Director, Financial Systems - Adtalem Global Education

About Adtalem Global Education

Adtalem Global Education is a national leader in post-secondary education and leading provider of professional talent to the healthcare industry. Adtalem educates and empowers students with the knowledge and skills to become leaders in their communities and make a lasting impact on public health, well-being and beyond. Through equitable access to education, environments that nurture student success, and a focus on expanding and diversifying the talent pipeline in healthcare, Adtalem is building a brighter future for communities and the world.

Adtalem is the parent organization of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.

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Adtalem believes in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and innovation, which thrives when we can work flexibly. Depending on your location, this role may be hybrid or remote.

• HYBRID – If you reside within 50 miles of Adtalem offices in Chicago, IL, Addison, IL, Columbia, MD, Minneapolis, MN, and Miramar, FL this role is hybrid, requiring office presence three days a week (Tue, Wed, Thu), with the rest of the workweek spent working from home.

Opportunity at a Glance
We are seeking a highly motivated, dynamic and talented Director - Financial Systems to oversee Adtalem's financial systems and infrastructure. As a Director - Financial Systems, you will play a critical role in overseeing and optimizing our financial systems to support Adtalem's strategic objectives. The position will identify, design and implement technology and business solutions and oversee change management activities across the Finance organization. The position will partner with Finance and IT departments to formulate long term architectural requirements, drive process improvements and implement change to achieve organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• This position is responsible for troubleshooting and solving complex system issues, day-to-day systems management, administration, and technical end user support of all Accounting and Finance systems.

• Implement improvements and enhancements to Accounting and Finance systems.

• Collaborate with IT professionals and other cross functional stakeholders to address technical challenges, resolve system issues, and optimize system performance.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive implementation and maintenance strategy for Accounting and Finance systems in alignment with organizational goals and industry best practices

• Manage a staff of direct reports and direct day-to-day execution of operations and projects.

• Evaluate, refine and reinforce consensus around the vision for building a world-class Finance organization, complete with corresponding structure, processes and technology.

• Serve as a thought leader around requirements and potential future state design for various business processes (such as Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash and Record-to-Report) and shared services team arrangements.

• Manage cross-functional projects to enhance system capabilities, streamline workflows, and improve the accuracy and accessibility of data.

• Partner with internal audit and compliance teams to ensure adherence with SOX and regulatory requirements as they relate to financial systems and data management.

• Build, present and sell business cases to justify new investments required to reach the future state.

• Work with outside consultants and contractors who assist on improvement projects.

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance. 
• CPA Preferred, CMA Preferred.  
• Operations Management/Information Systems Required
• 5+ years years of experience supporting accounting and finance systems Required 
• 7+ years years of broad Finance and Accounting experience Required 
• 7+ years years in education, services, high-growth, fast-paced, dynamic industries Required 
• Experience implementing and using large scale financial systems (e.g. Workday, SAP, Lawson, Cognos) and data warehouses
• Demonstrated success building and/or leading Finance shared services environments
• Experience with SQL and strong Microsoft product skills
• Demonstrated strong knowledge of specific global financial process workstreams and process improvement methodologies (BPR, Six Sigma, Lean)
• Knowledge of US GAAP and internal controls
• Effective at driving projects to achieve planned results and delivered on time
• Intellectual curiosity and the pursuit of continuous improvement
• Able to build trust and quickly establish credibility with all levels of an organization
• Innovative and able to think both analytically and conceptually
• Strong collaborator, negotiator and consensus builder
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $100,172.00 and $181,034.75. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits.
  
  You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation