Director of Financial Systems & AI-Driven Finance

Relativity; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 158,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity is seeking a Director to lead the systems team responsible for financial and business applications (Workday, Zuora, Adaptive). You will shape scalable finance systems, ensure accurate revenue recognition, and automate processes across multi-entity operations.

You will supervise cloud-based deployments, establish SOX controls, oversee data governance, and partner with IT, security, and finance to deliver insights through data lakes and AI-enabled workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, accounting, finance or related field.
• Experience leading cloud-based financial systems (ERP/CRM) implementations and admin.
• Strong US GAAP, ASC 606, and the financial close process.
• Proven project management across multiple projects and changing priorities.
• Strong analytical, organizational, verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience coaching and developing a team; ability to lead directly.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, delivery, and maintenance of financial systems and data (e.g., accounting, order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, budgeting).
• Develop, implement and maintain policies for financial system operations, data management, and reporting.
• Oversee accuracy and integrity of financial data; ensure regulatory compliance.
• Optimize system functionality and integration across financial processes.
• Oversee IT general controls and SOX framework with auditors and security.
• Champion AI initiatives to automate finance tasks and assess AI platforms.
• Establish governance for AI use in finance workflows with data privacy and auditability.
• Support flow of usage data from RelativityaiR to metering, billing, revenue recognition.
• Maintain a multi-year financial systems roadmap, budget and vendor strategy.

Skills

Applications leadership

Budget Management

Cloud Computing

Cybersecurity

Data Management

DevOps

IT Operations

Project Management

Software Development

Vendor Management

Education

Bachelor's degree (IS/Accounting/Finance)

CPA / MBA preferred

Tools

Workday

Zuora

ERP/CRM systems

SQL

BI tools

Job description

Relativity is seeking a Director to lead the systems team responsible for financial and business applications (Workday, Zuora, Adaptive). You will shape scalable finance systems, ensure accurate revenue recognition, and automate processes across multi-entity operations.

You will supervise cloud-based deployments, establish SOX controls, oversee data governance, and partner with IT, security, and finance to deliver insights through data lakes and AI-enabled workflows.