Hiring: Associate Vice President, Finance Business Process & Systems Lead Company: The Carlyle Group Location: District of Columbia, United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-14 14:17:13 Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, Change Management, Jira, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, SQL, Six Sigma, Stakeholder Management About the job Experience: •7+ years of overall relevant experience, required •Proven experience as a business/technology lead bridging finance and GTS or development teams •Track record leading process reengineering and finance-systems implementations across ERP and related platforms •Demonstrated experience applying AI and automation to finance processes, with the ability to set strategy and governance, not just use the tools •People leadership experience - managing direct reports and/or consultants - required Required Skills: •Serve as the AI and technology champion for the GL, AR, Billing, and Payroll functions, setting the vision for where AI and automation create the most value and driving adoption across the teams •Maintain a prioritized portfolio of AI and automation use cases, applying a value-to-effort lens to sequence investment toward the highest-return initiatives •Establish lightweight governance for AI use in finance - covering data usage, access, model validation, and human oversight - in partnership with GTS and risk functions •Act as a trusted strategic partner to finance leadership, translating business goals into a technology and process roadmap for the domain and surfacing risks, opportunities, and trade-offs •Serve as the senior business owner and SME representing these functions in cross-functional and firmwide initiatives, influencing priorities and resourcing without direct authority over all stakeholders •Stay current on emerging AI, low-code/no-code, and finance-technology trends, evaluating their fit and redesigning roles and processes around AI capability as routine work is automated •Own the end-to-end record-to-report and order-to-cash process landscape across GL, AR, Billing, and Payroll, and the systems that support them •Champion data integrity across these functions, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consistency of financial data and standard data definitions with clear ownership Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree required •Concentration in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field, preferred Compensation: •$150,000 - $170,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Background in private equity, financial services, or alternative investment operations preferred Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!