Head of Finance Systems & Automation

<h2><strong>About the Role</strong></h2> <p>The Head of Financial Systems will own the strategy, implementation, and continuous improvement of Scale AI's finance technology stack. You are a builder-first leader who blends enterprise architecture with AI automation - eliminating manual workflows, tightening the financial data fabric, and enabling the Finance team to move with the speed and rigor the business demands. You will be the primary technology partner to the Finance leadership team, and the person ultimately accountable for the reliability, scalability, and intelligence of every system that touches the financial close, revenue, and spend lifecycle.</p> <h2>Key Responsibilities</h2> <p><strong>ERP Ownership &amp; Optimization</strong> Own the full lifecycle of our ERP environment (NetSuite or equivalent), including architecture, configuration, integrations, and roadmap. Ensure the platform reliably supports the General Ledger, AP, AR, Procure-to-Pay, Fixed Assets, Revenue Recognition, Sales Audit, and International Consolidations &amp; Reporting.</p> <p><strong>Order-to-Cash &amp; Procure-to-Pay</strong> Drive end-to-end process excellence across Order-to-Cash (Sales/Revenue Capture, Sales Audit, Billing) and Procure-to-Pay (Direct &amp; Indirect Purchasing). Identify gaps between upstream systems and ERP, and close them through disciplined integration design.</p> <p><strong>AI Agent Deployment</strong> Identify opportunities to replace manual finance workflows with AI/LLM-powered agents. Build and manage internal agents that automate forecasting inputs, variance analysis, close task management, and reconciliation — reducing cycle time and surfacing actionable insights for Finance leadership.</p> <p><strong>Systems Integration &amp; Data Architecture</strong> Design scalable data flows and APIs that connect the ERP to adjacent finance tools (billing, expense, FP&amp;A, treasury) into a cohesive, auditable ecosystem. Ensure clean, governed data movement from so