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

Verizon•Lake Mary, FL

14h•$183,500 - $352,000•Hybrid

About The Position

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. We’re 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 SDLC. In this role, you will lead a high-performing team who provide foundational technology enablement across all FPIE pillars and finance functions—partnering 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s 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.

Nice To Haves

Master’s 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.

Responsibilities

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.
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.
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.
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.
Provide foundational data and tool enablement to empower other FPIE pillars (Process Improvement, Data Governance, Process & Organizational Changes).
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 Cloud. Direct 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 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.
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.
Advance and document a "right-sized" Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology tailored for finance reporting solutions.
Manage complex vendor relationships, contracts (SOWs, DDQs, IRQs), eCAS approvals, and budget allocations (CapEx and OpEx).
Deliver high-level reporting on project status, value-focused KPIs, and technical risks such as network latency and security architecture.