Senior Director, Finance Transformation

Cushman & Wakefield • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

The Senior Director of Finance Transformation will serve as a key leader responsible for strengthening and governing global Finance processes, with a primary focus on Finance data governance, master data integrity, and process quality across the global Finance ecosystem. This role ensures consistency, accuracy, and compliance across enterprise-wide financial data and process standards, while supporting global transformation initiatives led by the executive leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field required.
• 12+ years of experience in Finance, Transformation, Governance, or Financial Systems.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale, global transformation and governance initiatives.
• Strong understanding of global Finance processes and best practices (RTR, OTC, P2P).
• Expertise in Finance governance, data management, and data quality frameworks.
• Experience with Workday Financials or similar ERP systems.
• Strong financial acumen.
• Strong project management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strategic execution aligned to executive leadership.
• Deep process and data quality problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to influence cross‑functionally and manage complex global initiatives.
• High attention to detail.
• Leadership presence, resilience, and proactivity.

Nice To Haves

• MBA, CPA, or other advanced credentials strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Finance Governance & Data Quality Leadership
• Global Process Transformation & Optimization
• Technology & Systems Enablement (Workday Financials Focus)
• Program & Project Leadership
• Team Leadership & Development

Benefits

• Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director