Sr. Director, Finance -IT

About this role

Blue Yonder Job Title: Sr. Director, IT- Finance

* Knowledge of Workday financials is required in this role.

Location: US Remote Dallas and Scottsdale preferred

Overview: The Senior Director, Finance IT is a senior technology leadership role accountable for the strategy, transformation, delivery, and operations of the global Finance technology portfolio. This leader owns the end-to-end technology capability across core finance processes—Record-to-Report (R2R), Source-to-Pay (S2P), Asset Accounting, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Order-to-Cash (O2C), and Budget & Forecasting—and leads a global team of engineers, architects, and product owners in delivering scalable, resilient, and intelligent finance technology solutions.

Scope: Operating at the intersection of Finance and Enterprise Technology, this leader partners closely with the IT organization, CFO organization, Controllership, FP&A, Accounting, and Procurement to align technology investment with business outcomes. The role requires deep platform expertise, a strong transformation track record, and the executive presence to drive change across a complex, matrixed global organization.

What you will 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, ano

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