Senior Finance Systems & Automation Lead

Coinbase; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst for Enterprise Applications (Finance) to lead automation across Zip, NetSuite, and related financial systems. You will partner with product managers, sourcing, legal, accounting and security teams to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions, collaborating with engineers on AI-driven automations.

The role emphasizes platform administration, process optimization, and close interaction with finance functions to support Month End and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of system administration experience of Source to Pay systems like Zip, Coupa, NetSuite and other finance applications like Navan, Brex, Oracle.
• 4+ years of hands-on configuration experience of Zip modules - Vendor Management, Sourcing Intake, Procurement, Payables, Payment, Taxes, Customizations, Workflows, AI Agents and Reporting.
• 3+ years of experience with large scale implementations of Sourcing/Procurement systems and their integrations through middleware technologies like Zip AppStudio/Workato/MuleSoft/Boomi.
• 1+ years of experience with AI technologies - designing, building and deploying Slackbots and/or workflow-based agents using n8n and Workato Genie.
• Strong understanding of system-to-system integration principles, data flow patterns, and enterprise integration technologies, including web services, REST/SOAP APIs, file-based integrations, event-driven architectures, and MCP-based connectivity.
• Strong knowledge of finance related business processes such as Sourcing, Procurement, Payables, Vendor Management, Expenses and General Accounting.
• Deep understanding of month end accounting processes and financial statements/reporting features in Zip/NetSuite.
• Experience with Agile methodology - sprint ceremonies, backlog refinement and reporting in Jira.
• Knowledge of production Support, incident and defect management processes.
• Desire to continually learn new systems, wear multiple hats and act autonomously to support our growing finance functions.
• Clear communication and collaboration with cross-functional technical resources.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Managers and finance stakeholders to implement the product roadmap for Zip, Navan, NetSuite and other financial applications.
• Analyze current business processes, perform fit/gap analysis and translate the business requirements into technical solutions.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Zip’s capabilities for key processes: Source to Pay, Order to Cash, General Accounting and Financial Reporting.
• Perform platform administration, maintenance and support on a day to day basis for Zip and boundary systems.
• Create engineering artifacts - Functional and Technical Specifications, Data Flow Diagrams and Business Architecture Diagrams.
• Design and build scalable solutions in Zip and other applications, including customizations, workflows, integrations and analytics/reporting.
• Collaborate with citizen developers and engineers across multiple teams to develop and implement AI automations and agentic flows.
• Develop and execute test plans for identified features, lead integration and user acceptance testing with cross-functional teams.
• Participate in all engineering maturity activities (Agile, Observability, TechDebt Management, Automated Testing, Incident and Defect Management).
• Troubleshoot and fix production issues, prioritizing them against the existing backlog based on severity and impact.
• Support the business process transformation initiatives to improve efficiencies around critical activities like Month End Closure and Reporting.
• Conduct solution walkthroughs, application demos and user training sessions.

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst for Enterprise Applications (Finance) to lead automation across Zip, NetSuite, and related financial systems. You will partner with product managers, sourcing, legal, accounting and security teams to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions, collaborating with engineers on AI-driven automations.

The role emphasizes platform administration, process optimization, and close interaction with finance functions to support Month End and