Finance Systems Administrator

The Finance Systems Administration role is responsible for the operational ownership of the software applications in the finance and accounting departments. In this role, you'll be a part of the team that supports and develops GitLab's Core Business processes of Quote To Cash, Procure to Pay and Record to Report. The purpose of Enterprise Applications are to automate, enforce and make efficient these aforementioned processes. We accomplish these goals by partnering deeply with our business partners to understand their needs and bring that to life. This role reports to the Manager, Financial Systems Administrator.

What you'll do in this role 

• Technical Delivery: Administer and configure finance systems applications to support GitLab business processes while adhering to SOX compliant change management.

• Process Improvement: Accomplish improvements to finance processes that you support. Understanding the impacts of changes recommended and how to translate them into technical requirements. Document updated processes in the company handbook.

• Business Acumen: Understanding of core finance business processes of quote to cash, record to report, and procure to pay. Understanding of accounting principles and GitLab finance related policies. Motivation for continuous learning in the area.

• Business Engagement: Engage with your team and stakeholders regarding their business strategy and objectives for automating and optimizing financial processes. Meet regularly with business partners to ensure that the financial applications are functioning as designed and supporting their needs.

• Leadership: Manage your work to deliver on agreed to dates and deadlines and communicate any risks or issues to those.

• Compliance: Support data, security, and legal governance processes and adherence of guidelines between internal business units and systems in order to ensure efficient and compliance of technical delivery. .

• Business Partnership: Support Senior Financial Systems administrators and Managers regarding business strategy, go to market, functional strategy, spending initiatives, ad hoc financial analysis and monthly, quarterly and annual planning. Maintain robust relationships with select cross-functional partners.

• Project Management: Run small sized projects that improve our ability to make better data focused insights or make the company more efficient.

• Communication: Target audience to FP&A management, functional managers and directors.

• Autonomy: Accomplish goals with moderate supervision from senior members of team.

• Share our values, and work in accordance with those values.

We're looking for 

• 2-3 years of experience in a systems administrator or business role ideally with a finance focus

• Demonstrated success working in cross-functional teams to meet business objectives and influence colleagues, fostering robust working relationships

• Ability for strategic thinking, with robust creative problem solving and inquisitive skills

• Able to train financial application users on new tools and changes to existing tools

• Communication: Ability to present technical data concisely with Proof of Concepts, diagrams and core documentation through written and oral communication

• Systems: Hands-on experience with business and financial software preferred; Netsuite, Zuora, Coupa and Navan are a plus

• Familiarity with ASC606 and SOX Compliance

• Interest in GitLab and open source software

• You share our values and work in accordance with those values

• Ability to thrive in a fully remote organization

• BS degree in Computer Science or relevant degree

• Ability to learn and use GitLab