Finance Planning Platforms Manager

001_MstarInc Morningstar Legal Entity
  • Chicago, Illinois
  • $500–$2,000 Per Year
5 days ago

Job Description

About Morningstar

Morningstar is a leading provider of independent investment research, ratings, and data. Our mission is to empower investor success—and that starts with strong, modern, andwell‑runinternal Finance operations.We’restrengthening how Finance deliverslarge‑scaleinitiatives across systems, processes, and analytics.

The Group: 

The Finance Systems & Business Intelligence (FSBI) team partners with Finance, Accounting,andthe broader businessto deliver the systems, data, and processes that power financial planning, reporting, and decision-making across Morningstar.

The teamis responsible forthe strategy, governance, and continuous improvement of the Finance technology ecosystem, including enterprise planning applications, financial reporting platforms, analytics, and data solutions. By combining deep financeexpertisewith technology and process excellence, FSBI helps drive operational efficiency, improve data quality, and support Morningstar's broader finance transformation efforts.

The Opportunity:

Morningstar is seeking aFinance Planning Platforms Leadto serve as the operational owner of our enterprise planning ecosystem, including Oracle PBCS, PCMCS, Narrative Reporting, and Adaptive Planning. 

This role partners acrossFinance, People & Culture, and Technology to drive platform governance, process improvements, and enhancements that support planning, forecasting, workforce planning, and reporting. The ideal candidate combines deep FP&A process knowledge with strong systems and stakeholder management experience, helping translate strategic priorities into effective business solutions.

This position reports to the Director of Finance Business Intelligence and is based in our Chicago office.

Responsibilities: 

  • Own operationsfor planning systemcore taskssupporting budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, compensation planning, allocations, and management reporting processes. 

  • Drive platformformalizedgovernance, release management, testing coordination, deployment readiness, change management, and user adoption activities across the planning technology ecosystem.

  • Lead discovery, requirements gathering, solution design, and delivery efforts for planning system enhancements, integrations, automation opportunities, and process improvements.

  • Partner with technical teams and third-party vendors to ensure business requirements are translated into scalable, maintainable, and supportable system solutions.

  • Oversee production support processes, incident management, root-cause analysis, and service improvement initiatives related to planning platforms.

  • Establish andmaintainsystem governance standards, operational procedures, knowledgemanagementassets, security models, controls, and supporting documentation. 

  • Coordinate annual planning system readiness activities supporting budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, compensation planning, and organizational change processes.

  • Develop training, enablement, and self-service capabilities that improve user adoption and effectiveutilizationof planning technologies.

  • Partner with Finance, People & Culture, Corporate Systems, and other stakeholders to help shape, prioritize, and execute the planning systems roadmap, ensuring investments align with businessobjectives, operational needs, governance requirements, and platform capabilities.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business, or related field.

  • 8+ years of experience supporting Finance systems, Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platforms, FP&A processes, or related business applications.

  • Experience supporting Oracle EPM solutions, including Planning,Allocations& Reporting.

  • Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, financial reporting, and management reporting processes.

  • Experience leading cross-functional projects involving Finance and Technology stakeholders.

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

  • Experience supporting workforce planning, compensation planning, or organizational planning processes.

  • Ability to translate business requirements into scalable system solutions.

  • Experience with governance frameworks, SDLC, Agile processes, change management, and Finance transformation initiatives.

Preferred

  • Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning.

  • Experience working with managed service providers, offshore teams, or external application support partners.

  • Experience with Workday, Snowflake, Tableau, or enterprise data platforms.

Compensation and Benefits

At Morningstar we believe people are at their best when they are at their healthiest. That’s why we champion your wellness through a wide range of programs that support all stages of your personal and professional life. Here are some examples of the offerings we provide:

  • Financial Health

    • 100% 401k match up to 6% of salary

    • Stock Ownership Potential

    • Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission

  • Physical Health 

    • Comprehensive health benefits (medical/dental/vision) including potential premium discounts and company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2,000 annually) for specific plans and coverages

    • Additional medical Wellness Incentives - up to $300-$600 annual

    • Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance

  • Emotional Health 

    • Trust-Based Time Off

    • 6-week Paid Sabbatical Program

    • 6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave

    • Competitive 8-24 Week Paid Parental Leave

    • Adoption Assistance

    • Leadership Coaching & Formal Mentorship Opportunities

    • Annual Flex Stipend - $1000 annually to cover personal education & well-being expenses

    • Tuition Reimbursement

  • Social Health 

    • Charitable Matching Gifts program

    • Dollars for Doers volunteer program

    • Paid volunteering days

    • 15+ Employee Resource & Affinity Groups

Total Cash Compensation Range

$121,400.00-186,150.00

Inclusive of annual base salary and target incentive

Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.

001_MstarInc Morningstar Inc. Legal Entity

Numbers & Facts

LocationChicago, Illinois
Salary$500–$2,000 Per Year

Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Automationunmatched
  • Budget Managementunmatched
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  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
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  • Incident Managementunmatched
  • Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Legalunmatched
  • Management Reportingunmatched
  • Offshoringunmatched
  • Operational Improvementunmatched
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  • Oracleunmatched
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  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
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  • Production Controlunmatched
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  • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
  • Software Administrationunmatched
  • Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)unmatched
  • System Integration (SI)unmatched
  • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
  • Systems Scalabilityunmatched
  • Workforce Planningunmatched

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