Sr. Director, Finance Transformation

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Daikin Applied is hiring a Senior Director, Finance Transformation, with a focus area of SAP, reporting to the CFO.  The person in this role will lead strategic initiatives to modernize and optimize Daikin’s finance function.

The Sr. Director, Finance Transformation will focus on digital transformation, process improvement, and organizational change across financial operations, ensuring alignment with Daikin’s corporate strategy and long-term growth. 

Work Location: Plymouth, MN

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Define and implement a transformative roadmap for core finance processes including closing, forecasting, reporting, compliance, project finance, treasury, and tax.
• Develop a plan that implements best practices, robust compliance, and implementation in business systems such that the vision is achieved in a manner which is fast enough to meet the needs of the business while balancing the ongoing work of the business.
• Align transformation initiatives with business needs, compliance standards, and system capabilities.
• Collaborate across departments to assess impact, gather input, and drive adoption of new practices.
• Serve as a key member of the leadership team, contributing to enterprise-wide finance initiatives.
• Drive adoption of new tools, systems, and ways of working across the finance function.
• Maintain an ongoing communication rhythm with the entire business to understand the impact of the change, collect feedback on what is working and what needs to be changed, and motivate people to embrace new ways of working.
• Establish and lead structured change management framework for finance operations.
• Ensure stakeholder engagement, defect-free, implementation, and continuous feedback loops.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Management.
• 12+ years of progressive finance experience, including leadership roles in finance transformation and finance business partnering.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale transformation initiatives in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Expertise of modern finance technologies (ERP, RPA, cloud platforms, BI tools)
• Demonstrated success in leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing finance teams.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with proven experience collaborating across all levels of the organization.
• Work sponsorship is not available for this position.

Preferred Experience:

• Extensive experience with implementing SAP within Finance and familiarity with P2P, O2C, and other modules.
• Process development or business process redesign experience.
• MBA and CPA.
• Manufacturing industry experience.

Daikin Applied offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements

• Multiple Medical insurance plan options + Dental and Vision insurance
• 401K retirement plan with employer contributions matching 100% of the first 3% an employee contributes and 50% on the next 2% of employee contributions
• Company provided life insurance + optional employee-paid voluntary life insurance, dependent life coverage, and voluntary accident coverage.
• Short-term and long-term disability
• 120 hours (3 weeks) Paid Time Off for new employees + 11 company-paid holidays
• 48 hours Sick & Safe Time

The typical salary for this position ranges from $142,600 to $243,600 in MN plus a 30% annual variable bonus. The range displayed represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade in which this position falls. Individual base pay will depend on a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.