Sr Director, Financial Systems
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
The worlds most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making. With market intelligence and search built on proven AI AlphaSense delivers insights that matter from content you can trust. Our universe of public and private content includes equity research company filings event transcripts expert calls news trade journals and clients own research content.
The acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 advances our shared mission to empower professionals to make smarter decisions through AI-driven market intelligence. Together AlphaSense and Tegus will accelerate growth innovation and content expansion with complementary product and content capabilities that enable users to unearth even more comprehensive insights from thousands of content sets. Our platform is trusted by over 6000 enterprise customers including a majority of the S&P 500. Founded in 2011 AlphaSense is headquartered in New York City with more than 2000 employees across the globe and offices in the U.S. U.K. Finland India Singapore Canada and Ireland. Come join us!
About the Team:
The Financial Systems team sits at the intersection of Finance Accounting and IT owning the technology backbone that powers our close billing revenue recognition and spend management processes including NetSuite Salesforce Metronome Ramp and FloQast.
About the Role:
The Head of Financial Systems leads the strategy architecture and operations of our core financial technology stack. This role translates business requirements into scalable systems solutions while ensuring data integrity controls and compliance across the ecosystem with particular focus on the revenue recognition workflow spanning Salesforce Metronome and NetSuite. This is a hands-on leadership role: youll set direction manage a team and stay close enough to the systems to guide design decisions and troubleshoot when it matters.
What Youll Do:
- Own the roadmap and architecture for our financial systems stack including NetSuite ERP Salesforce Metronome Ramp Tipalti Celigo and FloQast
- Serve as the systems owner for quote-to-cash and revenue recognition ensuring clean data flow and reconciliation between Salesforce Metronome and NetSuite
- Lead system implementations upgrades and integrations partnering with Accounting FP&A Revenue Operations Procurement and IT to translate business needs into scalable solutions
- Ensure strong internal controls and audit-readiness across all financial systems with particular attention to revenue recognition under ASC 606
- Build and manage a team of systems analysts/administrators and manage vendor relationships across the stack
Who You Are:
- 10 years of progressive experience in financial systems or ERP leadership including 4 years in a senior management capacity
- Hands-on experience with NetSuite ERP required; experience with Salesforce Metronome Ramp and/or FloQast strongly preferred
- Experience with usage-based billing and revenue recognition complexity (ASC 606) is a significant plus
- Proven track record leading system implementations or integrations across a multi-system finance stack with strong cross-functional and people-leadership skills
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Information Systems or related field; CPA MBA or relevant certifications a plus
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You may also be offered a performance-based bonus equity and a generous benefits program.
Base Compensation Range
$220000 - $240000 USD
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