Accounting Financial Systems Executive

Why USAA?Let’s do something that really matters.
At USAA, we have an important mission: facilitating the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. Not all of our employees served in our nation’s military, but we all share in the mission to give back to those who did. We’re working as one to build a great experience and make a real impact for our members.
We believe in our core values of honesty, integrity, loyalty and service. They’re what guides everything we do – from how we treat our members to how we treat each other. Come be a part of what makes us so special!
As a dedicated Financial Systems Executive, you will lead and support the Chief Finance Office’s (CFO) technology strategy, project road map and daily support operations for a suite of financial systems. Provides leadership and actively contributes to organizational initiatives in the development of finance information systems and tools. Coordinates the maintenance and support of finance information systems by IT groups and external vendors. Oversees data integration between multiple software applications, databases and decision support tools.
We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position can be based in one of the following locations: San Antonio, TX, Plano, TX, Phoenix, AZ, or Charlotte, NC.

The OpportunityWhat you’ll do:

• Provides recommendations and expertise to CFO leadership and cross-functional teams on strategy, priorities, and operating procedures that will uplevel the impact of finance on the broader company through finance IT platforms.
• Partners with Finance leadership and systems leadership to help prioritize, architect, and deliver key projects, with high degree of focus on accountability and alignment between the teams and effective delivery.
• Leads team responsible for the management of financial applications that support accounts payable, general ledger, accounting close process, systems procurement, meta data/master data management and other accounting processes and data.
• Provides risk and controls consultation to ensure all functional areas across CFO appropriately identify, measure, mitigate risks and report and remediate issues.
• Serves as a module owner for G/L and accounting modules of the ERP and certain external reporting applications. Maintains the health of these systems by actively participating in MPL planning sessions to secure funding for upgrades and enhancements.
• Improves data management and analytical platform and optimizes the use of accessible data thereby challenging and changing the way that financial data is currently used in the business.
• Assesses each of the financial processes and procedures within the environment to identify opportunities to optimize through system modifications, process standardization and training.
• Leads and approves all financial system configuration and modification implementations.
• Provides insight and prospective to CFO leaders on new systems or technologies to solve user functional requirements and needs.
• Oversees the team who provides global support to end users on future implementations and upgrades to financial systems.

What you have:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Economics, or related field required OR 4 additional years of related financial experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• 10 or more years of progressive experience in the financial systems and/or IT function developing strategies, managing major initiatives and delivering results within a complex matrix environment required.
• 6 or more years of people leadership experience in building, managing and/or developing high-performing teams required.
• Strong technical background of web-based application architecture, system and database architecture, security application integration and object-oriented languages in a large enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage across business and technology disciplines in a matrixed organization.
• Expert knowledge and hands on experience with financial and ERP systems (Oracle preferred).
• Experience collaborating with key resources and stakeholders, influencing decisions and managing work to achieve strategic goals required.
• Executive-level business acumen in the areas of business operations, accounting operations, GAAP and industry accounting practices and emerging trends required.

What sets you apart:

• Demonstrated accomplishments in leading large scale Oracle cloud transformation and implementation
• CPA with detailed knowledge of Accounting framework
• Experience running enterprise-wide projects in a large Financial Institution

What we offer:Compensation:

USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market position. The salary range for this position is: $ 163,880.00- 294,980.00.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance or at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

Long Term Incentive Plan: Cash payment for Executive level roles only, representing a cash payment which is both time and performance based.

Benefits:

At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

For more details on our outstanding benefits, please visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

USAA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.