KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as the primary administrator and subject-matter expert for key financial systems (ERP, subledgers, reporting tools, close automation tools).
- Oversee system configurations, upgrades, enhancements, and integrations, ensuring proper testing, documentation, and change controls.
- Partner with IT to manage issue resolution, system performance, and reliable data flows across platforms.
- Collaborate with IT to establish and maintain governance standards, including user access protocols, data integrity controls, and system documentation.
- Lead cross-functional finance transformation initiatives focused on automation, simplification, and standardization.
- Evaluate current processes and identify opportunities to leverage technology to reduce manual work and streamline close activities.
- Serve as project manager for system implementations, new module deployments, or integration efforts with other business systems.
- Drive adoption of new system functionalities and ensure proper training for end users.
- Document and maintain the full financial systems landscape, including integrations, data flows, and dependencies.
- Develop and manage the multi-year systems roadmap aligned with business growth, accounting needs, and internal controls.
- Partner with leadership (Controller, CFO, IT, FP&A) to assess future-state requirements and translate them into prioritized initiatives.
- Track ongoing system performance metrics and ensure continuous improvement.
- Partner with the SOX Manager to oversee design and performance of ITGCs across financial applications.
- Coordinate and support internal/external audit requests related to system controls, configurations, and change management.
- Maintain process and system documentation to support compliance requirements.
- Monitor risks related to system access, segregation of duties, and data security.
- Lead remediation efforts for any system-related control deficiencies
QUALIFICATIONS
- 5-7 years of progressive experience in accounting, financial systems, or finance transformation roles.
- Strong understanding of accounting processes, controls, and month-end close activities.
- Experience with ERP systems and related finance applications; implementation or enhancement experience required.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects and drive process improvements.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across Finance, IT, and business teams.
- Strong organizational, multitasking, and time management skills.
- Must be available to work onsite at least 3 days per week in our New York City-area office.
Top Skills
What We Do
In 1958 Lars-Eric Lindblad, considered the father of eco travel, founded Lindblad Travel and pioneered the first non-scientific expeditions to Antarctica (1966) and Galápagos (1967), subsequently opening the Amazon, Papua New Guinea, China, Bhutan, and more to curious, respectful travelers. In 1979, his son Sven-Olof Lindblad founded Special Expeditions, eventually re-named Lindblad Expeditions, specializing in ship-based expedition travel.
In 2004 Lindblad Expeditions forged an unprecedented alliance with National Geographic with a joint mission “to inspire people to explore and care about the planet through expedition travel.”
Today the company operates a fleet of 10 ships, including the 148-guest National Geographic Explorer, the world’s ultimate expedition ship, and the 106-guest National Geographic Orion, the newest ship in the Lindblad-National Geographic fleet. All ships sail equipped with sophisticated exploration tools, to provide unique, immersive experiences in the planet’s capitals of wildness and culture. Our expedition ships regularly explore Galápagos, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Norway, Baja California, Costa Rica and Panama, Europe, the Baltics, Vietnam and Cambodia, and more.
