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Manager, Financial Systems - Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Glenview, IL
Posted: May 04, 2022 03:26

Job Description

Since its founding more than 100 years ago, ITW has become one of the world's leading diversified manufacturers of specialized industrial equipment, consumables, and related service businesses. We place a high premium on the development of innovative solutions-most of which are developed in tandem with our customers. And we continue to ensure that our customers receive timely, cost-effective service for the innovative products we provide.

ITW's differentiated business model is composed of a set of unique core capabilities: our proprietary 80/20 business process, customer-back innovation, and our well-known decentralized entrepreneurial culture. These capabilities are unmistakably ITW-and key to our longevity and strong performance.

ITW's products and solutions are at work all over the world, in deep-sea oil rigs, aerospace technology, bridges and wind turbines, healthcare, the spaces in which we live and work, the cars we drive, and the mobile devices we rely on. We are never, whether we know it or not, more than a few steps from an innovative ITW solution.

Today, ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 company that employs nearly 43,000 people with operations in 55 countries with headquarters in Glenview, IL. Our campus includes a fitness center at no cost to the employees, cafeteria, outdoor volleyball courts, walking trails around the facility, employee resource groups, corporate discounts, dry cleaning services, covered/outdoor parking, and much more. We are just a block away from the nearest Metra station, and it is a quick 20-minute train ride to downtown Chicago, museums, lakefront, and other activities.

More details on our benefits can be found on our website at https://www.itw.com/careers/benefits-compensation/

ITW is looking for a Manager, Financial Systems to work within its Corporate Finance & Accounting Department maintaining and assisting with development of its financial consolidation system, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), Financial Data Quality Management, Enterprise Edition (FDMee) and legacy applications. The Manager will lead the team that is responsible for effective operations, maintenance and training of financial systems. This position will report to the Senior Manager of Financial Systems.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Provides leadership and manages the day-to-day team priorities and work assignments to ensure deadlines, standards and team goals are achieved.

  • Manages team responsible for all functional aspects of consolidation system, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), and ITW's data collection tool. This includes application administration, user security, metadata management, reporting, and end user training and technical support.

  • Regularly updates functional and cross-functional management on status, key risks and opportunities.

  • Assures compliance with proper policies, procedures and SOX controls.

  • Maintains system and process design standards and system documentation.

  • Serves as a business analyst, ensuring cross functional understanding of issues to drive solutions.

  • Coordinates with third party support providers for prompt issue resolution.

  • Partner closely with the IT department to ensure system alignment with finance user requirements.

  • Oversees all enhancement, process improvement and documentation projects related to financial systems and ensure they support the enterprise strategy.

  • Manage/monitor data integrity by performing problem identification and resolution of issues related to financial applications.

  • Provide data insight, extraction, and analysis as required to meet the needs of internal customers.

  • Interfaces with the user community for training needs and trouble shooting.

  • Applies knowledge of financial systems and business processes by recommending efficiency and quality assurance improvements to systems application usage or systems processes.

  • Lead system upgrades and application/system modification development.

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Information Technology

  • 6+ years of experience working with Financial Systems in a large corporate financial reporting department

  • Previous experience in financial consolidation application administration required; HFM specific experience strongly preferred

  • Experience working with UiPath preferred

  • Basic understanding of VB script and SQL queries

  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a diverse and multicultural environment

  • Strong analytical skills to problem solve and implement solutions

  • Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment

  • Strong attention to detail

  • Possess an understanding of financial processes, such as close, consolidations & reporting, planning and forecasting and reporting

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (-ITW- or -the Company-) is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the online application system process due to your disability, please email corp_accessibility@itw.com to request assistance. No other requests will be acknowledged.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues' unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

ITW is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.



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