Head of Financial Systems & Analytics

Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.

Zayo is seeking a Head of Financial Systems & Analytics to lead the strategy, architecture, and execution of our enterprise financial systems and analytics capabilities. This role serves as the senior-most Finance technology leader, responsible for transforming financial data into a strategic asset that drives decision-making, operational efficiency, and scalable growth. 

Acting as the Finance Functional Lead, our Head of Financial Systems & Analytics partners closely with IT and business leaders to ensure our financial platforms, including Oracle Fusion, OneStream, and Snowflake, are integrated, optimized, and delivering actionable insights across the organization. 

Our Head of Financial Systems & Analytics will elevate Zayo’s analytics maturity by building robust data models, modern reporting capabilities, and advanced analytics frameworks that support Accounting, FP&A, and executive leadership. 

*Location: Candidates local to the Denver, CO Metro area preferred with ability to work in a hybrid capacity (2 days/week in office) out of our Denver headquarters (1401 Wynkoop).

Candidates able to work remotely within the United States will be considered.

Key Responsibilities: 

Financial Systems Strategy & Leadership 

• Oversee both the financial processes and the technology stack to drive cost savings and efficiency. Owner of the financial systems roadmap. Directs long-term strategy and implementations.  

• Define and execute a multi-year vision and roadmap for Finance systems and analytics aligned with Zayo’s strategic priorities. 

• Serve as the single point of accountability for Finance systems, data, and analytics capabilities. 

• Partner with senior Finance, IT, and business leaders to prioritize investments and drive transformation initiatives. 

• Lead and develop a high-performing team across financial systems, data engineering, and analytics. 

• Lead and develop two specialized teams: 

• Financial Systems Team (2 FTE): Responsible for ERP, consolidation, integrations, and platform administration. 

• Financial Analytics Team (3 FTE): Focused on reporting, data modeling, and advanced analytics. 

• Drive clear operating model, priorities, and accountability across both teams to ensure alignment with Finance objectives. 

Enterprise Financial Platforms Ownership 

• Own Finance functionality and alignment across: 

• Oracle Fusion (ERP / GL / subledgers) 

• OneStream (planning, consolidation, reporting) 

• Snowflake (financial data warehouse) 

• Ensure seamless integration across upstream and downstream systems, including Salesforce and operational platforms. 

• Oversee system performance, reliability, and scalability, ensuring minimal disruption to close, billing, and reporting processes. 

Data, Analytics & Reporting Excellence 

• Establish a uni