Director of Financial Reporting Platforms (Planning, & Consolidation)

Viasat, Inc. • Carlsbad, CA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Director of Financial Reporting Platforms (Planning, & Consolidation) to join our dynamic team in Carlsbad, CA, Tempe, AZ or Denver, CO! This is a hybrid, site-based role that offers the perfect blend of office collaboration and remote flexibility. Employees will work from our Carlsbad office at least 3 days (60%) per week within a standard five-day workweek, with the remaining days worked remotely.
Serve as the enterprise Solution Owner for finance reporting platforms (Hyperion, Oracle, SAP ECC/S/4 close enablement).
Deliver a trusted, governed, and auditable finance data ecosystem supporting planning, forecasting, close, consolidation, and executive reporting.
Own end-to-end data integrity, reporting logic, reconciliation standards, and certification across multiple ERP systems.
Define and enforce platform governance, standards, and investment priorities, with authority to prevent non-compliant implementations.
Drive platform modernization, automation, and risk reduction to improve cycle time, accuracy, and Finance confidence.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in Finance Systems / IT leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in Hyperion (planning & forecasting).
• Solid experience in financial close & reporting platforms (R2R processes).
• Demonstrable experience with: ERP integrations (Oracle, SAP ECC/S/4)
• Data transformations, reconciliation frameworks, and monitoring
• SOX, access control, audit, and change management
• Hands-on involvement in ERP transformations and SAP migrations.
• Experience leading global teams and managing SI/managed service partners.
• Strong ability to communicate with senior Finance executives and translate technical issues into business decisions.
• Demonstrated success in automation, governance, and driving organizational change.
• U.S. Citizenship required

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in multi-ERP environments with integrated reporting ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of finance master data & dimensional governance (COA, hierarchies, cost/profit centers).
• MBA or leadership credentials in Finance or Technology.
• Experience in regulated or public-company environments with strict audit requirements.
• Architecture-level knowledge of: Data orchestration & integration patterns
• Release and environment strategy
• System dependencies and upstream/downstream impacts
• Proven track record delivering measurable outcomes such as: Reduced close cycle time
• Improved forecast accuracy
• Eliminated manual reconciliations and spreadsheet dependency
• Ability to drive adoption, behavioral change, and governed self-service across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute platform roadmap (Now/Next/Later) aligned with Finance priorities and SAP S/4 transition.
• Design target-state architecture, including integrations, data governance, and dimensional standards.
• Lead simplification, rationalization, and modernization initiatives.
• Support planning, forecasting, scenario modeling, and financial close processes.
• Ensure smooth execution of month/quarter/year-end cycles with readiness checks and rapid issue resolution.
• Govern end-to-end finance data pipelines, transformations, and mappings.
• Establish reconciliation frameworks, certification practices, and exception management.
• Ensure traceability, lineage, and a single source of truth across ERP and reporting systems.
• Maintain SOX-compliant controls, audit readiness, and access governance.
• Partner with Security/Audit on segregation of duties and compliance requirements.
• Proactively mitigate risks from system changes and ERP migrations.
• Manage platform reliability, incidents, and defect resolution.
• Own release governance, testing, and deployment discipline.
• Track KPIs/SLAs (availability, data timeliness, reconciliation accuracy, user satisfaction).
• Lead Finance platform governance forums and prioritization processes.
• Collaborate with FP&A, Controllers, ERP leadership, architects, and data teams.
• Build super-user and SME networks to drive adoption and reduce support burden.
• Manage platform budget (CapEx/OpEx) and deliver return on investment.
• Oversee vendors and managed services with performance-based SLAs.
• Optimize contracts, reduce external dependency, and build internal capability.

Benefits

• range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered
• comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed