Senior Manager, Finance Transformation & Strategic Capabilities
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Finance Transformation & Strategic Capabilities, plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of the Finance function at Pernod Ricard North America. This role leads initiatives that strengthen Finance's people, processes, and systems-advancing digital transformation and enabling smarter, faster decision-making. Using modern tools such as automation, analytics, and artificial intelligence, the Senior Manager will drive strategic projects that enhance efficiency and support long-term capability building. This is an ideal opportunity for a forward-thinking finance leader who thrives in environments of innovation, transformation, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field; MBA or relevant professional certification (e.g., CPA, CFA) is a plus
- 8+ years of experience in finance or consulting, with at least 3 years leading strategic initiatives, process improvement, or capability-building projects.
- Proven experience in continuous improvement, project management, and change management within a Finance environment.
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills with the ability to design and evaluate solutions that enhance financial performance.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills across all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Visio; experience with tools such as Tagetik, Power BI, Adaptive Insights, SAP, JD Edwards, Tableau, Profisee, Copilot365/Copilot Studio, and Anaplan is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support finance strategic initiatives that strengthen processes, systems, and capabilities, ensuring alignment with digital transformation priorities.
- Coordinate the implementation of new technologies-including automation, analytics, and AI tools-and support change management, training, and adoption across Finance.
- Identify opportunities to streamline and optimize financial processes by scoping challenges, leveraging data insights, and collaborating on solution design, testing, and rollout.
- Serve as a strategic partner to cross-functional teams, offering financial expertise and a technology-forward perspective to drive better decision-making.
- Temporarily own or stabilize Finance processes or functions as needed during transformation efforts, ensuring operational continuity and optimization.
- Contribute to talent development by supporting programs that strengthen digital fluency, analytical capabilities, and new ways of working across the Finance team.
- Lead, mentor, and develop direct reports, fostering a collaborative, high-performing, and digitally enabled team culture.
Benefits
- Being part of an inclusive and diverse company where professional development and internal career mobility is front-and-center to our talent strategy.
- You'll be part of a culture that celebrates the rich diversity of our people across the globe and be part of our long-standing commitment to making exceptional products, giving back to our communities, and honoring our responsibility to preserve the environment.
- We offer a flexible work policy, with most of our positions offering a hybrid option with flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week.
- We offer employees great benefits and perks to toast to a life filled with support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
