Manager, Finance Data Governance & Compliance

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Role Overview Salesforce is seeking a passionate, analytical, and forward-thinking Manager, Finance Data Governance & Compliance, to join our Controllership organization, where Finance, Data, Technology, and Innovation come together. Our team is focused on building a trusted, scalable, and SOX-compliant Finance data ecosystem that strengthens governance, improves data accessibility, and enables smarter business decisions. In this role, the candidate will help drive data governance, SOX compliance, process excellence, analytics transformation, and AI innovation. You will work at the intersection of Finance and Technology, partnering with compliance partners, data engineering, product/platform, and business stakeholders to ensure that our financial datasets are accurate, reliable, well-governed, and ready for consumption. The ideal candidate combines strong business acumen, technical curiosity, analytical thinking, and a passion for innovation, with the ability to translate complex business challenges into practical, scalable solutions. Key Responsibilities 1. Data Governance, SOX Compliance & Quality Assurance • Drive data governance and compliance initiatives, supporting SOX and audit readiness while strengthening internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR). • Manage & support compliance team and oversee end-to-end control lifecycle management, including control ownership, asset certification, change-impact assessments, evidence management, and audit readiness. • Support team performance, proactive control monitoring, remediation tracking, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure sustained SOX compliance, data integrity, operational efficiency, and control effectiveness. • Develop a strong understanding of data originating from Finance-owned systems, including Workday Financials, Workday HCM, and compensation & benefits platforms. • Identify and assess data quality risks, control gaps, and process deficiencies; partner with stakeholders to design, implement, and validate effective controls. • Manage data platform access requests and support appropriate data access governance. 2. Data Stewardship, Quality & Trust Enablement • Partner with Elev8 Data Stewards, Data Engineering & Technology (DET), Global Process Owners (GPOs), and Regional Process Owners (RPOs) to maintain accurate and current dataset metadata, definitions, lineage, and ownership information. • Support dataset owners and stewards in maintaining access, data integrity, documentation, certification readiness, and compliance standards. • Strengthen data quality, completeness, accuracy, and accessibility across the Finance data ecosystem. • Promote adoption of trusted, governed datasets by enabling stakeholders to confidently discover, access, and interpret financial information. 3. Business Partnership, Process Excellence & Strategic Delivery • Cross-Functional Collaboration & Business Solutions: Partner with Finance, Technology, and functional stakeholders to gather requirements, identify business challenges, and translate needs into scalable data, reporting, and technology solutions. • Process Optimization & Operational Excellence: Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for automation, streamlining workflows, reducing manual effort, and strengthening operational efficiency and control effectiveness. • Strategic Planning & Performance Management: Support project prioritization, resource alignment, and business planning while defining and monitoring KPIs to measure data quality, adoption, operational performance, and business outcomes. 4. Analytics Transformation & AI Innovation • Advance Finance reporting capabilities from traditional descriptive analytics toward proactive, insight-driven, and AI-enabled analytics. • Embed Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) principles into the day-to-day use of AI and LLM technologies across Finance, ensuring responsible adoption, appropriate controls, and compliance with SOX requirements and sensitive financial data protection policies. • Leverage Snowflake, Tableau, AI, and advanced analytical techniques to develop innovative reporting solutions and improve data exploration. • Support the development of reusable analytical datasets, dashboards, and self-service reporting capabilities. • Explore emerging technologies and AI-driven automation opportunities to improve productivity, scalability, and decision-making. Required Qualifications & Experience • 8+ years of experience in Finance data management, data analytics, or data stewardship, understanding of accounting processes and financial reporting. • 4+ years of experience in data governance, risk management, SOX compliance, audit readiness, business process improvement, and related areas. • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing compliance team, providing clear direction, accountability, coaching, and career development while fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. • Hand-on experience working with SQL, data warehouses, business intelligence, and visualization tools such as Snowflake and Tableau. • Knowledge of dataset certification, data lineage, and m