Strategic Finance, Systems & AI Innovation

Overview

A growing organization is seeking a Finance Systems Lead to join their Strategic Finance team. This team is responsible for managing the company’s budget, driving planning processes, allocating resources efficiently, performing financial analyses, and partnering across departments. The role focuses on owning and evolving the finance systems infrastructure to support automated, intelligent, and AI-enabled financial planning.

This is a full-time position available in the United States, either from the San Francisco or New York hubs or remotely within the US.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of transformational projects by applying finance and systems expertise
• Collaborate with partners across the organization to define business processes that improve automation, standardization, and simplicity
• Influence and implement AI adoption strategies within finance systems and workflows to enhance analysis, reporting, and forecasting
• Serve as the functional and technical owner of the financial planning platform (Pigment), including development, enhancement, training, maintenance, and administration
• Manage the systems roadmap end-to-end, including prioritization, resource allocation, user acceptance testing, and governance
• Design and evolve systems architecture to optimize data flows, integrations, and tooling beyond finance data to the broader company data ecosystem
• Establish strong cross-functional partnerships with Strategic Finance Data Science, Data Engineering, Accounting, and Operations teams to influence data architecture and optimize business processes
• Develop dashboards and data visualizations to surface key performance indicators and business insights
• Drive best practices in systems controls, data governance, and change management frameworks

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Finance Systems, roadmap execution, or a related function
• Strong technical skills in system design and implementation, AI automation, data architecture, and integrations
• Working knowledge of financial processes including Order to Cash (O2C), Procure to Pay (P2P), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Accounting Operations, and close cycles
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Clear and structured communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with SQL
• Background in data science
• Experience managing consultants or external resources

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual base salary range: $169,000 to $245,000 USD (salary may be adjusted based on location and other factors)
• Equity offered as part of compensation
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement plan with company contribution
• Parental leave and reproductive or family planning support
• Mental health and wellness benefits
• Generous paid time off and company recharge days
• Learning and development stipend
• Work from home stipend
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles

Location

• United States (San Francisco or New York hubs or remote within the US)

Additional Information

• The organization is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
• Reasonable accommodations are provided for individuals with disabilities throughout the application and employment process.
• Candidates are required to keep cameras on during video interviews and attend in-person onboarding if hired.
• Personal data provided during the application process will be handled in accordance with the organization's candidate privacy policies.