Senior Director, Financial Systems

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Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.

We're building a world-class Financial Systems team to optimize operations and bolster financial reporting. As we scale, we seek a visionary, tech-forward Head of Financial Systems to strategically evolve our financial technology landscape, ensuring sustained growth and cutting-edge capabilities. As Head of Financial Systems, you'll be a transformative leader driving the future of Affirm's financial technology. You'll own the strategic architecture and optimization of our financial systems infrastructure, ensuring it scales seamlessly. This critical role demands a leader who can leverage deep financial acumen with an advanced understanding of technology – including Artificial Intelligence (AI), data architecture, and sophisticated Business Intelligence (BI) – to deliver unparalleled accuracy, efficiency, and compliance for our accounting and finance functions.

What You'll Do

• Lead Financial Technology Strategy : Define and execute the Accounting Technology roadmap, integrating it with Affirm’s broader business strategies. Drive the adoption of AI and other emerging technologies to revolutionize financial processes and enhance predictive capabilities.
• Architect & Optimize Financial Systems : Own the end-to-end architecture of our financial reporting ecosystem (including NetSuite, FloQast, Coupa, Zip, Workiva, and proprietary systems). Ensure seamless data integration, integrity, security, and SOX compliance, serving as the definitive subject matter expert.
• Drive Automation & Process Intelligence : Spearhead transformative process improvements and automation opportunities, leveraging AI-driven solutions to enhance efficiency, reduce manual effort, and improve accuracy within Accounting.
• Deliver Business Intelligence & Insights : Develop and champion advanced BI and financial analytics capabilities, providing timely, accurate, and proactive insights for data-driven decision-making. Build innovative reporting solutions and self-service dashboards.
• Cultivate Strategic Partnerships : Serve as the primary strategic partner for new product initiatives, anticipating financial technology impacts, and building trusted relationships with executive and senior stakeholders across Product, Engineering, and Data Analytics.
• Lead & Develop Teams : Lead, inspire, and mentor a high-performing global team of finance technology professionals, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

What We Look For

Location - Remote U.S.

If you have follow up questions after you've applied directly to the role, please reach out to executiverecruiting@affirm.com. We kindly ask that you refrain from contacting senior leaders directly so our recruiting team can help ensure a more efficient, streamlined, and equitable process for all candidates.

Base Pay Grade - U

Equity Grade - 15

Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.

Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year : $285,000 - $355,000

USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year : $253,000 - $323,000

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.

Benefits

We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include :

We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.

[For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Seniority level

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Finance and Sales

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