Senior Director, Financial Systems

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. 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.

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.

Benefits include competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include health care coverage, flexible spending wallets, time off, ESPP, and more.

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