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USD 150000–225000/yr

Senior Manager, Finance Systems & Data Governance

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About Commonwealth Fusion Systems: Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy. Combining decades of research, top talent, and new technologies,

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About Commonwealth Fusion Systems:

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy.

Combining decades of research, top talent, and new technologies, we’re designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. And we're working with policymakers and suppliers to build the energy industry of the future.

We’re in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018, we’ve raised nearly $3 billion in capital, making us the largest and leading private fusion company in the world.

Now we’re looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us. People who’ll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team.

If that’s you and this role fits, we want to hear from you.

We are seeking a highly analytical and hands-on Finance Systems & Data Governance Lead to build and scale our finance systems infrastructure in support of rapid growth. Reporting to the VP FP&A, this individual will serve as the lead for financial systems, master data governance, planning applications, and process optimization initiatives.

This role will play a critical role in evaluating, implementing, and optimizing next-generation ERP and financial planning platforms while establishing scalable governance, controls, and reporting capabilities across the organization. The role will set standards and best practices and represent finance systems in enterprise planning and transformation decisions.

The ideal candidate combines strong finance acumen with systems expertise and thrives in high-growth environments undergoing transformation.

Serve as primary finance administrator and subject matter expert for financial planning, reporting, and ERP systems

In collaboration with IT, manage day-to-day support, user administration, security access, and maintenance of finance applications

Oversee integrations and data flows between ERP, planning, HRIS, CRM, and reporting platforms

Partner with Accounting, FP&A, IT, and business stakeholders to identify system enhancement opportunities and drive adoption

Establish and lead enterprise-wide finance master data governance processes, including ownership, change controls, approval workflows, and audit trails

Drive remediation and standardization of key master data domains including chart of accounts, cost centers, departments, entities, products, projects, customers, and vendors

Develop policies, controls, and monitoring processes to ensure ongoing data integrity across systems

Act as steward of financial data quality, ensuring consistency across planning, reporting, and transactional systems

Partner with finance and IT leadership to evaluate, select, and implement scalable ERP and planning solutions

Lead finance workstreams for ERP, EPM, and reporting system implementations, upgrades, and integrations

Document future-state business processes and translate finance requirements into system configurations

Coordinate internal stakeholders and external implementation partners to ensure successful project delivery

Drive testing, user acceptance, training, and change management activities

Support budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and management reporting processes through system administration and continuous improvement

Maintain and enhance financial reporting capabilities, dashboards, and analytical tools

Manage planning system data loads, reconciliations, and validation processes

Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of planning and reporting data

Identify opportunities to streamline finance processes and reduce manual work through automation and improved system design

Develop scalable controls, documentation, and governance processes

Create and maintain process documentation, training materials, and system operating procedures

Support finance transformation initiatives that improve efficiency, transparency, and decision-making

7+ years of experience in Finance Systems, FP&A, Financial Operations, Business Systems, or Finance Transformation roles

5+ years of experience leading a group that includes individual contributors and sometimes first-line managers

Experience administering ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar)

Experience administering and implementing planning tools (Anaplan, Pigment, Oracle Cloud EPM or similar)

Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives through influence, driving alignment and adoption

Experience establishing master data governance frameworks and improving data quality

Strong understanding of FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and financial close processes

Proven project management experience leading cross-functional systems initiatives

Experience supporting a high-growth company

ERP implementation experience from selection through deployment

Experience with SOX readiness

Perform activities such as typing, standing, or sitting for extended periods of time

Willingness to travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call occasionally

Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics

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At CFS, we excel in fast-paced environments, driven by our values of integrity, execution, impact, and self-critique. As we grow, we’re eager to bring on mission-driven folks who offer diverse perspectives and fresh ways to tackle challenges.

We value diversity deeply and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer by choice. We consider all qualified applicants equally, regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law.

This role requires compliance with U.S. laws concerning the export of controlled or protected technologies or information (collectively, “Export Control Laws"). Any offer of employment will be contingent on the need for compliance with such Export Control Laws.