Senior Director, Finance IT Enterprise Applications

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Job Description:

  • Define and own the multi-year Finance IT technology strategy aligned to CFO priorities, enterprise architecture standards, and Blue Yonder's growth objectives
  • Serve as the primary technology partner to Finance leadership across Controllership, FP&A, Accounting, Treasury, and Procurement
  • Lead platform rationalization, consolidation, and modernization initiatives across the Finance technology portfolio
  • Evaluate AI/ML, automation, and cloud capabilities for finance operations
  • Oversee end-to-end delivery of Finance technology programs, including implementations, upgrades, integrations, and enhancements
  • Drive project execution using Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies
  • Prioritize and sequence the delivery portfolio with PMO and Finance stakeholders
  • Own governance and reporting for Finance IT programs
  • Ensure availability, performance, and reliability of mission-critical Finance platforms
  • Lead SLA management, incident response, break-fix triage, and root cause resolution
  • Oversee technology for core finance domains including R2R, S2P, Asset Accounting, Payroll, O2C, Budgeting and Forecasting, and Reporting & Analytics
  • Lead finance technology transformation programs, including close automation, AI-assisted reconciliation, intelligent procurement, and Workday Accounting Center adoption
  • Drive application and SKU rationalization, license and entitlement reviews, and total-cost-of-ownership optimization
  • Track vendor roadmaps, analyst perspectives, peer benchmarks, and emerging AI/ML capabilities
  • Lead and develop a global Finance IT team of architects, analysts, developers, and operations engineers
  • Manage vendors, system integrators, and platform partners
  • Own Legal and Compliance systems strategy and operations, including Ironclad CLM
  • Lead Ironclad administration, configuration, workflow design, and integrations
  • Partner with Legal, Risk, and Compliance stakeholders on policy management, ethics reporting, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness
  • Lead end-user adoption, role-based training, change impact assessments, communication plans, and adoption KPIs
  • Own Finance IT testing strategy across unit, integration, regression, UAT, and parallel-run testing
  • Coordinate cross-functional UAT and production deployment sign-offs
  • Own Finance IT General Controls posture, SOX compliance, access controls, change management, Segregation of Duties, and continuous controls monitoring

Requirements:

  • 12+ years of progressive technology leadership experience, including leading Finance, ERP, or Enterprise Applications functions
  • Deep expertise in Workday Financials, including implementation, transformation, and operational leadership
  • Proven experience leading enterprise application portfolios and large-scale technology delivery programs within a $1B+ global organization
  • Strong understanding of core finance processes, including Record-to-Report, Source-to-Pay, Accounts Payable, Order-to-Cash, Asset Accounting, Payroll, and Planning & Forecasting
  • Demonstrated success partnering with Finance executives and business stakeholders
  • Experience building, leading, and developing high-performing global teams
  • Experience leading global, cross-functional teams, external vendors, and complex technology initiatives in a matrixed environment
  • Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and organizational change leadership skills
  • Knowledge of financial controls, compliance, audit, and governance requirements within enterprise systems
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Business, or a related field
  • Preferred: Experience with SAP, Oracle, BlackLine, Oracle EPBCS, or other leading finance technology platforms
  • Preferred: Prior ownership of a global Finance and/or Legal enterprise applications portfolio
  • Preferred: Experience driving enterprise application modernization, transformation, or platform consolidation initiatives
  • Preferred: Workday Financials certifications or implementation credentials
  • Preferred: Experience within a SaaS, technology, or other fast-paced global enterprise environment
  • Preferred: MBA or other advanced degree

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
  • 401K with Matching
  • Flexible Time Off
  • Corporate Fitness Program
  • Voluntary benefits such as Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and much more
  • Annual performance bonus or commission program eligibility
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