Finance System Architect Manager

SoFi SoFi · Fintech · San Francisco, CA · Accounting

This role focuses on modernizing finance processes, strengthening systems architecture, and enabling AI and automation capabilities within the Finance organization at SoFi. The Finance Technology Manager will design and optimize finance technology solutions, lead implementation workstreams, and manage complex initiatives end-to-end, with a focus on measurable, scalable outcomes. Key responsibilities include architecting integrations, leading automation initiatives, and supporting the Finance AI Operating Model by contributing to the discovery, build, and deployment of AI and automation use cases.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design and help maintain the finance technology architecture and system ecosystem roadmap, ensuring alignment with business strategy and near-term operational needs
  2. Lead process automation initiatives leveraging RPA, AI, and workflow tools to streamline finance operations
  3. Support the Finance AI Operating Model by contributing to discovery, build, and deployment of AI and automation use cases within the Finance function
  4. Lead and deliver finance transformation initiatives with a focus on close cycle reduction, process automation, and scalable system design
  5. Architect and document integrations and data flows between Workday and adjacent finance systems including reconciliation platforms, expense and procurement tools, BI platforms, and analytics solutions

Skills

Required

  • Finance systems expertise
  • Project leadership
  • Translating business needs into scalable technology solutions
  • Finance process transformation
  • Systems architecture
  • Finance technology solutions design
  • Cross-functional implementation workstreams
  • Workday Financials
  • Reconciliation platforms
  • Subledger reconciliation
  • GL mapping
  • Data warehousing and analytics
  • Financial planning tools
  • Expense and procurement systems
  • BI and reporting platforms
  • System and data flow diagrams
  • System integrations
  • APIs
  • Middleware platforms
  • Process automation tools (RPA, workflow automation)
  • AI/ML applications in finance
  • Data architecture principles
  • Managing complex, competing-priority projects
  • Cross-functional collaboration and communication
  • Financial close processes

Nice to have

  • CPA, MBA, or equivalent certification
  • Hands-on experience with reconciliation platforms such as Cadency/Trintech
  • Familiarity with subledger reconciliation and GL mapping workflows
  • Experience architecting or supporting system integrations, APIs, and middleware platforms in a finance context
  • Experience in financial services, fintech, or a publicly traded company environment

What the JD emphasized

  • AI and automation capabilities
  • AI tool adoption
  • AI and automation use cases
  • AI/ML applications in finance

Other signals

  • AI and automation capabilities
  • AI tool adoption
  • AI and automation use cases
  • AI/ML applications in finance