Finance Technology and ERP Expert - Remote US or Canada remote

Finance Technology & ERP Expert

Gartner is looking for an Analyst to provide research and advisory to global clients in the US, EMEA and beyond. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience helping CFOs and senior Finance leaders build and execute the finance technology roadmap while accelerating ERP to the cloud. They will have a deep understanding of the challenges facing CFOs face across the strategy, deployment and post go-live phases of ERP transformation and rich set of innovative ideas for the benefits that technology can bring to finance functions.

Analysts create must-have insights for our clients through published research and client interaction. You will meet with clients everyday: in a videoconference or from the stage at a Gartner event. In every client interaction and every insight, you produce, you will help clients solve difficult challenges that lead to better performance.

What you'll do:

• You will serve as a subject matter expert in the finance technology domain, advising clients and publishing research on topics such as ERP transformation, building a finance technology strategy, executing a finance technology roadmap and capitalizing on innovations in finance technology.
• You will work with a collaborative team of highly experienced analysts to build authoritative research and advice that directly addresses the priorities and challenges of senior finance leaders. The focus is helping clients understand the impact of technology on the controllership function and selecting the best fit vendors for their organization based on their specific use cases and needs.
• Deliver high quality advice through face-to-face and video-based presentation and discussion with clients.
• Remain ahead of the curve across cloud ERP business case building, vendor evaluation and selection, program governance, implementation, go-live readiness and post go-live management.

Who you are:

• To thrive in this role, it helps if you are obsessed with your area of expertise. Gartner analysts are correctly viewed as THE experts. This means you need to know your markets, vendors, trends, and process best practices, etc.
• Adept at writing insightful and actionable content to business leaders, that supports their strategic goals.
• Excellent collaborator with the ability to quickly build rapport and gain client trust.
• Confident presenter with a high level of executive presence (prior experience with speaking engagements is a plus)
• Analytical thinker with the ability to process information quickly and make actionable recommendations.
• Willing to challenge conventional norms and views.

What you'll need:

• 10+ years of experience working in finance department or consulting roles supporting or leading projects designed transform finance and accounting processes through technology.
• Strong working knowledge of the latest trends, innovations and vendor capabilities in the finance technology and ERP software markets.
• Experience working closely with CFOs and finance leaders to build buy-in for finance technology projects, mapping finance needs to business outcomes and delivering roadmaps on time and on budget.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting, CPA or equivalent certification preferred. Master’s degree preferred.
• Ability to conduct occasion travel, regionally and globally.

About the Gartner Finance Practice

The Gartner Finance Practice is synonymous with frame-breaking research for CFO on initiatives including, but not limited to growth investment & cost structure, finance technology optimization, finance function strategy & org design, and planning, budget & forecasting. The team works with 1,500+ client organizations, spanning every major industry vertical, across the world. Our research helps CFOs and their direct leadership teams address their unique challenges by relying on original primary research, benchmarks, insights and analysis delivered through an analyst & advisory model.

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Who are we? 

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The b