Senior Director, Finance Systems & Applications

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As Kong accelerates toward an IPO and the next stage of enterprise growth finance systems must evolve from operational tools into strategic business enablers. We are seeking a visionary Finance Systems leader to define the strategy architecture and execution of our financial technology this role you will build a scalable resilient and AI-powered finance platform that delivers trusted data streamlined operations and the controls required to support a world-class public company.

• Own the strategy administration and long-term roadmap for our core finance systems including NetSuite Celigo Brex Pigment and Zip ensuring reliability scalability and operational excellence.

• Design build and govern mission-critical integrations across the enterprise ecosystemincluding Salesforce Workday Ashby and other business applicationsto ensure accurate timely and seamless data flow.

• Establish best-in-class governance controls and monitoring to maintain data integrity strengthen audit readiness and ensure SOX-compliant financial processes.

• Champion AI-driven transformation within Finance by designing intelligent automations that eliminate manual work improve reporting accuracy and accelerate business decision-making.

• Partner closely with Accounting FP&A Revenue Operations HR and IT to translate evolving business requirements into scalable systems and process solutions.

• Lead enterprise-wide finance systems initiativesincluding implementations upgrades migrations and vendor evaluationsfrom strategy through successful deployment and adoption.

• Drive operational excellence by managing a robust support model with defined SLAs proactive issue resolution and strong strategic partnerships with key technology vendors.

• Continuously optimize the finance technology landscape by identifying opportunities to simplify processes improve user experience and enable business growth.

• 12 years of progressive experience leading Finance Systems in high-growth SaaS organizations with demonstrated ownership of enterprise financial platforms.

• Proven success scaling finance systems through rapid growth ideally supporting organizations from $100M to $750M ARR including both pre-IPO and public company environments.

• Deep hands-on expertise administering NetSuite and modern integration platforms such as Celigo Workato or Boomi.

• Strong experience implementing and integrating finance applications across ERP FP&A spend management procurement CRM and HRIS platforms including tools such as Brex Pigment (or Anaplan) Zip Salesforce and Workday.

• Demonstrated success designing and delivering AI-powered automation solutions that drive measurable improvements in finance operations rather than simply adopting AI tools.

• Strong SQL and analytical skills with the ability to independently investigate data issues validate system outputs and ensure financial data accuracy.

• A strategic mindset combined with hands-on technical expertise capable of balancing long-term architecture with day-to-day operational excellence.

• Excellent cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to influence executives and collaborate across Finance IT and business teams.

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About Kong:

Kong Inc. a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies is building the infrastructure that powers the agentic era. Trusted by the Fortune 500 and startups alike Kongs unified API and AI platform Kong Konnect enables organizations to secure manage accelerate govern and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI models. For more information visit .

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