Columbia Association, headquartered in Howard County, Maryland, is known for engaging our diverse community, cultivating a unique sense of place, and enhancing the quality of life in Columbia, Maryland, all thanks to the efforts of our remarkable team members. If you share in our passion for teamwork and our vision, we want you to fast-forward your career with us at Columbia Association. WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY? CA offers a positive and fun work environment; competitive pay; and a generous benefits package, including health, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k) retirement saving plan with CA contributing 6% of the team member’s salary and more if eligible.
IT - SENIOR FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR
SummaryThe Senior Financial Systems Administrator serves as a lead and technical expert in the area of system administration and is responsible for the optimal implementation, support, security, and management of all institution-wide financial information management systems. The Senior Financial Information Systems Administrator partners with administrators across the organization to ensure sound financial and accounting information management.
Essential Duties

• Responsible for managing, developing, updating, and ensuring the optimal operation of institution-wide financial and accounting system applications, including Infor ERP by Lawson, PowerPlan, Ascend, etc.
• Responsible for working within the IT Services department, finance team stakeholders, and external consultants on upgrades, implementations, and maintenance of financial systems.
• Ensure custom report, query, and dashboard capabilities are implemented to comply with required reporting standards, in addition to the financial reporting request from senior leadership.
• Review and create the implementation specifications to develop and maintain efficient financial accounting and business processes.
• Be the institution-wide subject matter expert pertaining to all automated financial and accounting information systems.
• Provide leadership to cross-functional teams in addressing financial or systems issues.
• Participate in the change management and development of user documentation, including FAQs, Job Aides, Operational Guides, Online Content, etc.
• Partner with business process administrators and technical support staff to implement and maintain the highest financial data management, security configuration, and reporting standards.
• Design, configure, and test integrations between the financial system and all other external systems.
• Leverage business knowledge and expertise toidentify and recommend opportunities for process improvements and advise stakeholders on options, risks, and any impacts on other processes or systems.
• Partner with business process administrators to develop and implement new financial and accounting processes.
• Stay abreast of industry changes, continuously seeking opportunities for improvements and policy changes to enhance efficiency and user experience.
• Monitor institutional needs relative to software and hardware capabilities, designing system modifications to meet changing demands.
• Performs other duties as assigned

RequirementsEducation

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance, accounting, Computer Science, or a related field. Advanced Degree preferred.
• 5 - 7 years experience with progressive management responsibility in financial information systems and financial operations.
• Working knowledge of automation/programming and expertise in managing data in relational databases and the application of data visualization tools.
• Strong understanding of financial operations and the ability to identify problems or gaps in the financial systems, solve problems creatively, and implement improvement opportunities.
• Knowledge of standard ERP Financial software. Current ERP suite (Infor, PowerPlan, Ceridian Dayforce (HR), Ascend Document Management.
• Ability to create automated reports, utilize business intelligence tools, and design and implement complex modeling tools.
• Open to learning processes and can translate that knowledge to IT teams.
• Ability to work with people from different units as required to help address financial or system issues.
• Ability to enact change quickly

Certification

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) preferred
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) preferred

Knowledge, Skills, And AbilitiesProblem Solving

• Demonstrated skill in problem-solving and troubleshooting local and cloud computing hardware, software, and network connectivity.
• Experience as a primary technical support contact for a client.
• Excellent judgment and strategic skills for ensuring mutually positive outcomes, balancing internal priorities with client objectives

 
Communication/Professionalism

• Strong interpersonal, motivational, and consensus-building skills, as demonstrated by successful applications analysis and design, systems implementation, and project management experience
• Demonstrated excellent technical and non-technical communication skills, both written and oral.
• Experience providing technical customer support on the phone, online, and in person.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and train team members or team leaders.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team providing timely, high-quality services.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality when accessing records for business needs.
• Experience managing constant, competing demands and limited resources with a positive, can-do attitude
• Experience building and developing intra- and inter-departmental teams and teamwork

Technical Skills

• Experience in migration planning, systems upgrade planning, and enterprise support tools.

Salary Range: $98k - $135k
Columbia Association is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. EOE/ADA. We encourage applications from candidates who can contribute to the diversity of our organization. Over and above non-discrimination, CA’s mission includes engaging our diverse community and meeting the evolving needs of a dynamic and inclusive community. That’s why we welcome folks of diverse or marginalized backgrounds and abilities to apply to become part of the CA team.