Manager, Technology Finance Systems

Shapes the finance applications and operating practices that support LA28's Olympic and Paralympic Games preparations. It partners with Finance, Procurement, People, and Technology teammates to turn business objectives into practical solutions across accounting, planning, reporting, and purchasing. The position combines product ownership, business systems analysis, and implementation leadership with responsibility for reliable daily operations.

• Lead discovery, business and technical requirements, process designs, solution architecture, and implementation planning for finance capabilities, security, and integrations.
• Establish portfolio intake, governance, and transparent backlog prioritisation across enhancements, defects, technical debt, dependencies, and release commitments.
• Coordinate implementations, integrations, upgrades, and Workday's semiannual releases, aligning configuration, data readiness, change management, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
• Oversee application support, incident resolution, root-cause analysis, service performance, documentation, and controls to minimise operational disruption.
• Prepare Games support models, cutover readiness, contingency planning, and operational transition, communicating roadmaps, risks, and decisions to senior stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as required, with the role evolving over time and potentially including operational responsibilities during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

• Minimum of 5+ years of progressive experience managing or delivering enterprise finance applications through product management, product ownership, or business systems analysis, or comparable roles.
• Deep functional knowledge of ERP, financial planning and reporting, procurement, and related integrations across enterprise finance platforms.
• Strong understanding of financial accounting, budgeting and forecasting, reporting, procure-to-pay, internal controls, and master data.
• Proven leadership of complex, end-to-end implementations across the full product lifecycle, including structured testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), release, and deployment.
• Experience managing roadmaps, portfolios, backlogs, sprint planning, dependencies, risks, budgets, and release cycles using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.

• Hands-on Workday Financial Management and Workday Adaptive Planning experience.
• Experience directing managed service providers, systems integrators, and vendors.
• Clear written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills across audiences.
• Strong problem-solving, process-design, and decision-making skills with attention to detail.
• Experience balancing competing priorities against defined service expectations.

• No relocation assistance is provided for any positions.
• Candidates based outside the Los Angeles area are welcome to apply if able to work on-site in LA.
• Available to work onsite in the Downtown Los Angeles-based office.
• The majority of work is conducted in an office setting, requiring extended periods using computers, phones, and other office equipment.
• The office is an open floorplan working environment; employees must be able to work efficiently in an open cubicle environment.
• Hours of work may vary, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, especially during peak event periods.

• Shape finance systems that support preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Gain cross-functional exposure through partnership with Finance, Procurement, People, and Technology teammates.
• Develop transferable skills through complex implementations, operational readiness, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Contribute with teammates who value integrity, co-creation, pragmatic excellence, and shared success.