Director of Financial Reporting Platforms (Planning, & Consolidation)

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We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Director of Financial Reporting Platforms (Planning, & Consolidation) to join our dynamic team in Carlsbad, CA, Tempe, AZ or Denver, CO! This is a hybrid, site-based role that offers the perfect blend of office collaboration and remote flexibility. Employees will work from our Carlsbad office at least 3 days (60%) per week within a standard five-day workweek, with the remaining days worked remotely.

• Serve as the enterprise Solution Owner for finance reporting platforms (Hyperion, Oracle, SAP ECC/S/4 close enablement).
• Deliver a trusted, governed, and auditable finance data ecosystem supporting planning, forecasting, close, consolidation, and executive reporting.
• Own end-to-end data integrity, reporting logic, reconciliation standards, and certification across multiple ERP systems.
• Define and enforce platform governance, standards, and investment priorities, with authority to prevent non-compliant implementations.
• Drive platform modernization, automation, and risk reduction to improve cycle time, accuracy, and Finance confidence.

• Define and execute platform roadmap (Now/Next/Later) aligned with Finance priorities and SAP S/4 transition.
• Design target-state architecture, including integrations, data governance, and dimensional standards.
• Lead simplification, rationalization, and modernization initiatives.

• Support planning, forecasting, scenario modeling, and financial close processes.
• Ensure smooth execution of month/quarter/year-end cycles with readiness checks and rapid issue resolution.

• Govern end-to-end finance data pipelines, transformations, and mappings.
• Establish reconciliation frameworks, certification practices, and exception management.
• Ensure traceability, lineage, and a single source of truth across ERP and reporting systems.

• Maintain SOX-compliant controls, audit readiness, and access governance.
• Partner with Security/Audit on segregation of duties and compliance requirements.
• Proactively mitigate risks from system changes and ERP migrations.

• Manage platform reliability, incidents, and defect resolution.
• Own release governance, testing, and deployment discipline.
• Track KPIs/SLAs (availability, data timeliness, reconciliation accuracy, user satisfaction).

• Lead Finance platform governance forums and prioritization processes.
• Collaborate with FP&A, Controllers, ERP leadership, architects, and data teams.
• Build super-user and SME networks to drive adoption and reduce support burden.

• Manage platform budget (CapEx/OpEx) and deliver return on investment.
• Oversee vendors and managed services with performance-based SLAs.
• Optimize contracts, reduce external dependency, and build internal capability.

• 12+ years of experience in Finance Systems / IT leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in Hyperion (planning & forecasting).
• Solid experience in financial close & reporting platforms (R2R processes).
• Demonstrable experience with:
  • ERP integrations (Oracle, SAP ECC/S/4)
  • Data transformations, reconciliation frameworks, and monitoring
  • SOX, access control, audit, and change management
• Hands-on involvement in ERP transformations and SAP migrations.
• Experience leading global teams and managing SI/managed service partners.
• Strong ability to communicate with senior Finance executives and translate technical issues into business decisions.
• Demonstrated success in automation, governance, and driving organizational change.
• U.S. Citizenship required

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