Financial Systems Manager

Location: Bellevue, Washington, United States,,

TITLE:                   Financial Systems Manager

LOCATION:          Bellevue, WA, USA        

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes.  TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, TerraPower has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

Financial Systems Manager Manager

This role will lead the accounting system/ERP evaluation, implementation, testing, and optimization of the system, ensures alignment with the business strategy, and provides a scalable platform for future growth. The role will be the primary contact for all systems administration, implementation, design solutions and will oversee several cross functional projects where the system touches and integrates with other applications.  To be successful in this position, the candidate should have demonstrated experience in designing and implementing finance/ERP processes and systems, leading and delivering a variety of projects within the Finance or IT organization (e.g. Concur/Deltek/Netsuite implementations).

Responsibilities

• Establish strong working relationship with Finance, Procurement, PMO, IT, Engineering, and key business partners to ensure comprehensive and timely communication of projects to all relevant stakeholders
• Manage the complete life cycle of finance system projects-ranging from enhancements, new releases, new application implementation, to custom development and integrations; all requiring coordination of internal and external cross-functional teams
• Effectively manage and prioritize multiple projects/enhancements concurrently
• Liaison with internal stakeholders and external vendors, design and implement ERP solutions and modules - AP, AR, GL, fixed assets, cash management, procurement, and projects
• Manage “backlog” of projects post ERP implementation (e.g. procure-to-pay, three-way match, fixed asset, order-to-cash)
• Experience with translating accounting and procurement requirements into operational processes
• Create and document application requirements, working with those involved in the development of enhancements and changes
• Build internal control infrastructure into financial systems
• Create tools such us Excel Macro to automate worksheet preparation, such as consolidation of worksheets for budget
• Monitor the system daily, respond immediately to security or usability concern
• Administrate infrastructure, user access, security processes and procedures
• Implement systems, processes, and controls for maximizing the accuracy and availability of information
• Support the finance automation strategic roadmap for financial systems and processes, including timelines and resources required to delivery
• Continuously evaluate and refine applications and processes to ensure system is efficient, effectively, and scalable
• Other duties as assigned

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated track record of creating reports from Financial Systems
• Prefer to have data query