Financial Systems Manager – ERP PPM & P2P

Financial Systems Manager – ERP PPM & P2P at BDO USA

Our Finance department seeks a Financial Systems Manager (FSM) to lead the strategic management, optimization and support of Oracle ERP Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) modules.

The FSM will be the primary contact for all financial systems, from configuration and reporting to upgrades, troubleshooting and documentation. They will lead cross-functional teams, ensure seamless integration of PPM and P2P processes, drive system enhancements, support on‑call availability during off‑business hours, manage mergers & acquisitions implementations and coordinate quarterly system update testing to maintain platform stability and compliance.

• Leads the implementation, configuration, and optimization of Oracle ERP PPM and P2P modules
• Manages and/or participates in ERP system upgrades, patches, and enhancements for PPM and P2P to ensure optimal performance
• Coordinates with business users to gather requirements and translate them into PPM and P2P system solutions
• Develops and maintains documentation for PPM and P2P processes, configurations, functional specs and user guides
• Provides training and support to end users on Oracle ERP PPM and P2P functionalities
• Monitors system performance and resolves technical issues in collaboration with IT and Oracle support
• Ensures compliance with internal/external audit controls, policies and regulatory requirements for PPM and P2P processes
• Assesses impact of change requests related to PPM and P2P business requirements, managing updates, enhancements, integrations, testing and ensuring compliance with firm change control procedures
• Investigates and resolves complex issues by collaborating with internal and external resources to develop solutions for PPM and P2P modules
• Provides leadership, management and coordination for project direction, goal setting, planning, estimating, resource allocation and assignments for PPM and P2P initiatives
• Collaborates with IT, Finance, FPA and procurement teams to drive system efficiencies in PPM and P2P
• Maintains data, application and report security procedures and responds to security inquiries related to PPM and P2P modules
• Engages with Senior Management or Internal/External Audit to clarify security requests for PPM and P2P
• Participates in internal audits of PPM and P2P system procedures, presenting evidence of executed processes and reports in compliance with defined controls
• Develops and proposes strategies to grow adoption of Oracle ERP PPM and P2P modules, along with emerging technologies and automation
• Coordinates and trains team members on processes to conform to audit controls for PPM and P2P projects, operations, documentation, process improvements, implementations, fixes and updates
• Participates in preparing project budgets, staffing plans and recommendations for PPM and P2P initiatives
• Leads and participates in driving effective data stewardship across functional business owners through data integrity, efficient configurations and data validation in PPM and P2P
• Oversees financial system functionality, configurations, fixes and enhancements in PPM and P2P that impact general ledger or sub‑ledger systems
• Participates on Vendor/Customer Advisory Boards when available
• Assists with creation and preparation of the annual financial system budget for PPM and P2P
• Provides on‑call support during off‑business hours for Oracle ERP PPM and P2P modules
• Strong aptitude for problem solving based on trends in support issues, data management to perform needs assessments and make recommendations to the business and senior management
• Other duties as required

• Monitors and provides performance feedback to Financial Systems Analysts throughout the year
• Ensures Financial Systems Analysts are effectively trained on PPM and P2P systems and processes
• Prepares and conducts annual performance reviews for Financial Systems Analysts
• Assists Financial Systems Analysts with prioritization of workload and communications, and delegates work assignments as appropriate

• Bachelor’s degree required; major in Accounting, Finance or Information Technology…