Director, Finance Transformation

Ford•Dearborn, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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
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)
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
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

Benefits

Excellent compensation
Comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation, and much more
Exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition
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.