Director, Financial Systems

Company: Apeel Sciences
Location: Santa Barbara
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

At Apeel Sciences, we look to nature to help the global food system improve quality, reduce waste, and ensure an abundant future for our planet. The Finance team is responsible for purchasing, accounts payable, customer billing and accounts receivable, payroll, accounting, financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, and the systems that enable these processes to scale. We are seeking a Director of Financial Systems who will lead the development, implementation, change management and administration of our team’s financial systems.

What You’ll Do

Collaborate with the IT department, other departments, third parties and financial staff to ensure systems meet the requirements of both the business needs and the finance department

Establish best practices for financial systems and ensure these practices are used throughout the organization

Design and implement system internal controls (preventative and detective) to provide quality assurance over financial data

Work with the IT team and/or third parties to design delivery schedules of systems development and roll-out

Review systems performance and identify system issues, and recommend and implement solutions

Partner with the FP&A team to build systems to support the Company’s capabilities in forecasting, budgeting and variance analysis

Collaborate with FP&A to leverage the data platform and business intelligence software to enhance forecast accuracy

Work with Accounting and Tax to ensure external reporting requirements are met (including requirements from auditors, tax authorities, and other governmental agencies)

Manage system upgrades with the IT department and/or third parties

Create, update and maintain financial systems policies and procedures

Train and support finance team members in the use of financial systems and procedures

Research record keeping and reporting requirements and ensure that systems are modified to meet these requirements

What You Bring

10+ years of broad experience and knowledge of accounting and information systems and integrations with other business platforms, including experience working in multinational organizations

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Business, Finance, Management Information Systems or another related field

Customer service, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work cross-functionally to lead and influence people to a consensus course of action or resolution

Passion for problem-solving; organizational skills; and the proven capability to make timely and sound decisions

Apeel believes that the scale of our impact is determined by the teams that work with us. As such, we seek to build high-performing teams of people from various experiences and backgrounds who can collectively push our company into new realms. We seek a diverse pool of applicants and consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, Veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status. If you have a special need or disability that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Please note that Apeel Sciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event of a recruiter or agency submitting a resume or candidate without a signed agreement being in place, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire such candidates without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted directly to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Apeel Sciences.

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