VP, Finance Operations & FP&A

Job Summary

DB E.C.O. North America is seeking a highly analytical, operationally strong, and technology-oriented finance leader to oversee and continuously evolve the company’s finance operations, FP&A, reporting, governance, and business steering platform during a period of continued growth and organizational scaling.

Reports to

CFO

Department

Finance

Tasks & Responsibilities

1. Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Reporting & Business Steering

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes across the organization

• Ensure timely, reliable, and decision-relevant financial and operational reporting across all levels of the business

• Maintain and continuously enhance the company’s financial data model, reporting structures, and KPI framework across ERP (Microsoft Dynamics 365 / Business Central), Kantata, Navan, Power BI, and related systems

• Translate operational, project-level, and commercial data into actionable financial insights and management recommendations

• Consolidate business inputs into a consistent financial performance view to support executive decision-making

• Partner closely with operational leadership to improve business transparency, forecasting accuracy, productivity, and financial steering

• Lead and facilitate key governance forums, including Production Calls and Business Review Meetings, as structured platforms for operational and financial performance management

• Continuously improve forecasting methodologies, reporting automation, management dashboards, and operational analytics capabilities

2. Accounting Operations, Close, Audit & Tax

• Oversee the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial records, reporting, and close processes

• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities under tight reporting timelines

• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, internal controls, governance requirements, and Deutsche Bahn Group policies

• Coordinate and oversee financial audits and maintain ongoing audit readiness

• Lead coordination of federal, state, and international tax reporting requirements in alignment with group standards

• Oversee payroll accounting processes and related reconciliations in close coordination with HR

• Continuously strengthen finance governance, controls, reporting quality, and process discipline across the organization

• Support the ongoing evolution from person-dependent processes toward scalable and standardized finance operations

3. Treasury, Liquidity & Cash Management

• Lead treasury operations across multiple U.S. entities, including banking relationships and cash management activities

• Ensure cash flow visibility, liquidity planning, and disciplined working capital management

• Drive cash conversion performance through alignment of project execution, billing, collections, and financial realization

• Maintain robust payment controls, banking governance, and treasury-related compliance processes

• Support automation and process improvement initiatives across treasury and finance operations

4. Systems, Data & Process Management

• Lead the continuous development and integration of the company’s finance systems and reporting environment

• Ensure end-to-end data integrity and consistency across the contract-to-cash lifecycle

• Standardize and continuously improve finance processes across project management, ERP, reporting, billing, forecasting, and treasury workflows

• Drive automation, scalability, operational efficiency, and process optimization initiatives across finance operations

• Identify opportunities to leverage AI-enabled workflows, automation tools, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies to improve reporting, forecasting, financial operations, and decision-making

• Partner closely with IT and operational stakeholders to improve systems integration, reporting transparency, data consistency, and operational scalability

• Help build a scalable finance operating platform capable of supporting continued organizational growth and increasing operational complexity

5. Finance Leadership & Operating Cadence

• Lead, develop, and strengthen Accounting and FP&A teams

• Establish scalable finance processes, governance structures, and operating cadence across the organization

• Define and maintain core finance routines including close, forecasting, reporting, governance forums, and management reviews

• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence

• Build organizational leverage through process simplification, automation, technology utilization, and scalable operating models

• Support organizational scaling through disciplined financial management and strong cross-functional partnership

6. Group Reporting & International Coordination

• Lead financial reporting activities toward Deutsche Bahn Group headquarters, including consolidation support and IFRS alignment

• Coordinate closely with HQ stakeholders on reporting, governance, tax, treasury, and finance-related initiatives across entities

• Support financial governance and coordination activities across DB US Holding and related U.S. entities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field

• CPA strongly preferred

• 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience

• Strong FP&A, business steering, and operational finance background

• Experience in consulting, engineering, infrastructure, or project-based professional services environments strongly preferred

• Strong understanding of accounting, financial close processes, internal controls, treasury, and financial governance

• Experience managing multi-entity finance environments and interacting with international headquarters structures

• Systems orientation and experience with ERP and reporting environments such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power BI, Fabric, Kantata, and related tools

• Demonstrated ability to build scalable finance processes and support organizational growth

• Excellent analytical, leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, evolving, and highly collaborative environments

• German language skills strongly preferred due to regular interaction with German headquarters