Application Security & Access Control Operations Lead - Finance & Administration

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The Finance Application Security & Access Control team is responsible for governing user access across the Finance application landscape, ensuring the right users have the right access at the right time. The team manages provisioning, access reviews, Segregation of Duties (SoD), privileged access, and compliance controls to protect financial data and support regulatory requirements.

As the Finance Application Security & Access Control Lead, you will be responsible for driving and governing access management processes across SAP, Oracle EPM, and cloud-based Finance applications. You will help strengthen the control environment by improving access governance practices, managing risk, and identifying opportunities to modernize the security and provisioning landscape.

• Drive the technology roadmap for access governance and provisioning, evaluating new tools and capabilities to improve security, compliance, and operational efficiency

• Govern user provisioning and lifecycle management processes across Finance applications

• Lead access governance activities including user access reviews, role recertifications, and privileged access reviews

• Manage Segregation of Duties (SoD) risks, mitigation controls, and remediation efforts

• Govern Firefighter/Emergency Access Management processes and monitoring

• Oversee privileged and administrative access monitoring across cloud and on-prem applications

• Partner with Finance, Technology, Risk, and Audit teams to maintain a strong and audit-ready control environment

• Drive continuous improvement of security and access control standards across the Finance landscape

• 10+ years of experience in IAM, Application Security, Access Governance, or ERP Security

• Strong experience with SAP and/or Oracle security models

• Hands-on experience with SAP GRC Access Control, including SoD analysis, access requests, and emergency access management

• Expertise in RBAC, role provisioning, user access reviews, and recertification processes

• Experience implementing and governing cloud application provisioning frameworks

• Experience supporting SOX compliance, audit activities, and access-related controls

• Strong analytical and risk assessment skills with the ability to identify and remediate control gaps

• Experience with Pathlock, Saviynt, or similar IAM/GRC platforms

• Experience supporting SAP BDC security and access controls

• Exposure to multi-platform access governance across SAP, Oracle, and SaaS applications

• Familiarity with privileged access management and continuous control monitoring solutions

• Experience in Project Management

• A fresh perspective and willingness to challenge existing processes and controls

• A passion for simplifying and modernizing access governance through automation and technology

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across business and technology teams

• A continuous improvement mindset focused on balancing security, compliance, and user experience

Salary Range = 200,000 - 240,000 USD Annual + Benefits + Bonus