.As a key member of the Financial Systems team, the systems manager will play a pivotal role in partnering with the systems Director to set and execute strategy for our growing function. You will collaborate with our Accounting, AP, Tax, Procurement, Internal Controls and FP&A teams, as well as Engineering and IT departments to understand financial processes and ensure alignment with organizational goals through technology solutions.You will report to the Director, Financial Systems, and be based in our NYC office (flex/hybrid). You'll Get To… Strategy: Lead initiatives to establish a robust foundation for scaling the Financial systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and efficiency in financial operations, including but not limited to system implementations, enhancements and maintenance. Partner with the Director to create the roadmap for all Financial Systems, ensuring initiatives and investments are closely aligned with Financial goals and business value, and the broader company plan and product roadmap. Provide standardized and optimized intake process, complete transparency for prioritization, execution, and implementation. Manage priorities, trade-offs and risks in a multi-project environment and ensure execution with value-add in mind. Leadership and Management: Lead and mentor a team of IT specialists, business analysts, or system administrators fostering their professional development. Delegate tasks, manage workloads, and ensure deadlines are met. Foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment. Ensure regular feedback is provided to facilitate growth and maintain a high level of performance. Provide training and support to finance team members and other users on financial systems and tools. Project Management: Establish strong partnerships with leaders and cross functional teams to help drive successful implementations, proactively offering recommendations based on best practices and your own experience. Lead collaboration with stakeholders for resource and initiative short and long-term planning, including a quarterly roadmap of anticipated deliveries. Quickly learn new technologies, think out-of-the-box to find creative solutions, and communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences. Coordinate with external vendors and consultants to manage system implementation and support. Technical Knowledge: Develop, design and maintain a holistic and long-term architectural strategy for our financial applications ecosystem in relation to providing friction simplification to business processes at Squarespace. Serve as a subject matter expert on Financial technology, providing guidance, training, and support to Financial teams and stakeholders across the organization. Lead efforts to ensure Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance of core Financial tools. Ensure data integrity and accuracy within financial systems through regular audits and quality checks
