Director, Finance Transformation

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.

Strategic Business Leadership
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

Accounting & Compliance Governance
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)

Implementation & Execution
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

Change Management & Advocacy
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

Youll Have...

Education: Bachelors 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

You may also have...

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

What youll receive in return

As part of the Ford family youll enjoy excellent compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO retirement savings and stock investment plans incentive compensation and much more. Youll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition.

Our benefits summary can be found Here.

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all of the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:

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 Years Day

Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a leadership level 4.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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