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Financial Systems Manager — Hybrid (Oak Brook, IL)
Global Industrial & Technology Company
A large multinational organization in the manufacturing/technology sector is seeking a Financial Systems Manager to join its corporate finance and controls team. This role sits at the intersection of accounting, systems, and process design, serving as a key partner to IT, finance leadership, and operational teams across the business.
This individual will be responsible for shaping financial system governance, strengthening automated controls, optimizing workflows, and ensuring that system-driven processes support accuracy, compliance, and scalability.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone with a blend of accounting, systems, internal controls, and process transformation experience—especially those coming from public accounting, internal audit, or ERP-heavy roles.
📍 Hybrid schedule — 3 days onsite in Oak Brook, IL
What You’ll Do
- Act as the link between accounting, IT, and operations to ensure financial systems support accurate reporting, strong controls, and consistent processes
- Evaluate and redesign system-based workflows to improve automation, standardization, and efficiency
- Support and lead components of major system upgrades, enhancements, and ERP transformations
- Ensure financial data integrity during system changes, including migrations, cutovers, and new process rollouts
- Review system access and role design, ensuring alignment with segregation-of-duties (SoD) requirements
- Perform risk assessments on current and future-state processes; recommend and oversee control improvements
- Partner with internal and external auditors to provide documentation, walk-throughs, and remediation plans
- Train finance and business teams on system control expectations, access governance, and policy alignment
- Serve as a subject-matter advisor on how financial systems should be configured to meet policy, compliance, and reporting needs
- Collaborate across regions and functions to bring best practices into global processes and system structures
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related discipline
- 6–8 years of experience in accounting, audit, financial systems, or internal controls
- Public accounting background (Big 4 or large firm) strongly preferred
- Experience with ERP systems (SAP or similar) and understanding of automated controls
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SOX concepts, and control frameworks
- Ability to work cross-functionally with finance, IT, and operations teams
- Strong documentation, communication, and project management skills
- Ability to influence stakeholders while driving standardization and control discipline
Why This Role Is Attractive
- High visibility across finance, IT, and leadership
- Opportunity to modernize financial workflows during large-scale system initiatives
- Global exposure in a highly complex, multinational environment
- Stable organization with strong investment in technology and process improvement
- Clear growth pathways within finance, systems, and controllership