Senior Director – Finance Process Innovation & Enablement Capabilities, Insights & AI Enablement

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What youll be doing...

At Verizon we are building a world-class Finance organization. We have begun a comprehensive program to streamline processes enhance systems realign the organization and add opportunities for personal skill-building and professional growth. Were finding new ways to add value and provide strategic support. This is the kind of work we do. We want to build leading Finance practices within Verizon setting the stage to become the place any Finance professional wants to work. You can become a catalyst for change.

The Sr. Director of Finance Process Innovation Enablement (FPIE) Capabilities Insights & AI Enablement is an elite hands-on working leader who is a Finance Subject Matter Expert capable of establishing scalable frameworks for project management and business analysis from the ground up while personally executing and leading teams through complex technical initiatives to drive speed to insight following robust SOX compliance and this role you will lead a high-performing team who provide foundational technology enablement across all FPIE pillars and finance functionspartnering seamlessly with business leadership Process Improvement Data Governance and Process & Organizational Changes.

Beyond supporting internal FPIE pillars you will provide deep technical leadership to maintain flawless and timely Month-End Close (MEC) operations enforce strict SOX ITGC compliance and audit readiness drive practical Finance AI Enablement & Governance and support organizations across Finance (Accounting Corporate FP&A Treasury Tax FinOps) in resolving technical challenges.

• Provide Deep Month-End Close (MEC) & SAP Stability: Provide deep technical and functional oversight for Month-End Close (MEC) operations vSAP/1ERP transitions database view promotions (Oracle SQL Snowflake) and system break-fixes ensuring system enhancements never disrupt critical financial reporting cycles.

• Enforce Compliance & SOX ITGC Governance: Lead the implementation of SOX ITGC controls privacy guardrails and reconciliation automation in partnership with E&Y and Enterprise Risk Management to guarantee audit-ready financial data across cloud and enterprise platforms.

• Strategic Translation: Act as the primary interface between Finance IT and business units translating complex manual finance problems into detailed Functional Requirements Documents (FRD) and Logical Models.

• Drive Practical AI Enablement & Governance: Lead the end-to-end delivery of practical high-value AI solutions to automate manual workflows across Finance. Establish and manage the Finance AI Governance framework alongside teams including Corporate CISO Legal and Data Governance.

• Deliver Cross-FPIE Technology Enablement: Provide foundational data and tool enablement to empower other FPIE pillars (Process Improvement Data Governance Process & Organizational Changes).

• Execute Critical Architecture Migrations: Personally direct and de-risk the high-priority technical migration of Qlik Sense applications and Talend data integration pipelines from on-premises servers securely to Qlik Sense Cloud and Talend the engineering of native Qlik Cloud P&L reporting models to systematically eliminate manual Excel compilations and retire third-party plugin dependencies (e.g. Vizlib).

• Oversee GCP Medallion Architecture & System Replication: Oversee the implementation and maintenance of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Medallion Architecture (Bronze Silver and Gold layers) for eHana data. Manage technical integrations including Talend Cloud enablement and eHANA to GCP replication.

• Support Partner Technical Roadblocks: Serve as a senior technical escalation lead that Accounting FP&A Tax Treasury and FinOps teams can rely on when data integrations legacy view promotions or database views require architectural guidance.

• SDLC Management: Advance and document a right-sized Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology tailored for finance reporting solutions.

• Vendor Oversight: Manage complex vendor relationships contracts (SOWs DDQs IRQs) eCAS approvals and budget allocations (CapEx and OpEx).

• Executive Reporting: Deliver high-level reporting on project status value-focused KPIs and technical risks such as network latency and security architecture.

What were looking for...

Youll need to have:

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Computer Science Information Systems or a related technical discipline or ten or more years of work experience.

• 10 years of hands-on experience in project delivery and business analysis with at least 7-10 years in leadership roles.

• Deep knowledge of financial principles Month-End Close (MEC) processes and SOX compliance.

• Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to translate complex requirements into actionable executive presentations.

• Demonstrated ability to establish AI enablement strategies and AI governance frameworks across corporate finance or enterprise business units.

• Knowledge of Qlik Cloud Architecture Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Medallion architecture and Talend Cloud data pipelines.

• Willingness to travel.

Even better if you have:

• Masters degree or MBA in Finance Computer Science or Information Systems.

• Technical or professional certifications in GCP / Cloud Architecture Qlik Cloud Talend or CPA / CISA.

• Experience with AI/LLM integrations (e.g. Gemini API Qlik Answers etc.).

• Ability to drive results up and across a matrixed organization managing both internal teams and external vendor engagements.

In this hybrid role youll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

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Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical dental vision short and long term disability basic life insurance supplemental life insurance AD&D insurance identity theft protection pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year paid parental leave adoption assistance and tuition assistance plus other incentives weve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime shift differential holiday pay allowances etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year which grows with additional service. For part-timers your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.

The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $183500.00 - $352000.00.