We are seeking a strategic and highly experienced Director, Finance Transformation to serve as the primary Business Lead for our SAP S/4HANA implementation. This is a critical leadership role responsible for ensuring that the SAP ecosystem is designed, built, and deployed to meet the long-term strategic needs of our global Finance and Accounting organization.
The ideal candidate will possess a rare blend of deep accounting expertise (CPA/CA preferred) and a proven track record of leading large-scale ERP transformations. You will be the "voice of the business," ensuring that technical solutions translate into streamlined financial processes, robust internal controls, and actionable business intelligence.
Responsibilities
Strategic Business Leadership
• Serve as a primary liaison between the Finance and Accounting organizations and the IT/Project Management Office (PMO)
• Define the "To-Be" financial vision, ensuring the SAP design balances maximizing out-of-box functionality to support upgradability and scalability, provides operational efficiency and actionable insights to the business and is in compliance with statutory requirements
• Support execution of the SAP project across accounting workstreams
Accounting & Compliance Governance
• Ensure the SAP design adheres to relevant accounting standards (U.S. GAAP) and S-Ox framework
• Validate that the system provides the necessary granularity for tax, legal entity reporting, and management accounting (CO-PA)
Implementation & Execution
• Drive the business requirements gathering phase, ensuring that "standard" SAP functionality is prioritized over custom enhancements
• Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) from the business side, defining test scripts and ensuring the system is fit for purpose
• Oversee the data migration strategy for financial data, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and reconciliation between legacy systems and SAP
Change Management & Advocacy
• Act as a change agent, driving the adoption of new processes across the global finance team
• Collaborate with the Change Management team to design and deliver training programs for end-users
• Manage senior stakeholders, providing transparent updates on project risks, business impacts, and milestones
• Support SAP up-skilling of the global finance and accounting teams to broaden and deepen SAP expertise across the organization
Qualifications
You'll Have...
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Certification: CPA, CA, or equivalent professional accounting certification is highly preferred
• Experience: 12+ years of progressive experience in Finance/Accounting, with at least 5 years in a leadership role within a large-scale SAP implementation (S/4HANA preferred)
• Technical Depth: Deep understanding of core SAP Accounting modules (FI/CO, Group Reporting, Central Finance) and their integration points with SD, MM, and PP
• Transformation Track Record: Proven experience in business process re-engineering and leading cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment
You may also have...
• Strategic Influence: Ability to challenge the status quo and influence executive leadership
• Problem Solving: A "solution-oriented" mindset capable of navigating complex technical and business roadblocks
• Communication: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical SAP concepts into plain business and accounting language
• Collaboration: Exceptional ability to partner across the enterprise to resolve complex IT and business challenges and execute on project timelines
• Analytical Rigor: Strong focus on data integrity and the "logic" behind financial flows
What you'll receive in return…
As part of the Ford family, you’ll enjoy excellent compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation, and much more. You’ll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition.
Our benefits summary can be found Here.
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
This position is a leadership level 4.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- CPA, CA, or equivalent professional accounting certification
- 12+ years of progressive Finance or Accounting experience
- At least 5 years of leadership experience within a large-scale SAP implementation
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA, preferably
- Deep understanding of SAP FI/CO, Group Reporting, Central Finance, and integration with SD, MM, and PP
- Proven experience in business process re-engineering
- Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment
- Ability to influence executive leadership and challenge the status quo
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills
- Strong analytical focus on financial data integrity and financial flows
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
Ford Motor Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage start on day one with options that include zero-premium plans, free mental health support, and wellness resources. For represented hourly employees, health plans are described as low-cost with strong coverage value.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and additional company contributions is available from day one, alongside life and disability coverage. Pension eligibility in certain situations and financial-planning support reinforce long‑term security.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave, fertility, surrogacy, and adoption benefits, plus a ramp‑up program for returning parents, reflect a family‑focused package. Flexible Family Care days and generous time‑off options help address short‑term caregiving and personal needs.
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