Sr Director, Finance Systems & Enterprise Applications

Socket.dev; Coppell (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Yonder is seeking a Senior Director, Finance Systems & Enterprise Applications to lead the global Finance IT portfolio, including Workday Financials and related platforms.

You will define the technology strategy, drive end-to-end delivery across R2R, S2P, O2C, and payroll, and partner with CFO and CIO to enable growth and efficiency. This role leads a global team of engineers and analysts, shaping modernization, data quality, and user experience across finance operations.

Responsibilities

• Define multi-year finance IT strategy aligned to CFO priorities and enterprise architecture standards.
• Partner with Finance leadership across Controllership, FP&A, Accounting, Treasury, and Procurement.
• Lead platform rationalization, consolidation, and modernization across the Finance technology portfolio.
• Evaluate AI/ML, automation, and cloud to drive competitive advantage in finance operations.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of Finance technology programs spanning new implementations, upgrades, integrations, and enhancements.
• Drive disciplined project execution using Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies—on scope, schedule, and budget.
• Partner with PMO and Finance stakeholders to prioritize portfolio delivery by capacity and value.
• Own governance and reporting for Finance IT programs to VP of Enterprise Technology and senior Finance leadership.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of platforms like Workday Finance, WAC, BlackLine, Lucernex, WSS, and Oracle ePBCS.
• Lead the Finance IT operational model including SLA management, incident response, and root cause resolution.
• Drive continuous improvement in system stability, data quality, and user experience across Finance tech touchpoints.
• Record-to-Report (R2R): enable close processes, journals, reconciliations, and consolidation.
• Source-to-Pay (S2P): lead sourcing, procurement, and AP tech including Workday Sourcing.
• Asset Accounting: support fixed assets, lease accounting (ASC 842 via Lucernex).
• Payroll: ensure integrated payroll processing across geographies.
• Order-to-Cash (O2C): support AR, billing, collections, and revenue recognition tech.
• Budget & Forecasting: own Oracle ePBCS health and integration with Workday Finance.
• Reporting & Analytics: deliver finance reporting platforms and BI capabilities including Workday Prism, WAC analytics, and ePBCS reporting.
• Lead finance technology transformation programs including automation and AI-assisted reconciliation.
• Champion adoption of Workday Accounting Center as subledger transformation platform.
• Identify automation opportunities to reduce manual effort and accelerate close cycles.
• Build Finance IT roadmap for Generative AI and Copilot integration.
• Maintain current knowledge of ERP, EPM, CLM, close management, and procurement platforms to guide leadership.
• Lead platform-depth-first approach, auditing capabilities and closing feature adoption gaps.
• Lead SKU rationalization to reduce TCO while improving data integrity.
• Conduct regular license and entitlement reviews across Finance platforms.
• Track vendor roadmaps and market trends to inform multi-year roadmap decisions.
• Build and maintain a Finance IT technology radar for emerging capabilities.
• Evaluate AI in platforms (Workday AI, BlackLine Intelligence, Oracle AI) for ROI opportunities.
• Serve as Finance tech thought leader and sponsor continuous learning within Finance IT.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a global team of Finance IT professionals across roles.
• Foster inclusive culture across time zones and geographies.
• Manage vendor relationships and SI partnerships for delivery quality.
• Define talent and capability development strategy for Finance IT.
• Own the technology strategy and operations for Legal & Compliance systems (Ironclad, CLM).
• Lead Ironclad CLM administration and integration with Salesforce, Finance, and Procurement.
• Partner with Legal/Risk/Compliance to enable policy management and audit readiness.
• Ensure integration of legal systems with enterprise data for reporting and risk exposure.
• Support legal matter management and entity governance platforms.

Job description

Role: Senior Director, Finance Systems & Enterprise Applications

Location: Scottsdale, AZ or Dallas, TX (highly preferred) - US Remote will be considered

Synonymous Business Title (s): Sr Director, ITG, Sr Director, Finance Enterprise Applications

Overview

The Sr Director, Finance Systems & Enterprise Applications will lead Blue Yonder's global Finance and Legal enterprise applications portfolio, including Workday Financials and other critical business systems supporting Accounting, FP&A, Procurement, Payroll, and Legal operations. This role is responsible for defining and executing the technology strategy, roadmap, delivery, and ongoing optimization of platforms that enable core finance processes, while ensuring alignment with business priorities and organizational growth.

This leader will oversee end-to-end technology capabilities across Record-to-Report (R2R), Source-to-Pay (S2P), Accounts Payable, Order-to-Cash (O2C), Asset Accounting, Payroll, and Budgeting & Forecasting. Leading a global team of engineers, architects, product owners, and application professionals, they will drive enterprise application transformation initiatives, operational excellence, and scalable solutions that improve business performance and user experience.

Operating at the intersection of Finance and Enterprise Technology, this individual will serve as a strategic partner to the CIO and CFO organizations, collaborating closely with Controllership, FP&A, Accounting, Procurement, Legal, and other senior business stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Finance systems, a successful track record leading enterprise application portfolios within complex global organizations, and the leadership presence to influence stakeholders, manage strategic vendor partnerships, and successfully deliver large-scale transformation initiatives.

What You’ll Do

Strategy & Roadmap

• Define and own the multi-year Finance IT technology strategy aligned to CFO priorities, enterprise architecture standards, and Blue Yonder's growth objectives.
• Serve as the primary technology partner to Finance leadership across Controllership, FP&A, Accounting, Treasury, and Procurement.
• Lead platform rationalization, consolidation, and modernization initiatives across the Finance technology portfolio.
• Evaluate emerging capabilities in AI/ML, automation, and cloud to drive competitive advantage in finance operations.

Program & Project Delivery

• Oversee the end-to-end delivery of Finance technology programs spanning new implementations, upgrades, integrations, and enhancements.
• Drive disciplined project execution using Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies—on scope, schedule, and budget.
• Partner with PMO and Finance stakeholders to prioritize and sequence the delivery portfolio against capacity and strategic value.
• Own governance and reporting for Finance IT programs to VP of Enterprise Technology and senior Finance leadership.

Operations & Service Delivery

• Ensure high availability, performance, and reliability of mission-critical Finance platforms including Workday Finance, WAC, BlackLine, Lucernex, WSS, and Oracle ePBCS.
• Lead the Finance IT operational model including SLA management, incident response, break-fix triage, and root cause resolution.
• Drive continuous improvement in system stability, data quality, and user experience across all Finance technology touchpoints.

Process Domain Ownership

• Record-to-Report (R2R): Oversee technology enabling the financial close process, journal entries, reconciliations, and consolidation.
• Source-to-Pay (S2P): Lead sourcing, procurement, and AP technology including Workday Strategic Sourcing and downstream payables processes.
• Asset Accounting: Manage technology supporting fixed assets, lease accounting (ASC 842 via Lucernex), and capital tracking.
• Payroll: Partner with HR IT to ensure integrated, compliant payroll processing across all geographies.
• Order-to-Cash (O2C): Support AR, billing, collections, and revenue recognition technology.
• Budget & Forecasting: Own Oracle ePBCS platform health, enhancements, and integration with Workday Finance for actuals.
• Reporting & Analytics: Deliver finance reporting platforms and BI capabilities including Workday Prism, WAC analytics, and ePBCS reporting.

Transformation & Innovation

• Lead finance technology transformation programs including close automation, AI-assisted reconciliation, and intelligent procurement.
• Champion adoption of Workday Accounting Center as the subledger transformation platform, driving migration from legacy accounting configurations.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities that reduce manual effort, improve accuracy, and accelerate financial close cycles.
• Build the Finance IT roadmap for Generative AI and Copilot integration across finance workflows.

Finance Technology Acumen & Portfolio Intelligence

• Maintain deep, current knowledge of the Finance technology landscape—including ERP, EPM, CLM, close management, and procurement platforms to serve as a credible, forward-looking technology advisor to Finance and executive leadership.
• Drive a platform-depth-first philosophy—systematically auditing owned system capabilities against actual utilization, identifying and closing feature adoption gaps before pursuing new technology investments or custom development.
• Lead ongoing application and SKU rationalization across the Finance technology portfolio—eliminating redundant tools, consolidating overlapping capabilities, and reducing total cost of ownership while improving user experience and data integrity.
• Conduct regular license and entitlement reviews across all Finance platforms to ensure the organization is purchasing what it uses and using what it purchases—optimizing spend and surfacing consolidation opportunities on vendor renewal cycles.
• Maintain an active pulse on the direction of the Finance technology industry—tracking vendor roadmaps (Workday, Oracle, BlackLine, Ironclad, and others), analyst perspectives, and peer benchmarks to ensure the Finance IT roadmap reflects where the market is heading, not just where it has been.
• Build and maintain a Finance IT technology radar that tracks emerging capabilities, evaluates build/buy/partner options, and informs multi-year roadmap decisions with a clear view of industry trajectory—including the evolving role of AI in financial operations.
• Evaluate and pilot AI and machine learning capabilities embedded within owned platforms (Workday AI, BlackLine Intelligence, Oracle AI) and adjacent tools (Microsoft Copilot, Agentforce) to identify high-ROI opportunities in close automation, anomaly detection, intelligent forecasting, and contract analytics.
• Serve as the Finance technology thought leader internally—sharing market insights with Finance and IT leadership, challenging legacy assumptions about the technology stack, and sponsoring a culture of continuous learning and platform curiosity within the Finance IT team.

Team Leadership & Organization

• Lead, mentor, and develop a global team of Finance IT professionals spanning solution architects, functional analysts, developers, and operations engineers.
• Build a high-performance, inclusive team culture across time zones and geographies.
• Manage vendor relationships, system integrators, and platform partners to ensure delivery quality and commercial alignment.
• Define and execute a talent and capability development strategy for the Finance IT organization.

Legal & Compliance Systems

• Own the technology strategy and operational delivery for Legal and Compliance systems, including Ironclad (CLM), compliance management, and legal matter/entity platforms.
• Lead Ironclad CLM administration, configuration, workflow design, and integration with Salesforce, Finance, and Procurement systems to support end-to-end contract lifecycle management from request through renewal.
• Partner with Legal, Risk, and Compliance stakeholders to deliver technology enabling policy management, ethics reporting, regulatory compliance tracking, and audit readiness across the enterprise.
• Ensure Legal and Compliance systems are integrated with the broader enterprise data ecosystem, enabling reporting on contract obligations, compliance posture, and regulatory risk exposure.
• Support legal matter management, outside counsel tracking, and entity governance platforms, ensuring data accuracy and process efficiency for the Legal Operations function.

System Adoption & Change Enablement

• Lead end-user adoption strategy for Finance platform rollouts, ensuring Finance teams are equipped, trained, and confident in new system capabilities.
• Partner with Finance leadership and HR to design role-based training programs, change impact assessments, and communication plans for major system transitions.
• Establish adoption KPIs and feedback mechanisms across Workday Finance, BlackLine, Oracle ePBCS, and related platforms to measure utilization, identify gaps, and drive continuous enablement.
• Champion a culture of feature utilization—driving adoption of native platform capabilities before pursuing custom development or workarounds.

Quality Assurance & Testing

• Own the Finance IT testing strategy and governance model, ensuring all platform changes—from major releases to minor configurations—are validated through structured, risk-appropriate testing cycles.
• Define and enforce test standards across unit, integration, regression, UAT, and parallel-run testing disciplines for Workday Finance, WAC, BlackLine, Lucernex, WSS, and Oracle ePBCS.
• Drive adoption of automated testing frameworks and regression suites to reduce manual testing overhead and accelerate Workday bi-annual release readiness.
• Coordinate cross-functional UAT with Finance SMEs, ensuring business sign-off gates are met prior to production deployment on all Finance platform changes.

SOX Compliance & IT General Controls

• Own the Finance IT General Controls (ITGCs) posture across all in-scope systems, ensuring change management, access controls, and security configurations meet SOX requirements year-round—not just at audit time.
• Partner with Internal Audit, External Audit, and the CISO organization to support SOX walkthroughs, evidence collection, and remediation of control deficiencies across Finance systems.
• Ensure system configuration changes, enhancements, and releases across Workday Finance, BlackLine, Lucernex, and Oracle ePBCS adhere to change management controls required for SOX compliance.
• Maintain Segregation of Duties (SoD) frameworks within Finance platforms, working with Security and Finance Ops to detect, remediate, and prevent access conflicts across roles.
• Establish and maintain a continuous controls monitoring capability, leveraging platform-native audit trails and automated alerting to proactively surface compliance risks ahead of audit cycles.