Senior Director, Finance Systems & Applications

Kong
Pune
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Finance & AccountingSkills: ["Cross-functional communication","Stakeholder management","Strategic thinking","Problem-solving","Execution"]

Own strategy, roadmap, and administration for Kong’s core finance systems, ensuring reliability, scalability, and operational excellence. Lead mission-critical integrations across the enterprise ecosystem (e.g., NetSuite, Workday, Salesforce, and other applications) with strong data integrity and SOX-compliant controls. Drive AI-powered automation to eliminate manual work and improve reporting accuracy, while partnering cross-functionally to deliver implementations, upgrades, migrations, and vendor evaluations.

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Kong
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Senior Director, Finance Systems & Applications

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Job Summary

Own strategy, roadmap, and administration for Kong’s core finance systems, ensuring reliability, scalability, and operational excellence. Lead mission-critical integrations across the enterprise ecosystem (e.g., NetSuite, Workday, Salesforce, and other applications) with strong data integrity and SOX-compliant controls. Drive AI-powered automation to eliminate manual work and improve reporting accuracy, while partnering cross-functionally to deliver implementations, upgrades, migrations, and vendor evaluations.
Location: Pune
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the strategy, administration, and long-term roadmap for core finance systems including NetSuite, Celigo, Brex, Pigment, and Zip.
  • •Design, build, and govern enterprise integrations across systems such as Salesforce, Workday, Ashby, and related applications to ensure accurate, timely data flow.
  • •Establish governance, controls, and monitoring for data integrity, audit readiness, and SOX-compliant financial processes.
  • •Drive AI-driven transformation in Finance by designing intelligent automations that reduce manual work and improve reporting accuracy.
  • •Lead finance systems initiatives (implementations, upgrades, migrations, and vendor evaluations) and manage a support model with SLAs and proactive issue resolution.

Key Requirements

  • •12+ years leading Finance Systems in high-growth SaaS organizations, with ownership of enterprise financial platforms.
  • •Experience scaling finance systems for companies from $100M to $750M+ ARR, including pre-IPO and public-company environments.
  • •Hands-on expertise administering NetSuite and modern integration platforms such as Celigo, Workato, or Boomi.
  • •Proven success implementing and integrating finance applications across ERP, FP&A, spend management, procurement, CRM, and HRIS (e.g., Brex, Pigment/Anaplan, Zip, Salesforce, Workday).
  • •Strong SQL and analytical skills to investigate data issues, validate outputs, and ensure financial data accuracy.
Experience:SaaSEnterprise softwarePublic company
Skills:Cross-functional communicationStakeholder managementStrategic thinkingProblem-solvingExecution
Tech Stack:NetSuiteCeligoBrexPigmentAnaplanZipSalesforceWorkdayAshbyWorkatoBoomiSQLERPFP&AHRISProcurementCRM

Company Brief

Kong
Provides a cloud-native API and service connectivity platform (Kong Gateway, Konnect, Kuma, Insomnia) that secures, manages, and observes APIs and microservices for enterprises across cloud and hybrid environments.
Industry: API Platforms
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Revenue: USD 100M to 250M
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2017
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Glassdoor: 3.9
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