Director, Finance Transformation

Key Responsibilities

• Lead redesign and improvement of finance and accounting processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Develop and execute a multi-year Finance Transformation roadmap.
• Reduce manual work and spreadsheet dependency through standardization and automation.
• Establish governance for finance processes, reporting standards, and data definitions.
• Drive continuous improvement across finance operations.
• Enhance management reporting, KPI dashboards, and executive reporting.
• Define meaningful financial and operational performance metrics with business leaders.
• Improve reporting quality through BI tools and standardized data sources.
• Strengthen data governance to ensure accuracy, consistency, and trust in reporting.
• Deliver insights that support strategic decision-making.
• Support improvements to budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Partner with FP&A to enhance forecasting methods and financial models.
• Improve visibility into business performance through standardized reporting and KPIs.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Partner with IT to enhance ERP functionality, data integration, and reporting platforms.
• Support ERP and business intelligence enhancements.
• Evaluate and recommend finance technology solutions, including AI-enabled tools.
• Lead change management for new processes, systems, and operating models.
• Develop communication, training, and adoption strategies to ensure sustainable change.
• Build a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and data-driven decision-making.
• Mentor finance team members and support capability development.
• Cross-functional Leadership:
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across Finance, IT, Operations, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams.
• Align stakeholders to improve business processes and enterprise reporting.
• Influence outcomes across the organization without direct authority.

Qualifications

• Strong business acumen with ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Proven experience leading finance transformation and enterprise improvement initiatives.
• Experience implementing automation and improving reporting efficiency.
• Strong analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent executive communication and influencing skills.
• Experience driving organizational change and technology adoption.
• Strong understanding of finance operations, BI, and enterprise systems.
• Experience in finance transformation, BI, and enterprise systems.
• Experience leading enterprise finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience with financial planning, reporting, and analytics solutions.
• Experience driving finance automation and process improvement.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Operations, Commercial, IT, and Executive Leadership.
• Experience with JD Edwards (JDE).
• Experience with tools such as Power BI, OneStream, Hyperion, or Anaplan.
• Manufacturing and private equity-backed experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field required.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS:
• Lever Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt)
• PMP certification
• Prosci or Change Management certification
• CPA, CMA, or similar finance certification