Director, Finance Platforms

Overview

The organization is seeking a Director, Finance Platforms to lead the strategy, roadmap, governance, delivery, and continuous improvement of its Finance technology ecosystem. This role partners closely with Accounting, Finance, Accounts Payable, Tax, Treasury, Procurement, Internal Audit, and Enterprise Technology leaders to ensure financial platforms enable scalable growth, strong controls, operational efficiency, and an excellent associate experience.

This position is remote and will report into the Corporate HUB based in Stamford, CT. Candidates must fully reside in the United States at all times during employment and should have the ability to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

Finance Platform Strategy & Product Leadership

• Define and own the multi-year Finance Platforms strategy, operating model, roadmap, and investment priorities aligned with Finance and enterprise objectives.
• Serve as the primary technology partner to Finance leadership, translating business priorities into scalable platform capabilities and measurable outcomes.
• Establish product governance, intake, prioritization, release planning, and value realization practices across the Finance application portfolio.
• Own portfolio health, platform KPIs, service levels, adoption measures, risks, technical debt, and executive reporting.
• Develop business cases and recommendations for platform investments, modernization, consolidation, and automation.

ERP & Financial Applications Ownership

• Own the direction, lifecycle, reliability, security, performance, and support model for NetSuite ERP and connected Finance applications.
• Lead optimization of General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Revenue Recognition, Financial Reporting, Tax, Treasury, and Month-End Close capabilities.
• Oversee the Finance application portfolio, including NetSuite, Avalara, Concur, Navan, MineralTree, Trintech, Wdesk, StrongPoint, and future solutions.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Integration, Data, Cybersecurity, and Quality Engineering teams to ensure solutions align with enterprise standards.
• Proactively manage production issues, root causes, platform risks, and lifecycle needs.

Finance Process Transformation

• Partner with Finance leaders to simplify, standardize, and automate Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, expense, tax, treasury, close, reporting, and audit processes.
• Identify manual workarounds and control gaps, then sponsor scalable process and technology improvements.
• Lead Finance workstreams for enterprise implementations, upgrades, and transformation initiatives.
• Drive adoption, training, change readiness, process documentation, and sustained business ownership of new capabilities.
• Ensure benefits are defined, tracked, and communicated through measurable improvements in cycle time, quality, control effectiveness, and productivity.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure Finance platforms support SOX requirements, audit readiness, security policies, segregation of duties, role-based access, and controlled change management.
• Partner with Internal Audit, Finance, Cybersecurity, and Legal teams on control design, access reviews, evidence, remediation, and risk reduction.
• Establish standards for requirements, testing, release governance, documentation, incident management, and vendor-delivered changes.
• Maintain clear accountability for decisions, risks, dependencies, and issue escalation across the portfolio.

Vendor, Budget & Delivery Management

• Manage strategic technology vendors, managed service providers, consultants, and implementation partners.
• Own vendor performance, contracts, resource plans, renewals, budgets, forecasts, and investment recommendations for the Finance Platforms portfolio.
• Ensure programs and enhancements are delivered with clear scope, outcomes, milestones, controls, and stakeholder communication.
• Balance strategic transformation, regulatory needs, operational stability, and business demand across the roadmap.

Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Lead, coach, and develop Product Owners, ERP engineers, system analysts, and external partners supporting Finance Platforms.
• Establish clear roles, goals, performance expectations, succession plans, and career development opportunities.
• Build an accountable, product-oriented culture focused on business outcomes, reliability, continuous improvement, and customer centricity.
• Communicate strategy, progress, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations effectively to executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Perform other reasonable duties as requested by management.

Qualifications

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Finance technology, ERP, enterprise applications, product management, or related disciplines.
• 5+ years of experience leading teams, vendors, managed service providers, or implementation partners.
• Demonstrated ownership of ERP or Finance application strategy, roadmaps, governance, and delivery.
• Strong understanding of accounting and Finance processes, including Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, financial close, reporting, tax, and treasury.
• Experience supporting SOX-regulated or public company environments, including controls, audit readiness, access governance, and change management.
• Demonstrated success leading complex platform modernization, automation, or enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, financial acumen, prioritization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and make effective tradeoffs in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
• Travel as required by the organization for mandatory meetings and conferences held either at offices or offsite, including quarterly team connection weeks, companywide meetings and events, and vendor visits.
• Must comply with all policies and procedures outlined in the Employee Handbook and work collaboratively with fellow employees, treating all clients (internal and external) with dignity and respect at all times.

Preferred

• Experience with NetSuite ERP and related Finance applications such as Avalara, Concur, Navan, MineralTree, Trintech, Wdesk, and StrongPoint.
• Retail, eCommerce, omnichannel, or consumer products industry experience.
• Experience building or operating product-centric technology teams.
• Experience with Finance automation, workflow optimization, AI-enabled Finance capabilities, and data-driven process improvement.

Compensation & Benefits

Associate pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level, and competencies.

Benefits listed (eligibility and terms governed by plan documents and policies):

• Financial Benefits: Annual Bonus Program, Annual Long Term Incentive Program, Inaugural Grant Equity Award, 401K Matching Contribution, Financial Wellness Tools.
• Health and Wellness Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Paid Parental Leave, Life/AD&D, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness and Accident Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid Time Off: Up to 160 hours of paid time off within the fiscal calendar year, prorated from date of hire; 8 paid company recognized holidays.
• Other: Pet Insurance and generous Associate Discounts.

Additional Information

• Equal Opportunity Employer: Considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender-related identity, gender nonconformity, or status as a transgender or transsexual individual), pregnancy, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
• Non-New York City Applicants Only: To the extent permitted by law, conditional offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check, including (but not limited to) education verification, employment history verification, reference checks, criminal history, and motor vehicle history (if vehicle required).
• The organization participates in E-Verify as required by law. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.