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Director, Financial Systems - CoStar Group - Arlington, VA

CoStar Group · Arlington, VA · 3 wk ago
Finance$161k–$274k/yrFull-time

Role Overview

The Director of Financial Systems is responsible for the oversight, support, and strategic management of multiple financial business systems at CoStar Group, a $3B publicly traded company.

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategic Planning & Systems Management

    • Develop and execute strategies for system stability, modernization, integration, and eventual migration or decommissioning of legacy platforms.
    • Maintain a long-term systems roadmap aligned with business and transformation objectives.

  • Technical & Operational Oversight

  • Ensure the ongoing stability, security, availability, and performance of all managed financial systems.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks to critical business processes.

  • Mergers & Acquisitions Support

    • Lead the intake and evaluation of newly acquired financial systems, including:
      • Process, compliance, and functionality assessments
      • System documentation and knowledge transfer
      • Staffing, training, and transition planning
      • Integration into the managed financial systems portfolio
      • Vendor & Contract Management
        • Own vendor relationships supporting financial business systems, including contract management, service levels, renewals, and performance oversight.
        • Issue Resolution & Risk Management
          • Lead resolution of complex technical issues, security vulnerabilities, and system-related incidents.
          • Ensure appropriate escalation, remediation, and documentation.

  • People & Team Leadership

    • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of direct IT staff and contract resources, both on-site and remote.
    • Drive accountability, knowledge growth, and operational excellence across the team.

  • Business & IT Collaboration

    • Partner closely with business stakeholders (billing, collections, cash operations, accounting, finance, etc.) to support effective use of legacy systems.
    • Collaborate with other IT teams on infrastructure, access, vulnerability management, and security patching.

    Basic Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field from an accredited, not-for-profit, in-person college or university.
    • A track record of commitment to prior employers.
    • 10+ years of experience managing, developing, and supporting financial business systems across cloud, client/server, midrange, and enterprise environments.
    • 7+ years of people management experience leading professional IT teams of 7+ individuals, with a proven record of building and developing high-performing teams.
    • Minimum of 5 years’ experience within a large, publicly traded organization.
    • Proven expertise managing multiple concurrent small-to mid-scale ERP environments ($10M+).
    • Extensive experience implementing, supporting, and managing ERP, CRM, and financial systems such as Oracle, NetSuite, Great Plains, Dynamics/Navision, SAP, QuickBooks, Sage, Salesforce, Zuora, and similar platforms.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • International systems experience.
    • Experience supporting Services, SaaS, or internet-based businesses.
    • MBA or other relevant master’s degree.

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