Senior Director, Finance Transformation

ASM Global•Norwalk, CT

21h•$200,000 - $215,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Director of Transformation to lead and coordinate the Finance organization's transformation initiatives, with a primary focus on the company's ERP system implementation. This role serves as the critical liaison between the Controller's organization, IT, project teams, and other cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring that finance and controllership requirements are fully understood, prioritized, and delivered. The ideal candidate is a finance and accounting leader and must be a strong communicator who can drive complex, multi-workstream initiatives to successful completion. Candidates will be expected to keep leadership informed and aligned every step of the way. Ultimately, this role is critical to ensure the transformation is delivered in line with Controllership team's expectations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field.
10+ years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, or finance transformation roles, including significant exposure to controllership functions
Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating cross-functional transformation programs
Strong understanding of the financial close process, financial reporting requirements, and internal control frameworks (e.g., SOX)
Project management skills, with experience managing timelines, evaluating risks/opportunities, and working within multiple concurrent workstreams
Exceptional communication and executive presence; able to translate technical/project details into clear updates for senior leadership
Experience with UAT planning and execution for finance systems implementations
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority across finance, IT, and business teams.

Nice To Haves

CPA and/or MBA a plus
Prior experience with large-scale ERP implementations (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday, Microsoft Dynamics, etc.) strongly preferred, from a finance/controllership perspective

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary liaison between Controller leadership and the various transformation initiatives, including the ERP system implementation
Act as the voice of the Controller's organization throughout the project, ensuring finance and accounting requirements are accurately captured, communicated, and addressed
Build and maintain strong relationships with IT, project management office (PMO), external implementation partners, and other cross-functional stakeholders
Facilitate communication and alignment across finance, accounting, and technology teams
Oversee the day-to-day work of the transformation initiative(s) to ensure Controller needs are met throughout design, build, and deployment phases
Ensure project decisions and design choices align with controllership, financial reporting, and internal control requirements
Provide timely status updates to Controller and senior finance leadership
Proactively flag issues and risks to timeline, scope, or Controller requirements, and drive resolution through appropriate escalation paths
Ensure UAT planning, execution, and issue resolution stay on track and aligned with the overall project timeline
Coordinate with Controller team members and process owners to define test scenarios that reflect real-world close, reporting, and control requirements
Track UAT progress, defects, and remediation efforts, ensuring timely closure prior to go-live
Confirm that testing adequately validates system readiness to support close, reporting, and controls objectives
Ensure the ERP and broader transformation initiatives are designed and implemented to enable a timelier financial close process
Champion system and process changes that support accurate and timely financial reporting
Partner with control owners to ensure the future-state system and processes strengthen, rather than compromise, the internal control environment
Define and track success metrics/KPIs to measure realized benefits, post-implementation (e.g., close cycle time, reporting turnaround, control effectiveness)
Support change management and training efforts to drive adoption and sustain benefits post go-live.