Head of Engineering, Finance Systems

United States Digital Space LLC; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Klaviyos in Boston is seeking a Head of Engineering, Finance Systems to define the multi-year vision for the finance technology stack and lead a high‑performing team responsible for ERP, billing, and financial workflows.

You will partner with CFO, Controllership, FP&A, and IT to deliver automation, compliance, and data quality at scale, including AI-native initiatives.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in enterprise or business systems with meaningful ownership of Finance technology.
• 4+ years leading teams responsible for order-to-cash, record-to-report, and financial close systems.
• Deep SOX ITGC experience with Internal Audit and external auditors.
• Fluency in ERP and Finance application architecture (NetSuite/Oracle, Coupa, Avalara, Zip, Zuora, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Define the multi-year strategy and roadmap for the company’s Finance technology stack (ERP, procure-to-pay, revenue and billing, treasury, close and reconciliation tooling).
• Lead a high-performing Finance Technology team and partner with Finance stakeholders to deliver automation and analytics.
• Drive AI-native transformation across Finance with guardrails and measurable productivity gains.
• Own the design, implementation, and operation of IT General Controls (ITGCs) and other key controls across Finance applications.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

ERP knowledge

SOX ITGC

Finance technology

Vendor management

Tools

NetSuite/Oracle

Coupa

Avalara

Job description

*At the company, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each the company (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at the company? Visit the company.com/careersto see how we empower creators to own their own destiny.*

HYBRID in BOSTON

At the company, we know that building a great company starts with building a great team. We welcome candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, and we care as much about your trajectory and potential as we do about direct, one‑to‑one matches with every requirement.

About the team

the company went public in 2023 and is scaling fast. This is a rare chance to architect the Finance systems foundation for a company at this inflection point. The Finance Technology Systems team is part of G&A Systems within Global Technology Solutions (GTS). This group designs, operates, and continually improves the applications and workflows that power how the company manages money, risk, and financial reporting at scale.

The team partners closely with Finance, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Procurement, and Internal Audit, as well as adjacent technology teams like Corporate IT, Data, and GTM Systems, to ensure our back‑office stack is reliable, well‑integrated, compliant, and ready for a public, AI‑forward SaaS business. We own the roadmap, health, and governance of platforms including our ERP and financial systems (e.g., NetSuite/Oracle), procure‑to‑pay (e.g., Coupa), revenue and billing systems, and related integrations and automation.

This role reports to the Senior Director, G&A Systems and leads the team responsible for Finance Technology Solutions across the company.

What You'll Do

As the Head of Engineering, Finance Systems, you will be the accountable technology leader for the company’s Finance application landscape and core financial workflows. You will define and execute the multi‑year vision for our Finance systems, lead a high‑performing team, and partner with senior Finance and GTS leaders to deliver automation, control, and insight across our procure‑to‑pay, record‑to‑report, and order‑to‑cash processes.

Own the Finance systems vision and roadmap

• Define and maintain the multi‑year strategy and roadmap for the company’s Finance technology stack (ERP, procure‑to‑pay, revenue and billing, treasury, close and reconciliation tooling), aligned to the CFO’s agenda and the company’s financial plan.

• Translate Finance, Accounting, Tax, and FP&A objectives into clear systems investments and sequencing, balancing foundational platform work with high‑impact automation and analytics use cases.

Lead and develop the Finance Technology team

• Manage and grow a team of application owners, business systems analysts, administrators, and integration specialists who collectively own the Finance systems portfolio and its integrations.

• Set clear expectations around domain ownership, service reliability, partnership with Finance stakeholders, and measurable business outcomes; build strong succession and leadership bench strength within the team.

Drive AI-native transformation across Finance

• Lead the company's push to make Finance one of the most automated, insight-driven functions in the company. You'll identify and deliver high-value AI use cases across the Finance workflow.

• You'll partner directly with the company's AI and data platform teams to embed AI into core Finance processes with clear guardrails, measurable productivity gains, and the rigor expected of a public company. This isn't a future‑state vision, it's work already underway, and you'll own it.

Design and optimize core Finance processes and systems

• Partner with Controllership, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and Procurement leaders to design and continuously refine end‑to‑end Finance workflows across procure‑to‑pay, record‑to‑report, and order‑to‑cash, ensuring systems and processes are tightly aligned.

• Ensure our ERP and Finance applications are configured, integrated, and operated to support accurate, timely close, scalable revenue and billing, and high‑quality financial data that downstream teams can trust.

Own SOX, controls, and audit readiness for Finance systems

• Own the design, implementation, and operation of IT General Controls (ITGCs) and other key controls across Finance applications, in partnership with Internal Audit, Security, and external auditors.

• Continually simplify and automate controls and evidence collection so audits are reliable and predictable, with fewer deficiencies and lower friction for Finance and GTS teams.

Manage the Finance systems portfolio and vendors

• Own the Finance systems portfolio budget (applications, services, and related programs), including vendor selection, contract evaluation, and ROI analysis for major investments.

• Rationalize overlapping tools, simplify the application landscape, and ensure Finance systems integrate cleanly with G&A, GTM, and data platforms.

Act as a strategic partner and communicator

• Serve as the primary technology partner for the CFO, Controller, and Finance leadership team on systems, data, and process topics; translate business strategy into clear technical decisions and trade‑offs.

• Represent Finance Technology Systems in executive forums, planning cycles, and cross‑functional initiatives, ensuring Finance needs are anticipated and built into wider GTS and company roadmaps.

Who You Are

You've spent your career at the intersection of Finance and technology and you've moved beyond just keeping systems running. You think in roadmaps, outcomes, and partnerships. You know what a well‑run Finance technology function looks like, and you know how to build one.

You've led teams through real complexity: ERP and other transformations, SOX audits, billing system overhauls, or the messy work of integrating Finance systems across a growing company. You don't need a perfect environment to do great work, you create structure where there isn't any, and you bring Finance and engineering stakeholders along with you.

Specifically, you likely bring:

• 15+ years in enterprise or business systems, with meaningful ownership of Finance technology at a tech or SaaS company

• 4+ years leading teams, including managers, responsible for order‑to cash, record‑to‑report, procure‑to‑pay, revenue/billing, and financial close systems

• Deep, practical SOX ITGC experience and a clean track record working with Internal Audit and external auditors

• Solid understanding of enterprise‑led growth and system features required to enable moving upmarket

• Fluency in ERP and Finance application architecture (NetSuite/Oracle, Coupa, Avalara, Zip, Zuora, or similar), inte