Senior Finance Tech & Transformation Leader (Hybrid)

Loomis, Sayles & Company; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Discretionary annual incentive

Job summary

Loomis Sayles is seeking a Senior Manager, Finance Technology & Transformation to lead the evolution of our finance technology landscape, partnering with Finance and IT to optimize systems, automate processes, and enable data-driven decision-making.

The role requires deep finance systems expertise, hands-on technology leadership, and a track record of delivering transformation initiatives across finance, IT, and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Business, AI or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in IT, financial systems, enterprise applications, financial technology, finance transformation, financial systems controls and audit support, or related technology roles.
• 3+ years of leadership experience leading people, projects, vendors, or transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing, implementing, upgrading/enhancing, or supporting finance systems such as ERP, planning, forecasting, consolidation, reporting, billing, analytics, automation, or business intelligence platforms.
• Strong understanding of accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, planning, and finance business processes.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving Finance, IT, and business stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of systems integration, data governance, reporting, analytics, and process automation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Finance Director of Transformation & Control and other Finance leadership and team members to develop and progress a multi-year finance technology roadmap.
• Lead the execution and continuous enhancement of the finance technology roadmap, aligning technology investments with finance transformation goals.
• Manage and optimize finance systems, including ERP, billing, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, analytics, and automation platforms.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, IT, and business stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, data quality, and user experience.
• Drive implementation of automation, AI-enabled capabilities, business intelligence solutions, system integrations, and self-service reporting tools.
• Champion finance transformation initiatives that simplify processes, reduce manual effort, and improve operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate with IT and vendors to ensure system reliability, security, integration, and scalability.
• Expand system process documentation, standard operating procedures, and workflows with a critical eye for continuous improvement.
• Establish strong governance, data management, and system performance practices and lead the technology-based audit and controls deliverables with assurance providers such as external and internal audit.
• Establish and monitor key performance metrics related to system performance, adoption, support effectiveness, and business outcomes.
• Lead, coach, and develop finance technology resources while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Finance Technology Strategy

ERP, Financial Systems

Automation & AI

Data & Analytics

Cloud Technologies

Vendor Management

Stakeholder Management

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Finance/Accounting

Finance domain knowledge

Tools

ERP systems

BI tools

Automation platforms

Job description

Loomis Sayles is seeking a Senior Manager, Finance Technology & Transformation to lead the evolution of our finance technology landscape, partnering with Finance and IT to optimize systems, automate processes, and enable data-driven decision-making.

The role requires deep finance systems expertise, hands-on technology leadership, and a track record of delivering transformation initiatives across finance, IT, and business stakeholders.