Director, Financial Systems

Summary  

GeneDx is seeking a Director - Financial Systems, reporting to the Head of Operational Finance.  This position will work closely with the Head of Operational Finance with the primary responsibility of the Director – Financial Systems to lead our financial system team. The director will help to drive process improvements and strategy the Head of Operational Finance is championing across the company.   

 East Coast preferred. 

Job Responsibilities 

• Lead, coach, and prioritize the financial systems team across ERP, HRIS, reporting/BI, close/controls, and integration platforms.  

• Own production operations, including month-end and quarter-end close support, ITSM ticket resolution, vendor escalation when needed, and coverage for critical processing windows.  

• Own access governance for ERP and HRIS: roles, permissions, segregation of duties, Delegation of Authority, and user access reviews. Designate an independent SOX/UAR approver where required.  

• Lead internal and external audit support, including control walkthroughs, evidence, UARs, and change reviews.  

• Administer the financial systems portfolio and the integrations between ERP, iPaaS, HRIS, and GRC/audit platforms; drive platform consolidation where it reduces risk or cost.  

• Own the financial systems roadmap—projects, integrations, risks, decisions, and milestones—and report status to leadership.  

• Improve system performance through configuration, workflow design, automation, and resolution of stuck approvals (for example, purchase orders and requisitions).  

• Maintain runbooks, change management, and user training covering access, incident response, monitoring, and recovery.  

• Identify and deliver automation and AI use cases in close, reporting, reconciliation, and controls, with security, SOX, and auditability guardrails. 

• Occasional travel is required (about 10%). 

People Manager 

• Manage direct report(s) over the maintenance of financial systems, data governance, business processes, data analysis, and system optimization. 

• Balance strategy, day-to-day team execution, and team resources effectively. 

• Leverage project management experience to lead a variety of financial system initiatives. 

Education, Experience, and Skills 

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, accounting, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience. 

• 10+ years designing, implementing, and operating ERP and related finance systems in a production, controls-driven environment. 

• Hands-on NetSuite experience, including configuration, workflows, roles and permissions, reporting, integrations, troubleshooting, and production support. 

• 5+ years leading financial systems administrators, analysts, developers, or similar roles, including coaching, performance management, and work allocation. 

• Experience supporting financial systems in a SOX-controlled public-company environment: change management, access governance, user access reviews, audit support, and segregation of duties. 

• Experience overseeing or reviewing integrations between ERP and adjacent platforms (HRIS, expense, reporting/disclosure, iPaaS), including enough technical depth to troubleshoot failures and challenge solution design. 

• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP processes, including the financial close, P2P, payroll, and reporting. 

• Experience delivering automation or system-optimization work with a measurable improvement to close, controls, or user experience preferred. 

• Familiarity with AI-enabled finance tools (automation, anomaly detection, or reporting assistants) and with governing those tools under SOX and security requirements preferred. 
  
  

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