Financial Systems Manager Job Description
Job Descriptions November 30, 2013Financial Systems Managers are responsible for maintaining the financial systems health of the companies, and implementing new solutions. They identify the system issues, generate reports based on findings, and complete probable causes and solutions to treat the system issues. Financial systems managers must have good communication, problem solving, and analytical skills in order to help the companies obtain high financial system investment returns.
The role of a financial systems manager includes planning, designing, developing, and launching efficient financial system. It is also the responsibility of the systems manager to maintain the efficiency of the core organizational functions and business processes. This includes collecting and analyzing data to support the business cases, system requirements, and proposed projects.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
•Financial systems managers are responsible for systems maintenance and administration. They must undertake systems maintenance tasks and work with the technical support teams like the IT to ensure that the liability and performance of the system is maximized.
•Meet with system owners, decision makers, and end users to define the business financial operations requirements, goals, and identify and resolve issues. It is also the responsibility of financial systems managers to define the scope of work, deliverables, timeframes, and methodology.
•Improve the business processes and operations through prototyping and developing new financial systems enhancements.
•Review and analyze pre-existing financial systems for its effectiveness. Based on facts, they will develop new strategies to improve or further leverage the company’s financial system.
•Develop better financial reporting systems, pricing and modeling tools, and dashboards.
•Identify and establish parameters and scope of systems analysis so that defining the outcome criteria and measure-taking actions will be easier for the organization.
•Collaborate in the design planning, development, and deployment of enhancements to existing financial systems and new applications, as well.
•It is the responsibility of financial systems managers to conduct research on hardware and software products to support buying efforts and to justify recommendations.
Operational Management Duties and Responsibilities
•Financial systems managers are responsible for creating and maintaining technical, project planning, and documentation of business processes.
•Manage technical requirements, and setup financial systems to maintain backups, updates, and develop improvements.
•Maintain standards and documentation, as well as create proposals for financial systems designs.
•Prepare and deliver recommendations, or reports, which address existing, or potential trouble of the financial systems.
•Aid the management in making implementation decisions by creating analysis for cost-benefit and return on investment.
•Create efficient within the area of across the area by evaluating business processes, recommending improvements, and identifying new opportunities.
Requirements and Qualifications
Most employers require applicants to have 4-year college degree in any areas of specialty, but previous financial consulting experience is an advantage. Applicants must also have broad technical skills with deep knowledge in intranet development, database development, and application support.
Strong skills on the desktop and application troubleshooting are essential. Because financial systems managers will be working with the different committees within the organization, excellent communications, organizational, and project management skills are important.
