Finance Data Transformation Leader

1st Franklin Financial Corporation; Toccoa (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

1st Franklin Financial Corporation seeks a Director of Finance Transformation & Data to design, execute, and continuously improve finance data and systems. You will own data governance, automate processes, and enable data-driven decisions across accounting, FP&A, credit, and servicing.

Partnering with Controllership, FP&A, Treasury, Risk, and Technology, you will drive data integrity, system modernization, and ROI-driven transformation of finance platforms.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of experience in finance transformation, data, or finance systems leadership roles in the financial services industry.
• Deep understanding of accounting and close processes, FP&A and the loan life cycle (origination → servicing → charge-off)
• Hands-on experience with loan origination and servicing systems, Concur, Data platform/warehouse, and ERP/GL
• Proven track record with system integration across finance and lending platforms, data model standardization and government implementation, and automation of finance processes
• Strong communication skills (verbal / written)

Responsibilities

• Define and implement a finance data strategy aligned to business growth, regulatory requirements, and capital markets expectations
• Establish and maintain data governance frameworks, including ownership, definitions, lineage, and controls across finance data
• Sustain the finance systems roadmap, including ERP, Expense management, and integration with loan subledger/serving platform
• Lead portfolio of transformation initiatives with clear prioritization, timelines, and ROI tracking
• Coordinate with Finance, Risk, and Technology to drive data integrity and automation

Skills

Data governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Financial modeling

Process automation

Tools

Concur

Loan origination system

ERP/GL

Data warehouse

Job description

1st Franklin Financial Corporation seeks a Director of Finance Transformation & Data to design, execute, and continuously improve finance data and systems. You will own data governance, automate processes, and enable data-driven decisions across accounting, FP&A, credit, and servicing.

Partnering with Controllership, FP&A, Treasury, Risk, and Technology, you will drive data integrity, system modernization, and ROI-driven transformation of finance platforms.