Serve as the senior accountable owner of the end-to-end finance systems solution, spanning the full lifecycle from transaction initiation (P2P, R2R, O2C) through financial close and reporting.
Provide strategic direction to a team of dotted-line process and functional owners, ensuring cross-vertical alignment and that decisions within any one domain are evaluated for their downstream impact across the full solution.
Serve as the senior escalation point for cross-vertical issues, design conflicts, and trade-offs spanning process, data, and reporting boundaries.
Represent the integrated Finance Systems solution to Finance leadership and executive stakeholders.
Define and maintain the global finance process design framework, establishing standards for how processes are designed, documented, and governed across all legal entities and functional domains.
Own and communicate the finance systems solution roadmap, translating strategic business priorities into a sequenced, cross-vertical delivery plan in partnership with IT, Finance leadership, and external implementation partners.
Lead business requirements definition at the program level for finance systems initiatives, ensuring requirements capture the full transaction-to-report scope and that cross-vertical dependencies are identified and resolved before configuration begins.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field required; MBA or Master’s degree preferred.
CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional certification strongly preferred.
10+ years of progressive finance, accounting, or consulting experience required, including at least 5 years leading finance transformation or systems implementation initiatives in a complex, global environment.
Proven track record as a Global Process Owner or equivalent senior lead on ERP implementations (D365 F&O, SAP, Oracle, Workday, or equivalent), including ownership of business requirements, configuration oversight, UAT, and training.
Demonstrated experience with finance data architecture, data warehousing, and ETL/integration tools (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Informatica, Talend).
Hands-on experience with financial reporting tools and BI platforms (Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent); exposure to AI/ML applications in finance preferred.
Experience leading finance data migration efforts, including data mapping, cleansing, validation, and cutover management.
Strong background in master data governance, KPI design, and financial planning and performance measurement frameworks.