Senior Director of Finance Systems, Workiva
$174-296k
Plus discretionary bonus typically paid annually and Restricted Stock Units
More information about location
Software for sustainability, GRC & financial reporting
Job no longer available
Software for sustainability, GRC & financial reporting
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$174-296k
Plus discretionary bonus typically paid annually and Restricted Stock Units
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To power transparent reporting for a better world.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years of experience delivering Finance systems capabilities, ideally within the high-tech industry and with a global team
- 8+ years of direct people management experience, which should encompass leading Directors and Managers
- Your reliable internet connection is the conduit for brilliance, enabling you to unleash your talents from the comfort of virtually anywhere
Desirable
- Recognized as a company-wide thought leader with extensive industry knowledge and may be regarded as a technical authority with ownership of large or diverse functional groups
- Proven experience managing a global team responsible for optimizing, managing, and supporting a public company Finance application portfolio
- Experience with platforms such as Workday, NetSuite, Zuora, Xactly, Coupa, Adaptive/Anaplan, Salesforce.com, and Workiva is a plus
- Prior experience leading at least 2 full cycle ERP implementations
- Previous experience in QTC (Quote to Cash) optimization and SaaS Billing solution implementation
- Demonstrated strategic planning, critical thinking, change management, and influencing skills
- Proven ability to effectively partner with global, geographically distributed teams to deliver business technology solutions
- A knack for inspiring behavior change, setting priorities, and making decisions in ambiguous situations
What the job involves
- As a Senior Director of Finance Systems at Workiva, you will be at the forefront of a transformative journey
- You'll play a pivotal role in building and leading a world-class Finance Systems team within our dynamic IT organization, shaping the future of our business systems
- This is your chance to make a lasting mark on our strategic vision, foster innovation, and guide a talented team in creating cutting-edge solutions that are not only instrumental in the growth but the continued success of Workiva
- Lead and inspire a team of business systems experts, setting the tone for a culture of innovation, partnership, and accountability. Your leadership will be instrumental in shaping the way we work and drive results
- Collaborate with key leaders and business partners to facilitate strategic planning and road-mapping
- Provide oversight of solutions delivery and ensure the resolution of escalated issues
- Act as a bridge for communication on any critical issues while consistently demonstrating a service-oriented approach
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with key finance stakeholders to address their business problems and drive organizational growth and scale
- Work with leaders to translate business needs into technology solutions and strive for business clarity of strategy when needed
- Identify opportunities to inspire change and simplify processes
- Lead the implementation of new solutions to enhance delivery speed and product quality
- Stay abreast of emerging and new technologies
- Actively collaborate with business partners to derive and drive value from existing and new system technology investments
- Collaborate with key finance stakeholders to ensure systems capabilities align with their needs
- Work with leaders to translate business needs into technology solutions, ensuring clarity of strategy when required
- Build a robust team with a strong focus on business value, thought leadership, innovation, and partnership with the business
- Provide leadership, coaching, and foster accountability, innovation, and teamwork within the team
- Demonstrate a high level of integrity and transparency, promoting open communication and the ability to interact effectively with all personality types
- Inspire a strong commitment to excellence, empowerment, and the ability to create followership within the team
- Emphasize a customer service-oriented approach and a non-political work environment
- Operate with a high level of urgency to drive results and meet objectives
- Rest assured, this role embodies flexibility, with typically no more than 15% travel on the horizon
Our take
For large-scale businesses, collecting and sharing data can be a complex and challenging process. Workiva solves this problem with its AI-powered data platform.
Workiva is one of the biggest players in the market, serving around 75% of Fortune 500 companies, including Google and Delta. Workiva's controlled, secure and audit-ready platform has maintained a clear edge over much of its competition.
Workiva's quality product and its commitment to transparency has made it a firm favourite with companies around the world. If it can maintain this, it stands to consolidate its impressive growth even further in the coming years.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2014
$0.7m
EARLY VC
Dec 2012
$30.7m
SERIES C
Total funding: $46.9m
Company HQ
Ames, IA
Leadership
Julie Iskow
(CEO)Julie joined Workiva in 2019 sa COO/President and became CEO in 2023. Previously, she served as the CTO at Medidate Solutions and as the CIO at WageWorks.
David Haila
(CTO)David has been at Workiva since 2009, joining the team as a Senior Software Engineer. Since then, he has held a number of roles and became CTO in 2023.
Jill Klindt
(CFO & EVP)Jill has been at Workiva since 2008, joining as a Controller before holding a number of roles and becoming CFO & EVP in 2023. Previously, she held Financial roles at Financial Intelligence, Wells Fargo Financial, CitiMortgage, and Principal Financial Group.
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