Director, Finance Systems

Description

Company Description:

Aspida is a tech-driven, nimble insurance carrier. Backed by Ares Management Corporation, a leading global alternative asset manager, we offer simple and secure retirement solutions and annuity products with speed and precision. More than that, we’re in the business of protecting dreams; those of our partners, our producers, and especially our clients. Our suite of products, available through our elegant and intuitive digital platform, focuses on secure, stable retirement solutions with attractive features and downside protection. A subsidiary of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) acts as the dedicated investment manager, capital solutions and corporate development partner to Aspida. For more information, please visit www.aspida.com or follow them on LinkedIn. 

Who We Are:

Sometimes, a group of people come together and create something amazing. They don’t let egos get in the way. They don’t settle for the status quo, and they don’t complain when things get tough. Instead, they see a common vision for the future and each person makes an unspoken commitment to building that future together. That’s the culture, the moxie, and the story of Aspida.

Our business focuses on annuities and life insurance. At first, it might not sound flashy, but that’s why we’re doing things differently than everyone else in our industry. We’re dedicated to developing data-driven tech solutions, providing amazing customer experiences, and applying an entrepreneurial spirit to everything we do. Our work ethic is built on three main tenets: Get $#!+ Done, Do It with Moxie, and Have Fun. If this sounds like the place for you, read on, and then apply at aspida.com/careers.

What We Are Looking For:

This role will support the business by maintaining our Finance Systems infrastructure along with providing general project management support for Finance projects.  The primary purpose of this role is to serve as a subject matter expert in the strategy, design, and implementation of finance and accounting reporting tools, data models, and data mapping within Finance. We are seeking a driven, self-starter with a solid understanding of the financial services industry.  Communication skills are highly important, as well as the ability to problem solve and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. This role will report to the CFO and is required to be onsite 3 days a week at our Durham, NC headquarters.

What You Will Do:

• Develop and maintains a Service Model plan for financial system management.
• Design change management process and streamline requests.
• Govern Finance Systems Change Management process.
• Coordinates enhancements, projects, incidents, and requests for related financial systems.
• Identify software solutions to meet requirements identified for financial reporting processes.
• Provide leadership and direction in defining financial systems roadmap for Finance team to ensure alignment with strategic imperatives and corporate goals.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to design and implement more seamless and streamlined data and process integrations between financial systems and other enterprise level systems.
• Lead the development and implementation of new and transformational financial systems, process reengineering and enhancements to support emerging business needs.
• Create enhanced automation and advanced reporting capabilities utilizing our systems.
• Drive efficiencies by eliminating manual processes through understanding of business needs.
• Conduct workshops and interviews to understand user needs, pain points, and process bottlenecks. 
• Maintain optimal reporting tools and medium and high-complexity data feeds between reporting systems. 
• Ensure appropriate supporting documents and decision support are maintained and documented related to reporting strategy design and testing.
• Perform user acceptance testing, implementation support, issue resolution, master data governance and mapping, end-user training, and change management. 
• Develop and support recommendations to senior Accounting, and Finance leadership regarding required system, process design, related testing, validation, and configuration.
• Design, test, and implement key finance/accounting system controls focused on data integrity for system integrations, metadata governance, and reports.
• Oversee the configuration of new reporting applicati