Financial Systems Director Jobs in Boca Raton, FL

## Director Financial ApplicationsApplylocations: Boca Raton, FL Corporate Officetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR102495# Since 1989, SBA Communications has been a pillar of the wireless industry. Today, as a publicly traded global leader and **S&P 500 company**, our network of over 46,000 communication sites spans 10+ countries, forming the critical infrastructure that connects millions. We are the force behind the scenes —the essential infrastructure that keeps our world connected.# We are looking for innovators to join the dynamic team that makes it all possible. In an industry that moves fast, we rely on our **agility** to stay ahead of the curve and deliver results. However, we never achieve it alone. Our culture is defined by a **"Team First" focus**, where every team member matters, and we collaborate passionately to support our customers' objectives.# We believe in shared success. At SBA, we invite every team member to think like an owner.# **Financial Wellbeing:*** # Plan for your future with our Global Ownership Program (Annual RSU awards for eligible employees), a 401K with a generous company match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan offering company stock at a discount.# # **Mental Wellbeing:*** # We prioritize your health with access to a dedicated Health Concierge service.# # **Personal Growth & Balance:*** # Enjoy a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) package, paid holidays, and paid volunteer hours. We also fuel your ambition with tuition reimbursement, support for professional certifications, and a wellness reimbursement program.# # If you’re ready to make an impact with a stable industry leader, we want to hear from you.**Your Next Career Opportunity – Director, Financial Applications** The Director, Financial Applications, is responsible for leading the strategy, architecture, modernization, delivery, and ongoing governance of the company's enterprise financial applications and ERP platforms. This role provides both leadership and deep technical direction across financial systems, application architecture, integration design, platform lifecycle management, controls, compliance support, and business process enablement. The Director works closely with Finance, Accounting, Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, Infrastructure, Data & Analytics, Internal Audit, Digital Transformation, and other business and technology leaders to ensure financial application platforms are secure, scalable, integrated, supportable, and aligned with business objectives. The role leads and mentors employees, contractors, and technology partners responsible for delivering, supporting, and evolving enterprise financial application capabilities.**What You Will Do – Primary Responsibilities*** Lead the strategy, architecture, modernization, and lifecycle management of enterprise financial applications and ERP platforms.* Define and govern application, solution, integration, and security architecture standards supporting the financial systems portfolio.* Develop and maintain a multi-year financial applications and ERP technology roadmap aligned with business priorities, enterprise architecture standards, operational objectives, and digital transformation strategies.* Partner with Finance and business stakeholders to evaluate opportunities for process optimization, automation, operational efficiency, and application modernization.* Provide leadership across system analysis, solution design, application architecture, implementation planning, and operational support activities.* Govern application design standards, development practices, release management processes, testing methodologies, and platform lifecycle management activities.* Lead the design and governance of integrations between financial application platforms and other enterprise systems, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, reliable, and maintainable.* Drive modernization initiatives utilizing cloud technologies, automation capabilities, and scalable platform architectures to improve business outcomes and reduce technical debt.* Evaluate, prioritize, and guide adoption of AI-enabled business application capabilities, intelligent automation solutions, and emerging technologies that improve operational effectiveness and user experience.* Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure financial application strategies and solutions align with enterprise technology standards, architectural principles, and long-term technology roadmaps.* Partner with Information Security, Risk Management, and Internal Audit organizations to ensure financial application platforms are designed, implemented, and operated in alignment with enterprise security requirements, governance frameworks, regulatory obligations, and control expectations.* Support management of SOX-related controls, segregation of duties requirements, audit activities, access governance processes, and remediation initiatives within the financial applications environment.* Establish and maintain technical standards, operational controls, documentation expectations, support models, and service management practices.* Develop architectural designs and communicate recommendations effectively to technical teams, business stakeholders, executive leadership, and external partners.* Manage strategic relationships with vendors, software providers, implementation partners, consultants, and managed service providers.* Work directly with senior business leaders to gather requirements, evaluate technology solutions, prioritize work efforts, and deliver business value.* Ensure issue management, root cause analysis, escalation management, and problem resolution processes are effectively executed.* Monitor platform roadmaps, market trends, product capabilities, emerging technologies, security considerations, and industry best practices relevant to enterprise financial applications.* Provide coaching, mentoring, and technical leadership to employees, contractors, and project teams.* Promote continuous improvement of business processes, technology solutions, governance practices, and operational models.* Support training, knowledge transfer, adoption activities, and organizational readiness efforts related to financial applications.* Actively promote the Company's strategic objectives and ensure financial application initiatives align with business priorities.* Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.**Supervisory Responsibilities*** Work with Talent Acquisition to recruit, interview, select, hire, and employ a talented and diverse group of high-performing team members.* Provide oversight and direction to team members in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures.* Coach, mentor, and develop team members, including overseeing new team member onboarding and providing career development planning and growth opportunities.* Empower team members to take ownership of their job and goals. Delegate responsibilities as needed and provide routine constructive feedback on performance.* Create a culture that is consistent with the organization's focus on team member engagement, and that aligns with the organization's mission, vision, and values.* Lead team members using a performance management and development-focused approach to assist in goal setting, two-way feedback, and performance development planning.* Lead team members to meet the organization's expectations for productivity, quality, and goal accomplishment.**What You’ll Need – Qualifications & Requirements*** Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline required.* Master's Degree preferred. + Minimum ten (10) years of progressive experience leading enterprise financial applications, ERP platforms, business applications, or related technology organizations.* Demonstrated experience leading enterprise application strategy, architecture, modernization, implementation, governance, and operational support functions.* Strong understanding of enterprise application architecture, solution design, integration architectures, cloud-based business applications, application lifecycle management, and technology governance.* Experience leading complex application implementation, upgrade, migration, modernization, or transformation initiatives.* Strong understanding of financial business processes, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Procurement, Budgeting, and Financial Close processes.* Strong understanding of IT governance, cybersecurity, and risk management concepts, including SOX, IT General Controls (ITGC), COBIT, NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), segregation of duties principles, access governance, and audit practices.* Demonstrated experience partnering effectively with Information Security, Risk Management, Enterprise Architecture, Internal Audit, Infrastructure, Data & Analytics, and business leadership organizations.* Ability to evaluate automation opportunities, emerging technologies, and AI-enabled business application capabilities and translate them into practical business value.* Exceptional communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts, architectural decisions, risks, and recommendations to executive, business, and technical audiences.* Strong leadership, vendor management, negotiation, prioritization, stakeholder management, and organizational influence skills.* Applicable industry certifications preferred: + Microsoft Business Applications Certification + Microsoft Azure Certification + TOGAF or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification + ITIL Foundation or higher + PMP, PgMP, or comparable project/program management certification + CISA, CISM, CRISC, or comparable governance, risk, or audit certification**Physical Requirements**The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.* Ability to stoop, bend, kneel or crouch.* Ability to stand, walk and sit.* Ability to reach with hands and arms* Visual ability correctable to 20/20.* Sitting up to 90% of the day.* Ability to respond verbally in an understandable, professional manner in person and over the telephone.* Manual dexterity to input data into the computer and the calculator and operate the equipment listed above.* Ability to lift up to 15 pounds.**Work Environment**The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.* Office/ Cubicle workspace.* Moderate noise level. #J-18808-Ljbffr