Senior Director, Accounting Systems & Finance Transformation

McKesson•Richmond, VA

1d•$150,000 - $250,000

About The Position

The Senior Director, Accounting Systems & Finance Transformation serves as the strategic business owner of the company’s controllership systems portfolio, with primary responsibility for implementing, governing, optimizing, and maintaining long-term ownership of its Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platform. The platform includes Enterprise Data Management (EDMCS), Financial Consolidation and Close (FCCS), Account Reconciliation (ARCS), Narrative Reporting, and related capabilities. Reporting within the Controllership organization, the role connects Accounting, Finance, Technology, Internal Audit, Compliance, and external implementation partners to ensure systems support accurate financial reporting, effective internal controls, efficient close processes, and scalable growth. The role also provides strategic oversight of the wider controllership systems ecosystem, including ERP financial processes, reporting and compliance platforms, lease accounting solutions, finance data environments, and future automation initiatives. The successful candidate combines accounting expertise and systems leadership, leads large-scale finance transformation, and builds a high-performing finance systems organization while advancing continuous improvement, governance, and technology-enabled transformation across Controllership. The position leads the Oracle EPM implementation and establishes its roadmap, governance, enhancement strategy, and support model. It defines the broader controllership systems strategy, oversees accounting systems operations and support, advises Accounting leadership on system-enabled processes and controls, and leads automation and transformation initiatives. The leader also develops talent and promotes accountability, innovation, customer service, operational excellence, and continuous learning across a matrixed organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
12+ years of progressive experience in Accounting, Financial Systems, Finance Transformation, or related disciplines.
7+ years of leadership experience managing teams and enterprise-wide initiatives.
Demonstrated experience leading Oracle EPM implementations, finance systems transformations, or comparable enterprise finance technology initiatives.
Strong understanding of financial close, consolidation, account reconciliations, financial reporting, and internal controls.
Experience leading system governance, testing, support, and enhancement delivery functions.
Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional programs and influence executive stakeholders.
Exceptional analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

CPA strongly preferred.
MBA or another advanced degree preferred.
Experience with JD Edwards, Oracle EPM, ERP platforms, Workiva, and LeaseAccelerator.
Experience within a large public company environment.
Knowledge of ERP-to-EPM integrations, data governance, and finance systems architecture.
Background in public accounting, finance transformation consulting, or large-scale system implementations.
Experience operating in SOX-controlled environments.

Responsibilities

Serve as the business owner and strategic leader for Oracle EPM, including EDMCS, FCCS, ARCS, and future EPM capabilities.
Lead the business workstream for the Oracle EPM implementation in partnership with Accounting, FP&A, Technology, Finance Transformation, and external implementation partners.
Drive design decisions, requirements prioritization, solution validation, user acceptance testing, deployment readiness, and post-go-live stabilization.
Establish the long-term Oracle EPM roadmap, governance model, enhancement strategy, and support operating model.
Ensure EPM supports consolidation, financial close, account reconciliations, master data governance, and external reporting requirements.
Act as the primary Finance decision-maker for EPM-related process, configuration, and governance decisions.
Define and execute the long-term strategy and roadmap for the Controllership systems portfolio.
Serve as business owner for key finance technologies, including Oracle EPM, ERP financial processes, lease accounting solutions, reporting and compliance platforms, and finance data environments.
Establish governance for system investments, enhancement prioritization, resource allocation, and technology adoption.
Align ERP, EPM, reporting, analytics, and data architecture to support future-state operating models and scalable growth.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve efficiency, control, and user experience.
Lead the Accounting Systems team’s administration, production support, enhancement delivery, and optimization of finance platforms.
Oversee issue resolution, service management, root-cause analysis, and business continuity processes.
Establish testing standards, release management processes, and user acceptance testing governance across finance systems.
Develop and monitor service levels, system performance metrics, and user adoption measures.
Lead systems support for month-end close, financial reporting, consolidation, reconciliation, and compliance activities.
Advise Accounting leadership on system-enabled financial processes and controls.
Ensure finance systems support accounting policies, internal control requirements, SEC reporting obligations, and SOX compliance.
Oversee governance for system security, role design, user access, segregation of duties, and change management.
Partner with Internal Audit, Compliance, and Technology to maintain strong control environments and audit readiness.
Ensure integrity and consistency of financial and master data across systems.
Lead initiatives to automate and streamline Accounting, Fixed Assets, Lease Accounting, Financial Close, Consolidation, and Reporting processes.
Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort, improve data quality, strengthen controls, and accelerate financial processes.
Drive continuous improvement using metrics, benchmarking, user feedback, and technology innovation.
Lead future finance systems expansions, upgrades, integrations, and transformation initiatives.
Build and lead a high-performing Accounting Systems and Transformation organization.
Lead teams responsible for systems ownership, ERP and EPM enhancements, testing governance, security administration, and production support.
Develop talent across accounting, systems, process improvement, and transformation disciplines.
Foster accountability, innovation, customer service, operational excellence, and continuous learning.
Influence and collaborate effectively across a highly matrixed organization.