross-functional teams, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment is essential.
• Ability to translate business requirements into effective technology solutions and drive continuous improvement initiatives is required.
• Ability to be self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership, professionalism, and accountability is important.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.