• Job Description

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  Director of Financial Systems & Reporting	VP of Budget & Planning

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  Position Summary :

  The Director of Financial Systems & Reporting is a key position in the Finance Team overseeing the maintenance, upgrades, troubleshooting, and associated training and communication for NYBGu2019s financial systems. The Director will support NYBGu2019s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, Unit4, which supports all work of the Finance team (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Budgeting, Payroll) as well as Human Resources. In addition, this position will be the main point person troubleshooting or implementing any new tools u2013 examples of other current technology used in Finance include our credit card payment platforms, grants management and contracts management software. u00A0 u00A0 u00A0 The Director of Financial Systems & Reporting is an innovative and analytical leader that supports decision u2010 making by building reports, pulling data and providing analytical support to all units in Finance u2013 Controller u2019 s Office (including Payroll), Budget & Planning, and the Contracts and Grants teams. In addition, this position holds responsibility for key financial processes connected to NYBGu2019s financial system, most importantly creation of new chart fields and oversight of the Chart of Accounts. u00A0 u00A0 u00A0 u00A0 The Director will work closely with NYBGu2019s IT unit, particularly the Enterprise Applications team, in testing and improving systems. The Director of Financial Systems & Reporting will represent the Finance unit in organization u2010 wide IT taskforces and groups and is a key constituent expected to drive process improvements through better use of technology.

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  Specific Duties & Responsibilities :

  Financial Systems Oversight u2022 u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0 Finance department leader for all finance u2010 related systems and databases, namely Unit 4 ERP. Other current financial systems include grants software (Amplifund), contracts management software and credit card payment platform. In conjunction with IT, responsible for systems administration, implementation and troubleshooting for any new finance u2010 related systems or databases. u2022 u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0 Working closely with the IT department, project leader and subject u2010 matter expert on financial systems and technology projects for the Finance division. u00A0 u00A0 u2022 u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0 Troubleshoot and identify Unit 4 issues and suggest options and resolutions in a timely and efficient manner. Conduct, support and provide data for system testing. u2022 u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0 Member of the ERP Steering Committee. Provide support and recommendations regarding Unit4. u2022 u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0 Provide ongoing customer service, system analysis, and user support for all financial systems, particularly Unit4. u2022 u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0 Maintain and update training videos and written procedures/processes on all financial systems as needed. Participate in departmentu2019s periodic training offerings. u2022 u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0u00A0 Identify opportunities to improve financial systems, reporting tools, and data governance practices. u00A0 u00A0 u00A0 Financial Reporting and Analytics u2022 Develop, design and test reports and dashboards for Finance team and Executive leadership. u2022 Support data queries and reporting related to budget process, grants reporting, accounts payable expenditures and purchase orders, monthly and fiscal year end close, and special projects as requested. u00A0 u00A0 u2022 Work with Accounting, Budget, Grants Management teams to maintain the General Ledger. u00A0 u00A0 u2022 Responsible for maintaining personnel access in Unit 4 for the submission of Timesheet/Time and Effort Reporting. u00A0 u00A0 u2022 Ensure consistent practices used throughout the Garden to maintain integrity of financial data. u00A0 Chart of Account Maintenance u2022 Oversee Chart of Accounts, ensuring that fields and hierarchies are accurate and orderly. Maintain the Project Costing and Billing Module, which includes creating and maintaining account strings (Cost Centers, Projects, Subprojects and Awards). u2022 Monitor newly created posting strings to ensure they are being reflected correctly in reporting.

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  Qualifications :
  	u2022 Bacheloru2019s Degree required u2022 5 u2010 10 years of professional experience with financial database systems and Enterprise systems u2022 Understanding of finance, preferably with some experience or educational background in accounting or budgeting. u2022 Process improvement mindset, ideally with prior experience improving systems and processes to improve efficiencies u00A0 u00A0 u2022 Customer service approach u2022 Strong verbal and written communication skills u2022 Project management training or certification a plus
  Physical Demands & Work Environment: While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to work at a computer terminal for most of the day. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. u00A0 Baseline Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. additional hours as required for deliverables. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule. Salary is commensurate with experience within the range of $95,000-110,000.

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• About the company

  The New York Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City.

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