Director, Finance Systems & ERP

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Corporate Systems Engineering builds and operates the software platforms, integrations, and automations that power Smartsheet’s core business functions across Finance, Sales/GTM, and People & Culture. Our team owns mission-critical systems and workflows that enable how the company hires, sells, bills, pays, reports,...

Financial Systems Engineering owns and evolves the technology ecosystem that powers Smartsheet’s financial operations and monetization capabilities. The team is responsible for platforms including NetSuite, Coupa, Planful, Stripe, ZoneBilling, Metronome, and supporting technologies such as Avalara, along with the in...

10+ years of progressively responsible experience across financial systems, enterprise application engineering, ERP, software engineering, systems architecture, or related technical disciplines
5+ years of experience leading technical teams, including experience managing managers, senior engineers, architects, or other technical leaders
Deep experience with NetSuite or comparable enterprise ERP platforms, with sufficient technical depth to lead architecture, challenge implementation decisions, and establish long-term platform strategy
Demonstrated experience leading a major ERP implementation, reimplementation, or transformation program from architecture and design through implementation, stabilization, and ongoing evolution
Strong understanding of financial business processes including record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, billing, payments, financial planning, accounting, and revenue-related workflows
Experience with financial platforms such as Coupa, Planful, Stripe, ZoneBilling, Metronome, Avalara, or comparable ERP, procurement, planning, payments, billing, tax, or monetization technologies
Experience with SaaS billing and monetization architectures, including subscription and usage-based or consumption-based business models
Strong systems thinking and the ability to reason across ERP, CRM, product, billing, payments, integrations, data platforms, APIs, automation, and financial controls as a connected architecture
Demonstrated experience defining technical strategy and architecture, rather than solely managing enterprise application delivery, configuration, implementation partners, or support
Experience designing or evolving enterprise data architecture, including systems of record, data models, interfaces, contracts, quality, reconciliation, governance, lineage, and downstream consumption
Experience partnering with enterprise Data Engineering or Analytics organizations and integrating operational systems with platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, or similar enterprise data technologies
Experience establishing modern engineering practices within enterprise application environments, including automated testing, CI/CD, source control, observability, release management, documentation, and operational readiness
Understanding of modern AI capabilities and the ability to identify practical applications of LLMs, agents, and intelligent automation while appropriately managing financial, security, and compliance risk
Strong understanding of financial controls, auditability, security, data integrity, and compliance considerations associated with business-critical financial platforms
Experience governing system integrators and technology vendors during large transformation programs, including the ability to challenge proposed architectures and hold partners accountable for engineering quality
Experience partnering with Product Managers and senior business leaders to combine business strategy, product strategy, and technical strategy into coherent roadmaps and investment decisions
Ability to operate comfortably from executive steering committee discussions to detailed architecture reviews, translating effectively between business executives, Finance leaders, Product Managers, engineers, architects, and implementation partners
Demonstrated ability to challenge legacy processes and architectures constructively and lead organizations through significant technology and operating-model change
Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills, with demonstrated executive presence and the ability to communicate complex technology decisions, risks, and tradeoffs clearly
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Finance, Business, or a related field - or equivalent practical experience
Current US Perks & Benefits:
Employer subsidized medical/vision and dental coverage for full-time employees
401k Match to help you save for your future (50% of your contribution up to the first 6% of your eligible pay)
Monthly stipend to support your work and productivity
Flexible Time Away Program, plus Sick Time Off
US employees are automatically covered under Smartsheet-sponsored life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability plans
US employees receive 12 paid holidays per year
Up to 24 weeks of Parental Leave
Personal paid Volunteer Day to support our community
Opportunities for professional growth and development including access to Udemy online courses
Company Funded Perks, including a counseling membership, local retail discounts, and your own personal Smartsheet account
Teleworking options from any registered location in the U.S. (role specific)
Smartsheet provides a competitive base salary range for roles that may be hired in different geographic areas we are licensed to operate our business from. Actual compensation is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, level of professional, educational experience, skills, and specific candidate location. In addition, this role will be eligible for a market competitive incentive opportunity.
US Base Salary Pay Range
$175,000—$230,000 USD
 
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