Finance Excellence & Enterprise Global Lead

Job Description

Overview

The Finance Excellence organization is driving the modernization and transformation of our Finance function, with a focus on implementing a new ERP system and enabling future-ready processes, tools, and capabilities. The Finance Excellence & Enterprise Global Lead will play a pivotal role in executing this vision - leading key initiatives, coordinating complex interdependencies, and ensuring successful delivery across multiple finance modernization programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute finance transformation initiatives, including ERP modernization and process improvement programs, ensuring delivery on time, on scope, and on budget.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including timelines, milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration across Finance, IT, vendor partners, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and progress toward shared objectives.
• Manage dependencies and risks, proactively identifying and mitigating issues that could impact delivery or benefits realization.
• Facilitate project governance routines, including stand-ups, steering committees, and status reporting.
• Create and maintain communication and stakeholder management plans, ensuring consistent visibility into project status, impacts, and next steps.
• Support strategic roadmap development, sequencing finance transformation initiatives to balance risk, capacity, and value delivery.
• Champion process excellence and continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency, control, and user experience within the finance ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field; MBA or PMP certification preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in project or program management, ideally within Finance transformation or ERP implementation environments.
• 6+ years of increasing managerial experience
• Proven experience coordinating large-scale, cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong understanding of financial processes and systems (e.g., Record to Report, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash).
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and change management skills.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive structure, clarity, and accountability in complex programs.
• Proven ability to adapt, learn, and thrive through cross-functional rotations and continuous skill development.
• Success in this Role Looks Like
• Seamless delivery of ERP and other transformation initiatives with measurable business value.
• Strong alignment between Finance, IT, and business stakeholders on roadmap priorities and execution.
• Clear visibility into progress, risks, and interdependencies across all Finance Excellence programs.
• Improved finance processes, systems, and controls enabling better decision-making and operational efficiency.

All offers and/or employment contracts are contingent upon the successful completion of the Firm’s pre-employment screening process. This process may include verifying the candidate’s identity, confirming legal authorization to work in the offered position's location, and conducting a comprehensive background check, where permitted by local regulations.