VP, Global Finance Transformation

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Job Description:

VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL FINANCE TRANSFORMATION

Role Summary

The Vice President, Global Finance Transformation is a senior leadership role with enterprise-wide accountability for advancing Sun Life’s Global Finance Evolution agenda. As a key member of the Enterprise Finance leadership team, this role will lead the design and execution of large-scale, global transformation initiatives aimed at simplifying, standardizing, and modernizing finance processes.

This is a pivotal role at a critical stage in Sun Life’s evolution toward a more globally integrated, technology-enabled finance function. The successful candidate will drive end-to-end process transformation and enable global operating models (including Global Process Owner structures), and accelerate the adoption of data, automation, and AI to unlock productivity, scalability, and  higher impact finance capabilities.

Key Relationships

Reports to: SVP, Enterprise Finance

Key stakeholders:

• Global Finance Leadership Team (including SVP CFOs and Enterprise Finance leaders)
• Business Unit Finance leaders
• Sun Life Global Solutions (SLGS) leadership
• Technology, Data, and AI partners
• Corporate functions (Tax, Capital, Risk, Strategy)

Primary Accountabilities

• Lead enterprise-wide finance transformation strategy and execution
• Drive the end-to-end Global Finance Evolution agenda, including defining priorities, mobilizing workstreams, and delivering measurable outcomes aligned to cost, efficiency, and quality objectives.
• Design and implement global, process-aligned operating models
• Lead the transition toward globally consistent finance processes, including the establishment of Global Process Owner (GPO) models and expanded use of shared services and global delivery capabilities.
• Drive end-to-end process re-engineering across core finance processes
• Oversee transformation across key processes (e.g., Record-to-Report, FP&A, Expense Management), with a focus on standardization, simplification, and elimination of duplication across business groups.
• Partner with finance, technology and data teams to modernize the finance technology landscape, improve data foundations, and deploy automation and AI solutions to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency.
• Deliver measurable value and transformation outcomes
• Establish and track clear success metrics (e.g., cost savings, cycle time reduction, productivity gains), ensuring disciplined execution and benefits realization across all transformation initiatives.
• Drive stakeholder alignment and enterprise change management
• Engage and influence senior leaders across a complex, matrixed organization; build alignment on transformation priorities; and lead structured change management to embed new ways of working.
• Build and lead high-performing transformation teams
• Develop a strong, dedicated transformation capability, combining finance, process, technology, and change expertise to support sustained transformation over multiple years.

Qualifications & Experience

• 15+ years of progressive experience in finance leadership, transformation, or large-scale change programs
• Proven experience leading global finance transformation initiatives within a complex, matrixed financial services environment
• Deep understanding of core finance processes (e.g., Record-to-Report, FP&A, controls) and operating model design
• Experience with shared services, global delivery models, or process centralization initiatives
• Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, or related discipline

Leadership Profile & Capabilities

• Strategic and execution-oriented – able to set bold direction while driving disciplined delivery
• Global and enterprise mindset – experienced operating across geographies and organizational boundaries
• Influence and stakeholder leadership – strong presence with the ability to align and mobilize senior leaders
• Transformation leadership – track record of leading complex, multi-year change in large organizations
• Data and technology fluency – strong understanding of digital, data, and AI enablement in finance
• Organizational savvy – able to navigate complexity and drive outcomes in a matrixed environment

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.  

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to [email protected].

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you! Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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