Director of Cloud Financial Systems & AI Innovation

Relativity; Bridgeport (CT); Hybrid; USD 158,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity is seeking a Director to lead the systems team responsible for core finance applications such as Workday, Zuora, and Adaptive. You will architect scalable financial systems to support multi-entity, multi-currency operations, automate revenue recognition, and ensure data integrity and SOX compliance.

The role collaborates with IT, security and cross-functional teams to deliver an auditable, compliant financial tech stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, accounting, finance or related field.
• Experience leading implementation and administration of cloud-based financial systems (ERP, CRM) and tools (SQL, BI).
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, ASC 606 and close process.
• Strong project management experience and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Strong analytical and communication skills with customer orientation.
• Proven experience leading and developing a team; coaching and mentoring.
• Ability to work under pressure, drive projects to completion and meet deadlines.
• Flexibility to adapt to shifting company or team goals.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, delivery, and maintenance of financial systems and data including accounting, order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and budgeting platforms.
• Develop, implement and maintain policies and procedures for financial system operations, data management, and reporting.
• Oversee the accuracy and integrity of financial data in systems, ensuring compliance with regulations and accounting standards.
• Optimize system functionality and drive integration across financial processes.
• Oversee IT general controls and establish SOX compliant controls and frameworks.
• Champion AI initiatives to drive design, adoption and AI-managed tasks in finance workflows.
• Establish governance for AI use in finance workflows, including data privacy and auditability.
• Support the flow of usage data from RelativityaiR through metering, rating, billing and ASC 606.
• Maintain a multi-year financial systems roadmap, budget and vendor strategy.
• Partner with BI team to design and maintain the data lake for financial data.
• Stay updated on industry best practices and emerging technologies.
• Collaborate with finance, revenue ops, procurement and global ops to align systems with business objectives.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to team members.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Financial systems integration

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in information systems, accounting, finance or related field

Tools

Workday

Zuora

Adaptive

SQL

BI tools

Job description

Relativity is seeking a Director to lead the systems team responsible for core finance applications such as Workday, Zuora, and Adaptive. You will architect scalable financial systems to support multi-entity, multi-currency operations, automate revenue recognition, and ensure data integrity and SOX compliance.

The role collaborates with IT, security and cross-functional teams to deliver an auditable, compliant financial tech stack.