Global Sr. Lead, Finance Systems Enablement

Who We Are  

International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1,200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions, protect half a billion, and make justice unstoppable.  

We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve.    

The Need  

For over 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade, IJM’s Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence, we are seeking a Global Senior Lead, Financial Systems Strategist. 

The Global Sr. Lead, Finance Systems Enablement is responsible for leading IJM's finance systems initiatives, including those related to Workday, Adaptive Planning, QuickBooks, M-files, SmartSheet, and other relevant systems. This role owns business requirements, change management and project management related to enhancements to our Finance Systems and will work closely with the Finance Systems Manager and the Finance Systems team as well as functional SME's and HR and IT systems teams 

This role is responsible for developing and maintaining our Finance Systems portfolio roadmap. For individual projects, this role will be responsible for managing the business requirements, user acceptance testing, training and other elements of change management and project management for Finance Systems projects.  

This position is hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays) if located in the Washington, DC area OR remote for non-local candidates. It reports to the Global Director, Treasury and is only available for candidates with the right to work in the US.   

Responsibilities 

Portfolio Management:

• Maintain awareness of best practices in Finance Systems by attending conferences, building relationships with peers and generally staying current with latest trends in Finance Systems. Be visionary. 

• Lead senior Finance Management through a regular Finance Systems Roadmap review obtaining input and shared buy-in to this multiyear strategic plan.

• Negotiate trade-offs as required

• Align with GTS and HR roadmaps

Strategy, Knowledge Development & Implementation: 

• System Leadership: Lead monthly Finance stakeholder partnership meetings 

• Lead the effective execution of large projects and ensure delivery of planned sprint schedules. 

• Ensure all approved non-urgent requests are updated in the backlog for prioritization. 

• Design system testing—developing test scenarios, managing testing sessions, and adjusting training accordingly. 

Networking & Partnership:  

• Develop networks with other customers within relevant communities to leverage best practices for IJM. 

• Partner with Finance, HR teams and GTS to define and refine requirements for new features and enhancements. 

• Direct the work of external consultants as needed.

• Partner with project leaders in the business to effectively plan and execute projects from discovery through post-go-live phases. 

Complex Projects:   

• Working with a user base distributed across the Globe, lead requirements gathering, technical documentation, execution of technical work, and vendor estimates.