Job Description
Applications Manager| Permanent | No Sponsorship Available
ABOUT OUR CLIENT
- Leading manufacturing organization with a strong focus on operational excellence and innovation
- Stable, established company offering long-term career growth opportunities
- Collaborative culture that values technical expertise and continuous improvement
- Invested in enterprise technology stack including modern ERP, CRM, and analytics platforms
BENEFITS & COMPENSATION
- Compensation: Up to $150,000 per year + profit sharing
- PTO: Competitive paid time off and holiday schedule
- Retirement: 401(k) with company match
- Medical: Health, vision, and dental plans available for individuals and families
- Additional: FSA, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE APPLICATIONS MANAGER
- Manage and mentor a team of systems analysts, business analysts, and application developers
- Oversee project planning, resource allocation, budgets, and stakeholder communications
- Lead and deliver IT projects focused on enterprise applications, ensuring timely execution and alignment with business goals
- Partner with business leaders to translate requirements into effective technology solutions
- Research and evaluate new technologies to improve efficiency and support strategic initiatives
- Maintain and enhance enterprise software systems supporting manufacturing operations
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE FOR THE APPLICATIONS MANAGER
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field
- Proven track record leading technical teams and managing complex projects
- Extensive experience in leading ERP system integrations, implementations, and upgrades
- Experience with tier-1 ERP platforms (Oracle, SAP, or similar), CRM systems, and business intelligence tools
- Strong understanding of SQL, data analytics, and modern integration platforms
Timing is everything. Whether you are aggressively in a job search or simply passive and looking for the ideal position, we would like to have the chance to share our opportunities with you. We specialize in placement of IT professionals. Please contact me for more information about this role as well as other opportunities.
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Madison, WI |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.cfstaffing.com/ |
About Company
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.
Skills
- Budgetingunmatched
- Business Analysisunmatched
- Business Intelligence Softwareunmatched
- Compensation and Benefitsunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)unmatched
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systemsunmatched
- Data Analysisunmatched
- Dental Insuranceunmatched
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
- Enterprise Applicationsunmatched
- Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
- Insuranceunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
- Manufacturing Systemsunmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Oracle ERPunmatched
- Project Planningunmatched
- Project Trackingunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Requirements Managementunmatched
- Resource Managementunmatched
- SAPunmatched
- SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
- Software Administrationunmatched
- Software Developmentunmatched
- Strategic Planningunmatched
- System Integration (SI)unmatched
- Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
- Systems Analysisunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Technical Leadershipunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Vision Planunmatched
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