# Senior Director, Finance Systems & Applications

**Company:** [Kong](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/kong)
**Location:** Pune, India
**Role:** Revenue Operations
**Experience:** 12+ years
**Skills:** NetSuite, Celigo, Brex, Pigment, Zip, Salesforce, Workday, Ashby, Workato, Boomi, SQL, AI Automation, ERP, FP&A, SOX Compliance
**Posted:** 2026-08-30

> Leads the strategy, architecture, administration, and integration of the finance technology ecosystem for a high-growth SaaS company preparing for public-company scale. The role requires 12+ years of finance systems leadership, deep NetSuite and integration-platform expertise, and experience with AI-powered automation and SOX-compliant processes.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own the strategy, administration, and long-term roadmap for core finance systems, including **NetSuite**, **Celigo**, **Brex**, **Pigment**, and **Zip**.
- Design, build, and govern mission-critical integrations across **Salesforce**, **Workday**, **Ashby**, and other business applications.
- Establish governance, controls, and monitoring to maintain data integrity, strengthen audit readiness, and ensure **SOX-compliant** financial processes.
- Champion AI-driven transformation in Finance by designing intelligent automations that reduce manual work, improve reporting accuracy, and accelerate decision-making.
- Partner with Accounting, FP&A, Revenue Operations, HR, and IT to translate business requirements into scalable systems and process solutions.
- Lead finance systems implementations, upgrades, migrations, and vendor evaluations from strategy through deployment and adoption.
- Manage a support model with defined SLAs, proactive issue resolution, and strategic vendor partnerships.
- Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve user experience, and enable business growth.

## Requirements
- **12+ years** of progressive experience leading Finance Systems in high-growth SaaS organizations.
- Experience scaling finance systems through rapid growth, ideally supporting organizations from **$100M to $750M+ ARR**, including pre-IPO and public company environments.
- Deep hands-on expertise administering **NetSuite** and modern integration platforms such as **Celigo**, **Workato**, or **Boomi**.
- Experience implementing and integrating finance applications across ERP, FP&A, spend management, procurement, CRM, and HRIS platforms.
- Demonstrated success designing and delivering AI-powered automation solutions that measurably improve finance operations.
- Strong **SQL** and analytical skills, including investigating data issues, validating system outputs, and ensuring financial data accuracy.
- Strategic mindset combined with hands-on technical expertise.
- Excellent cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence executives and collaborate across Finance, IT, and business teams.

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