Financial Systems Manager

Job ID 10156241 Location Celebration, Florida, United States / Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date posted Jul. 17, 2026

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

At Disney Financial Systems, you will team with the best in the business to build in one of the most innovative teams in any industry. Uniquely positioned at the center of The Walt Disney Company, the forward-thinkers at Financial Systems constantly pursue innovative ideas and cutting-edge technologies to help The Walt Disney Company's many businesses drive value, all while gaining valuable from the experience themselves. An opportunity exists to lead within this dynamic organization as Financial Systems Manager, based in Orlando, FL, reporting to the Manager of Financial Systems and supporting the Record to Consolidate function.

What You Will Do

The Financial Systems Manager will drive several high-visibility business initiatives, including ongoing business support for accounting-related projects, record-to-report data compliance, system enhancements, financial consolidation processes, new business integration, and financial systems modernization efforts. This role will partner with finance and technology leaders to set direction and execute project activities that meet enterprise business objectives.

The ideal candidate brings a strong accounting/finance and project management background, finance system implementation experience a plus. They combine executive presence and sound business judgment with the agility to adapt to a fast-changing, highly matrixed environment, and they know how to build consensus and drive collaborative decisions across all levels of the organization.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Financial & ERP Systems Expertise

5+ years of progressive experience in financial or accounting roles, including experience with a large-scale SAP installation.
5+ years hands-on experience with SAP or a comparable ERP system supporting financial consolidation and reporting.
Established expertise in financial operations, financial controls, GAAP accounting, and financial reporting.
Strong critical thinking, quantitative, and analytical skills combined with solid business and financial acumen.
Experience directing the accounting and reporting of a complex, diverse, international, multi-entity financial organization.

Process Improvement & Automation Leadership

Proven track record leading end-to-end process evaluation, redesign, and automation transformation initiatives that deliver measurable gains in efficiency, accuracy, and control across a large finance organization.
Skilled at diagnosing workflow inefficiencies and driving automation-enabled solutions across finance operations, from business case through execution.
Experience reviewing and setting standards for others' automation-enabled solution work, including documentation and control practices, and governing the deployment of high-visibility solutions.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize a process/automation portfolio by value and risk, formally review and approve others' work, and lead change adoption across a team.
Strong project management expertise, including planning, resourcing, and delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives on time and on budget.
Proven ability to champion change on enterprise-scale, high-visibility initiatives involving cross-functional teams, significant budget, and material organizational risk.

People & Stakeholder Leadership

Proven leadership experience directing and mentoring teams to meet business objectives.
Experience operating within a large company and matrix organization, with a demonstrated ability to build consensus and influence senior leaders in a politically complex environment.
Proven ability to partner with all levels of management, including executive leadership, to drive collaborative business decisions.
Proven history of building and maintaining excellent client and stakeholder relationships.
Self-driven, independent thinker who operates with a high degree of autonomy and sound judgment.
Results-oriented, with a demonstrated ability to anticipate change and respond to shifting business priorities with agility in a fast-paced environment.

Communication & Executive Presence

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to succinctly convey relevant information across multiple levels of the organization.
Confidently projects a professional, executive-level presence that fosters relationship building, trust, and collaboration.
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with a demonstrated record of collaborative, cross-functional partnership.

Preferred Qualifications

CPA or CMA license, or equivalent.
PMP or other professional project management certification.
Six Sigma certification.
Experience using Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project).
Experience using Business Objects, Tableau, and/or Cognos reporting tools.
Experience developing end-user training.
Experience implementing financial processes and systems.
System auditing experience.

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Business, or a related field

Preferred Education

Graduate Degree - Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field (e.g., MAC, MBA, MIS)

The hiring range for this position in Lake Buena Vista, Florida is $120,700.00 to $147,500.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):

At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Financial Services, LLC, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).

Disney Financial Services, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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