Senior Applications Administrator

About Chemaxon

Chemaxon is an industry-leading cheminformatics software company helping early-stage drug discovery and chemistry research for more than 25 years. Our clients are top pharmaceutical companies innovative biotech startups and leading academic institutions.
We are agile innovative and friendly offering compelling opportunities for frequent collaboration and cross-training with teammates and stakeholders

We have been acquired by Certara a US-based model-informed drug development services and software company. We are in an exciting time of organizational and business growth so now is the perfect time to join our team!

About the role

Certara accelerates medicines using proprietary biosimulation software technology and services to transform traditional drug discovery and development. Its clients include more than 2000 biopharmaceutical companies academic institutions and regulatory agencies across 62 countries.

As a Senior Applications Administrator you are part of a global fast-paced IT organization with the primary mission to provide capable & resilient world class services to our Financial operations across business units ensuring our team members have access and ability to perform at the highest level in service of our customers.

The Information Technology function relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals through implementation of industry best practice methodologies governance and tooling. The Senior Applications Administrator role is responsible for primary support of all financial applications utilized by Corporate Finance and finance teams within each business unit. The candidate will establish a partnership with the key business stakeholders to outline priorities and maintain ongoing communication with Corporate Audit and IT Compliance to ensure all SOX controls effectively enacted.

The role requires thorough understanding of finance concepts and experience with common ERPs tax engines and expense applications. The candidate should be comfortable being hands-on in administering a variety of financials applications supporting user base and supporting SOX evidence asks.

About your responsibilities

• The Sr Applications Administrator Finance is responsible for primary support of suite of finance applications used both within Corporate and across business units
• Perform administrative and customization duties for corporate ERP solution
• Perform administrative and customization duties for corporate PSA solution
• Perform administrative and customization duties for corporate expense solution
• Support ancillary finance applications such as tax engine control processing and financial reporting tools
• Work with Corporate Audit and IT Compliance to define and maintain an effective suite of SOX/ITGC controls adapting to changes in finance solutions for proactive management and automated testing
• Align with Enterprise Architect and Data Warehouse efforts to ensure finance data and needs are addressed appropriately
• Partner with Corporate Finance and business units on the prioritization of upgrades and feature enhancement requests
• Provide documentation and training as necessary for new features and functional upgrades

Experience skills and knowledge you should bring to us

• Overall 5 years of IT experience with at least 2 years of experience supporting financial applications
• Hands on experience in configuration customization and administration of financial applications
• Experience with Security Audit Risk Management and compliance expected (SOX ISO)
• NetSuite experience a must
• Experience with a PSA solution such as Kantata Certinia OpenAir etc
• Should understand Agile delivery process and tools such as JIRA
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to clearly communicate ideas and results
• Highly organized with ability to document technical systems with consistency
• Team player with strong analytical skills and the ability to understand and resolve complex problems
• Flexibility able to meet changing requirements and priorities

Bonus skills that will help you hit the ground running

• Experience with an expense management application like SAP Concur
• Experience with commission management application like Xactly

What we offer

• Hybrid-way of working (8 days/month home office)
• Private health insurance (Medicare)
• Daily entry into Life1 Fitness Clubs
• Generous annual training budget supporting your professional development (off-site training international conferences e-books)
• We work with global Top500 companies (R&D) and leading academic institutions giving you a chance to gain insights into these dynamically evolving industries.
• Inspiring working environment - leisure and recreation area playing corner for children English lessons yearly user conference with social programs innovation days
• You will be a valued member of a creative and supportive agile team
• Everyday use of English in a multicultural environment

Please note were unable to support relocation or sponsor visa for this role.