Director of Financial Systems & AI-Driven Finance

Relativity; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 158,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity is seeking a Director to lead the systems team responsible for finance applications (Workday, Zuora, Adaptive, etc.). You will shape scalable finance systems to support the company’s financial data, processes and growth, including usage-based billing and ASC 606 compliance.

You will report to the VP of Accounting and partner with IT, security, and cross-functional teams to deliver integrated, auditable finance platforms and AI-enabled workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, accounting or finance.
• Experience leading the implementation and administration of cloud-based financial systems (ERP/CRM) and tools (SQL, BI).
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, ASC 606, and the financial close process.
• Strong project management: manage multiple projects and adapt to priorities.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with verbal and written communication and customer orientation.
• Proven experience building, leading and developing a team; coach and mentor direct reports.
• Ability to work under pressure, drive projects to completion and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Own design, delivery, and maintenance of financial systems (accounting, order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, budgeting).
• Develop and maintain policies for financial system operations, data management, and reporting.
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data; ensure SOX compliance.
• Drive integration across financial processes and data lake governance with IT/BI teams.
• Oversee IT general controls and work with auditors on testing/remediation.
• Lead AI initiatives in finance workflows and establish governance for AI use in finance.
• Support ASC 606 revenue recognition, usage data flow and metering for billing.
• Maintain multi-year roadmap, budget, vendor strategy, and multi-entity setup.
• Collaborate with finance, revenue operations and procurement for aligned systems.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to team members.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Mentoring/coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree

CPA or MBA

Tools

Workday

Zuora

Adaptive

SQL

BI tools

ERP systems

Job description

Relativity is seeking a Director to lead the systems team responsible for finance applications (Workday, Zuora, Adaptive, etc.). You will shape scalable finance systems to support the company’s financial data, processes and growth, including usage-based billing and ASC 606 compliance.

You will report to the VP of Accounting and partner with IT, security, and cross-functional teams to deliver integrated, auditable finance platforms and AI-enabled workflows.