Sirish Maripalli

About Sirish Maripalli

Director-level technology leader with 15+ years of experience driving business impact through the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise G&A systems, with a primary focus on Finance. Trusted partner to Finance, Accounting, HR, Payroll, and Executive leadership, enabling scale, compliance, and data-driven decision-making through modern SaaS platforms and intelligent automation.Deep expertise in Finance Systems leadership, owning platforms across Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Record-to-Report, and Treasury, while also overseeing HR and Payroll systems within an integrated G&A ecosystem. Extensive experience with NetSuite, Zuora, RevPro, Avalara, Coupa, Navan, Kyriba, Gappify, FloQast, BlackLine, as well as Workday and Greenhouse, supported by complex enterprise integrations.Strong focus on automation and AI-enabled initiatives to improve close efficiency, reduce manual effort, and strengthen controls across Finance, HR, and Payroll. Led initiatives leveraging workflow automation, rules engines, and emerging AI capabilities to accelerate close cycles, improve data quality, and enhance audit readiness.Experienced in defining and executing multi-year G&A technology roadmaps, aligning budgets with business priorities, leading QBRs, and managing vendors and partners to measurable outcomes.Collaborative people leader with global experience managing teams of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and Developers, with a strong emphasis on change management, governance, and SOX compliance.

Experience

1. Director - IT Business Systems

   Yext

   Apr 2025 — Present

Education

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science Engineering

• San José State University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Software Engineering

Skills

• Perl
• Information Technology
• System Deployment
• Software Development
• Disaster Recovery
• Technical Support
• Xml
• Sharepoint Designer
• Databases
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Javascript
• Sql
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Sharepoint Server
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Troubleshooting
• Testing
• Sharepoint
• Active Directory