Senior Financial Systems Engineer-OneStream

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The Financial Systems Architect is a key member of the Technology and Data Solutions (TDS) team, responsible for supporting and enhancing Cushman & Wakefield's OneStream SaaS platform. This role focuses on ensuring security, governance, stability, and continuous improvement of enterprise financial processes, including financial consolidation, close, reporting, forecasting, planning, and analysis (xP&A).

Working closely with Product Managers, Finance leaders, business stakeholders, and cross-functional technology teams, the Senior Financial Systems Engineer designs, develops, and implements scalable solutions that improve automation, data quality, reporting capabilities, and financial decision-making. Serving as both a technical expert and strategic business partner, this individual translates business requirements into sustainable OneStream solutions through application configuration, business rules, integrations, and platform enhancements.

Responsibilities

Cross-Functional Collaboration

· Partner with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Master Data Management, and IT stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.

· Drive the delivery of scalable solutions that align with strategic business objectives and enterprise finance transformation initiatives.

· Collaborate with Product Managers and business users to define requirements, prioritize enhancements, and support roadmap execution.

Application Configuration & Governance

· Configure and maintain OneStream metadata, business rules, workflows, dashboards, reporting objects, and application settings.

· Ensure adherence to governance standards, development best practices, and change management processes.

· Support platform upgrades, releases, and ongoing optimization initiatives.

Financial Close & Reporting Support

· Provide system support during monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close cycles.

· Participate in consolidation processes, workflow execution, reporting deliverables, and issue resolution to ensure timely and accurate financial results.

· Partner with Finance teams to identify and resolve data, process, and report discrepancies.

Platform Ownership & Administration

· Administer and maintain OneStream environments, including Development, Test/Pre-Production, and Production.

· Monitor system performance, availability, and operational health while proactively identifying opportunities for improvement.

· Coordinate deployments and migration activities across environments.

Security, Controls & Compliance

· Support management of application security, role-based access controls, segregation of duties, and user provisioning processes.

· Perform periodic access reviews and support internal and external audit activities.

· Ensure compliance with corporate governance policies, regulatory requirements, and security standards.

Technical Leadership & Problem Resolution

· Serve as the point of technical escalation for complex application, data, consolidation, and integration issues.

· Perform root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions to prevent recurring problems.

· Document system solutions, support procedures, and technical standards.

Planning, Forecasting & Analytics (xP&A)

· Support and enhance budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, planning, and analytical capabilities within OneStream.

· Develop solutions that improve planning accuracy, reporting efficiency, and management insights.

· Partner with business stakeholders to expand adoption of xP&A capabilities across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.

• 3+ years of experience supporting enterprise financial systems, performance management platforms, or financial close and consolidation applications.

• Strong understanding of financial consolidation, close, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting processes.

• Experience configuring and supporting OneStream or comparable Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with OneStream, Oracle Hyperion, or other EPM solutions.

• Experience with application integrations, data management, workflow design, and data quality controls.

• Knowledge of financial governance, internal controls, compliance, and audit requirements.

• Experience with system performance tuning and optimization.

• Development experience using C#, .NET, or related technologies.

• Experience supporting SaaS-based enterprise applications and cloud environments.

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to perform root cause analysis and implement process improvements.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, global environment.

• Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on automation, standardization, and operational excellence.

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”