At InStride, we’re pioneering a new approach to workforce education.
Our mission is to enable employers to provide life-changing education to their employees in partnership with the highest-quality global academic institutions.
We unlock business and social impact to transform companies and people for the future.
We believe that a company’s richest resource is their employees, and that investments in people yield the highest returns for individuals, businesses, and society as a whole.
That’s why every InStride employee is eligible to enroll in 1,700+ online certificate and degree programs through our Step Forward program.
Unlike traditional tuition reimbursement programs, InStride covers your tuition upfront, regardless of your course of study, degree type, or school.
The Step Forward program, along with InStride’s best-in-class employee benefits, are available to all employees from the day they join InStride.
Read further to see how you can be part of the movement to drive businesses and society forward through life-changing, best-in-class workforce education.
Role Overview
InStride is looking for an experienced Financial Operations Senior Manager (FinOps Sr.
Manager) to lead system and process buildouts and simplifications across the finance department to enable scalable business growth and to advance operational excellence.
The FinOps Sr.
Manager will drive the successful design, evaluation, development, testing implementation, and documentation of financial systems, processes, and controls to bring maximum value to InStride and its partners.
This includes identifying ways to increase efficiency, offering continuous improvement recommendations, and developing and delivering training to staff.
We are seeking a candidate who can elevate the team by proactively identifying risks and optimizing our systems environment to ensure relevant data and analysis is readily available to Finance and leadership.
The FinOps Sr.
Manager will engage with internal teams and third parties to ensure functionality and scalability are aligned with company strategy.
The role is the go-to system expert for both super users and end-users and will manage third-party relationships to ensure project success.
Candidates must be prepared to work in a fun, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.
This position will report to the InStride Controller.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, document, implement, modify, and maintain the operational infrastructure and design of global financial systems, processes, and controls
- Partner with other stakeholders to design, implement, and manage critical software integrations between key financial applications and other critical software tools
- Proactively identify and troubleshoot system, data, and process needs and issues (monthly, quarterly, annually) and take appropriate action to ensure scalable, controlled, and auditable end to end processes
- Develop project plans specifying goals, strategy, tools, staffing, suppliers, resources, scheduling, and identification of risks for each phase of a project
- Collaborate with InStride teams and third parties to ensure all finance systems are optimized to deliver value to InStride and its partners (customers, suppliers, staff, etc.)
- Manage third-party relationships to ensure project success within the allotted budget and timeline
- Provide project management and subject-matter expertise for financial operations, including the development and management of Standard Operating Procedures, training documents, and user training and support
- Apply knowledge and understanding of financial and accounting (US GAAP) principles to our systems and business infrastructure and processes to ensure compliant and scalable operations
- Complete special requests and ad-hoc projects, as needed
Ideal Profile
- 5+ years of relevant experience in business consulting, accounting, finance, or information technology
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, information technology, or a similar field, with CPA or MBA being a plus
- Acuity of accounting and finance processes and applications, including but not limited to Quote-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Record-to-Report, expense reporting, audit, taxation, and planning and analysis
- Hands-on implementation or user experience with some or all of the following finance or operational systems, or similar applications, is preferred: NetSuite, Tableau, Salesforce, Marketo, Jira
- Experience working on Agile projects, defining business requirements, tracking and resolving issues, conducting user acceptance testing, and delivering training and support
- A track record of collaborating and leading a strategic or operationally sophisticated projects working with cross-functional teams at all levels
- Able to effectively prioritize, meet established goals, and perform in a fast and dynamic environment
- Able to maintain confidentiality of information and exercise good judgment
- Excellent interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
- Adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity in a growing and flexible company
- Meticulous attention to detail and excellent critical thinking
- A strong sense of ownership and accountability
InStride is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
We do not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, medical condition, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant’s criminal history.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Please discuss your requested accommodation with our HRBP.
Effective November 1, 2021, all new hires must be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus unless they have been granted a reasonable accommodation.
If you are offered employment, this requirement must be met by your date of hire, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved by the People & Talent team in writing.
If you are looking to apply for one of our Remote opportunities please know that InStride is only able to employ candidates from the following states.
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