Financial Systems Professional

Gene Halbrooks

Manager of Financial Systems  ·  OneStream Administration Specialist

Financial systems professional with progressive experience at the divisional and corporate level across multiple industries. Fluent in both the finance language and the system architecture language — and expert at building where they intersect. A competent leader who develops teams and delivers strategic financial reporting roadmaps.

OneStream Hyperion NetSuite PeopleSoft CPM / EPM Financial Consolidation Planning & Budgeting

Key Accomplishments

2025

OneStream Splash Conference Presenter — sharing the BlueScope implementation story on a national stage.

2025

St. Louis OneStream ROC Presenter — sharing the BlueScope implementation story with the regional user community.

2024

St. Louis OneStream ROC Presenter — sharing the SmartWire implementation story with the regional user community.

2023

OneStream Case Study — Customer Success Story, showcasing the SmartWires planning implementation.

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Professional Experience

Manager, Finance Systems & Data QualityJuly 2024 – Present

BlueScope MFG  ·  Kansas City, MO

  • Built out North America planning applications for all business units, consolidating 75 Excel sheets into a single OneStream planning application.
  • Ongoing administration and data quality control for existing production applications.
  • Leading North America actual data consolidation project — partnering with consultants on SIC data integrations with source ERPs and coordinating with accounting teams to map to a common chart of accounts.
Senior Manager, Financial SystemsAug 2023 – July 2024

SuperOrdinary USA  ·  California

  • Led new implementation of OneStream Consolidation and Planning Application, including People Planning.
  • Architected a Multi-Cube Application using extensibility for Accounts and Entities.
  • Managed overall project and system integrator delivery — completed on time and within budget.
Principal Financial Systems Admin2022 – 2023

Smart Wires Inc.  ·  Durham, NC

  • Implemented OneStream Planning Application — multi-currency, integrated with NetSuite.
  • Partnered with OneStream consultants to build and deploy the planning and people planning modules.
  • Handled light NetSuite Administration including new users, account maintenance, and vendor setup.
Manager, ERP Applications2019 – 2022

Centene Corp.  ·  St. Louis, MO

  • Led production support for Hyperion, OneStream, and PeopleSoft via ServiceNow ticketing.
  • Supervised 3 direct reports and 6 dotted-line reports across the financial systems support team.
  • Facilitated OneStream user training during the conversion from Hyperion Planning.
  • Implemented and managed Application Control Manager (ACM) within OneStream; participated in the ongoing ACM focus group.

Skills & Expertise

OneStream XF

Admin · Implementation · CPM Blueprint

Financial Consolidation

Actuals · Intercompany · Multi-Currency

Planning & Budgeting

People Planning · Driver-Based Models

Hyperion (Oracle EPM)

Planning · HFM · Production Support

NetSuite / ERP Integration

SIC Data Integrations · Admin

Data Quality & Governance

COA Mapping · ACM · Reporting

Team Leadership

Training · Mentoring · Project Mgmt

Strategic Roadmapping

Finance + Systems Bilingual

Contact

Whether you're evaluating OneStream for the first time, mid-implementation and need a seasoned hand, or looking to optimize an existing deployment — I bring deep platform knowledge and real-world experience across consolidation, planning, and ERP integration. Let's connect and talk through what you're building.

📍 St. Louis, MO
OneStream Implementation & Administration
NetSuite & ERP Integrations
Strategic Financial Reporting Initiatives
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