Director FP&A - Automations and AI

The role

The Director, Finance Technology & Analytics will lead the technology, systems, data, analytics, and transformation agenda for the FP&A organization. This person will serve as a strategic bridge between Finance, Data, Engineering, and IT to drive the FP&A technology roadmap and platform strategy.

What you will do

• Own and execute the FP&A technology and transformation roadmap.
• Provide strategic ownership and governance of Workday Adaptive Planning and related planning capabilities.
• Lead the FP&A analytics strategy across Power BI, OfficeConnect, Adaptive reporting, and other BI tools.
• Partner with Data and Engineering teams to strengthen FP&A data architecture, governance, and integrations.
• Identify and deliver automation, AI, advanced analytics, and workflow opportunities.
• Lead strategic FP&A transformation initiatives from design through implementation.
• Establish standards for solution architecture, system access, data quality, and controls.
• Act as the senior FP&A technology partner to Finance leadership and collaborate with IT, Data, and Engineering.
• Lead, develop, and mentor the FP&A technology, BI, systems, and analytics team.
• Drive user adoption, training, and data literacy across Finance.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, or a related quantitative discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive experience across FP&A, financial systems, analytics, data, or finance transformation.
• Experience including leadership of teams and complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong executive communication and ability to translate Finance requirements into scalable technology solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and partner across Finance, IT, Data, Engineering, and senior leadership.
• Workday Adaptive Planning or comparable EPM platforms.
• Power BI, Tableau, Metabases, OfficeConnect, Adaptive reports, or comparable reporting technologies.
• Snowflake, Azure, enterprise data warehouses, relational databases, and modern Finance data architectures.
• SQL, ETL/ELT, APIs, integration mappings, workflow orchestration, reconciliation, and data-quality controls.
• Python or comparable automation technologies.
• Exposure to Salesforce, Dayforce/Ceridian, ERP, CRM, HCM, and other operational systems.
• Advanced Excel and a strong understanding of financial models, hierarchies, allocations, drivers, assumptions, and reporting structures.

Nice to have

• MBA, master’s in finance/Analytics/Information Systems, or equivalent advanced degree
• Strategic thinker with the ability to connect FP&A priorities with technology, data, and transformation opportunities
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Proven change leader who can simplify complex processes and drive adoption
• Strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills
• Technology-forward and analytically curious
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing technical and analytics teams
• Strong problem-solving and systems-thinking mindset
• Highly collaborative, accountable, and execution-focused

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Career growth opportunities

About the company

Bottomline is a global leader in business payments and cash management with over 35 years of experience. It is a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo.