Financial Systems Associate Director

Location: SF or LA Metro Areas 

Compensation: $110,000 - $130,000 per year, exempt

Organization Overview  

Founded in 2004, Brilliant Corners provides innovative housing and housing-related services to those transitioning from or at risk of homelessness or institutionalization. We develop, own, and manage multi-family supportive housing and licensed residential care homes. Additionally, we implement a broad array of scattered-site, one-on-one supportive housing, and clinical case management programs through partnerships with developmental services, homeless services, veteran services, and health care sectors.   

In short, we do good work.  

We have offices statewide with a staff of passionate people. While we are growing rapidly, we are also selective: We’re seeking inspired, talented people who want to bring profound change and who have fun doing it.   

Position Summary  

The Financial Systems Associate Director is responsible for the strategic ownership, design, and evolution of the organization’s ERP and Finance systems ecosystem. This role serves as the primary subject matter expert on ERP capabilities, configuration options, and best practices, guiding how the system is optimized to meet both current operational needs and future organizational growth.  

This role Product Owner leads the Finance Systems team and is responsible for oversight of the Finance Systems function. Day-to-day operational administration, user support, reporting development, and routine system maintenance are performed by Finance Systems Administrators and Analysts under this role’s direction.  

The Associate Director also partners closely with Finance, IT, and Operations leadership, ensuring that system implementations, integrations, and advanced configurations are thoughtfully designed, scalable, and aligned with organizational priorities. 

While this role is primarily responsible for system strategy, design, and oversight, the Associate Director is expected to remain sufficiently hands-on to guide advanced system configuration and optimization when necessary—particularly during periods of system transition, implementation, or team skill development. 

This role is critical to helping the organization mature its ERP ecosystem into a scalable, integrated, and strategically leveraged platform that improves operational efficiency, financial visibility, and decision-making. 

Responsibilities  

ERP Ownership & System Strategy  

• Serve as the functional and strategic owner of the ERP, finance systems, and integrations between finance systems. 

• Own and maintain the ERP and Finance Systems roadmap and vision, balancing organizational priorities, system sustainability, and long‑term scalability. 

• Prioritize system initiatives across implementations, optimization, integrations, and automation. 

Advanced Configuration, Implementation & Optimization 

• Define and enforce standards for system dimensions and data structures; workflows and approvals; automation and optimization; data governance and internal controls 

• Directly configure complex or foundational ERP components when work exceeds current team capacity, requires senior‑level judgment, or accelerates delivery during implementations and major redesigns. 

• Serve as the business owner and functional lead for ERP implementations, major enhancements, and system redesign initiatives, providing final approval on system design, configuration, optimization initiatives, and production readiness. 

• Translate complex business needs into implementation‑ready functional requirements and solution designs, grounded in system capabilities rather than ad‑hoc workarounds. 

• Ensure ERP solutions support data integrity, compliance, and audit readiness. 

• Lead ERP transformation and redeployment, partnering with implementation consultants and internal stakeholders on project governance, prioritization, decision-making, issue resolution, operating model design, change management, and long-term platform maturity. 

System Integration Strategy & Oversight 

• Own the functional and architectural approach to ERP integrations, including approval of integration requirements and changes.  

• Define system‑of‑record principles, data ownership, and integration patterns. 

• Resolve cross‑system design conflicts and serve as escalation point for major integration issues. 

• Ensure integrations are scalable, auditable, and aligned with long‑term system architecture.  

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Partnership 

• This role is expected to lead and help mature