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Sage Senior Director: Finance Systems in hybrid, United Kingdom
Senior Director: Finance Systems
Job Description:
About our Senior Director: Finance Systems role:
As the Senior Director of Finance Systems at Sage in Newcastle upon Tyne, you will lead our Enterprise Finance Systems team and the Finance Data Centre of Excellence (CoE). Using tools like Adaptive, Hyperion (HFM), CXO, Tableau CRM, Snowflake, Alteryx, and PowerBI, you will turn financial data into actionable insights, enhancing reporting accuracy, driving data innovation, and supporting decision-making across Sage.
What’s in it for you?
At Sage, a FTSE 100 company, you'll shape our financial reporting structure and support commercial finance teams across North America and EMEA. You will ensure the security and best practices of financial data, standardize data acquisition, and elevate financial analytics in our core markets, including the UK, US, South Africa, France, and Iberia. This role allows you to add significant value by owning financial solutions and driving best practices.
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Key Responsibilities:
Summary of your day-to-day?
You will provide operational leadership for the Finance Systems & Data CoE team, set annual resource and budget plans, and collaborate with EVP and VP level Finance stakeholders to prioritize reporting and intelligence requirements. You will own the Finance function’s input into the Sage Data Governance group and manage related policies and controls. By translating business intelligence requirements into actionable plans, you will develop new capabilities for Finance and improve existing systems. Ensuring the functionality of finance systems for critical reporting and planning processes is key. You will also coach and develop your team, including managers and their teams in Planning/Reporting, Analytics, and Finance CoE.
Minimum experience:
You must have proven leadership skills to inspire and manage a team of 13 FTE, excellent influence and communication skills for managing EVP and S/VP level stakeholders, and extensive experience in data governance, systems development, and customer support practices. Knowledge of Sage and/or SaaS/digital business models, proficiency in HFM, Adaptive Insights, CXO, Power BI, and ETL automation tools, and experience in Agile management techniques are essential.
Your benefits:
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
• Work away scheme for up to 10 weeks a year
• On-going training and professional development
• Paid 5 days yearly to volunteer through our Sage Foundation
• Flexible work patterns and hybrid working
Function:
Finance Operations
Country:
United Kingdom
Office Location:
Newcastle
Work Place type:
Hybrid
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