Director, Financial Systems

What Financial Systems contributes to Cardinal Health

Finance oversees the accounting, tax, financial plans and policies of the organization, establishes and maintains fiscal controls, prepares and interprets financial reports, oversees financial systems and safeguards the organization's assets.

Financial Systems is responsible for overseeing the design, modification, installation and maintenance of accounting and financial systems to ensure the accuracy of financial transactions.

Responsibilities

• Partners with Finance, Business Units and Enterprise IT (EIT) to analyze and recommend effective solutions to meet business needs. Solutions may include business process changes, system or reporting changes and/or training
  
• Demonstrates knowledge of finance principles and financial systems, as well as Cardinal Health finance and business policies, processes and procedures
  
• Provides end-user support (Level 2) for the financial systems. Manages and resolves incoming tickets and appropriately routes to EIT when needed
  
• Consistently implements, executes and tests departmental Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance frameworks and financial reporting controls
  
• Acts as Subject Matter Expert and liaison between EIT and the Business Units on projects and special assignments to articulate business requirements. Also translates the requirements into functional specifications and recommends solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or related field or equivalent work experience preferred
  
• 12+ years experience in related field preferred
  
• Prior supervisory experience
  
• Expertise in finance functional processes and SAP FI/CO
  
• Experience working/configuring an international environment, managing a global chart of accounts, operating/integrating with multiple ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) environments and managing tasks across multiple geographies and teams
  
• Ability to productively partner with Accounting, Global Financial Shared Services & the larger Finance Organization as well as business and IT leaders
  
• Ability to rationalize SAP architecture and design decisions to specific Finance needs and existing state pain points/opportunities for improvement
  
• Ability to provide perspective on design options/challenges to both optimize use of new SAP technology and deliberate and corroborate (or dispute) recommendations made by 3rd parties including systems implementation partners and/or software vendors
  
• Proven track record of supporting the development of requirements and specifications for new implementations, refreshes, and enhancements
  
• Facilitation experience for conducting user design and review sessions and running stakeholder agreement meetings
  
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication and presentation skills with the ability to effectively convey business and SAP solution concepts to business and technology peers as well as senior management
  
• Effective influencing and negotiating skills

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Provides leadership to managers and experienced professional staff; may also manage front line supervisors
  
• Manages an organizational budget
  
• Develops and implements policies and procedures to achieve organizational goals
  
• Assists in the development of functional strategy
  
• Decisions have an extended impact on work processes, outcomes, and customers
  
• Interacts with internal and/or external leaders, including senior management
  
• Persuades others into agreement in sensitive situations while maintaining positive relationships

• Anticipated salary range: $132,700 - $214,200
  Bonus eligible: Yes
  Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
  
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
  
• Paid time off plan
  
• Health savings account (HSA)
  
• 401k savings plan
  
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
  
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
  
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
  
• Work-Life resources
  
• Paid parental leave
  
• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 7/3/25 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.
The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidates geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.