[Remote] VP, Financial Systems

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Alera Group is seeking a Vice President, Financial Systems to serve as the enterprise leader responsible for the vision, strategy, and performance of the Workday Financial Management platform and broader financial systems ecosystem. This role will drive the transformation and optimization of financial systems to support business growth, acquisitions, regulatory compliance, and data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for Workday Financial Management and the broader finance technology ecosystem
• Serve as executive product owner for Workday Financials, with accountability for platform performance, scalability, and value realization
• Drive measurable improvements in financial operations, including close cycle efficiency, reporting accuracy, and system adoption
• Lead automation, integration, and data strategy to improve speed, transparency, and decision-making across Finance
• Partner with the CIO, CFO, Controller, and FP&A leadership to define and execute finance transformation strategy
• Align technology investments with business priorities, growth initiatives, and operational efficiency goals
• Provide executive-level insight into system capabilities, risks, and investment decisions
• Define and own the financial systems operating model, including governance structures, decision rights, and prioritization frameworks
• Establish scalable processes for intake, roadmap planning, and delivery across Finance and IT
• Ensure alignment of system architecture, data models, and controls across the enterprise
• Partner with the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) as a co-owner of the Workday platform across Financial Management and Human Capital Management (HCM)
• Ensure integrated data architecture and seamless workflows across Finance, Payroll, Recruiting, and HR systems
• Align governance, security, and compliance practices across Finance, HR, and Legal stakeholders
• Support enterprise initiatives including workforce analytics, compensation processes, and HR transformation
• Serve as executive owner for financial systems integration during mergers and acquisitions
• Lead onboarding of acquired entities into Workday Financials, including chart of accounts, worktags, controls, and reporting
• Partner with Corporate Development, Finance, HR, and IT to execute repeatable integration playbooks
• Ensure post-acquisition stabilization, compliance, and continuity of financial reporting
• Identify opportunities to accelerate synergy capture through system standardization and automation
• Define and execute a global delivery model leveraging onshore, offshore, and managed service providers
• Establish governance, performance metrics, and communication frameworks for distributed teams
• Own vendor strategy, contract negotiations, and performance management across implementation partners and system providers
• Full accountability for financial systems operating and capital spend, including forecasting, cost optimization, and ROI tracking
• Authority to approve system investments and transformation initiatives within governance thresholds
• Lead a Financial Systems organization of 5–10 direct team members, including managers, analysts, and architects, with oversight of extended offshore and vendor teams
• Drive organizational design, workforce planning, and leadership development within the function

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or related field
• 12+ years of experience leading enterprise financial systems and large-scale transformation initiatives
• Deep expertise with Workday Financial Management and strong working knowledge of Workday HCM, Payroll, and Recruiting
• Strong understanding of accounting processes, financial close, reporting, internal controls, and audit requirements
• Proven experience operating in acquisitive or private equity-backed organizations preferred
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence executive stakeholders
• Workday Financials and/or Workday HCM certification preferred
• Experience building and scaling global delivery models, including offshore teams and managed services
• Strong background in ERP transformation, integrations, and enterprise data strategy
• Experience with vendor management, contract negotiation, and large-scale system implementations
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-growth, multi-entity environment

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage
• 401(k)
• Generous PTO
• Eligible for performance-based bonus: Yes

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