Director, Finance IMO

Job Posting Title

Director Finance IMO

Job Description Summary

Dauch is looking for a Director Finance IMO to join our team at our World Headquarters in Detroit MI.

This individual will lead the Finance Integration Management Office for enterprise initiatives such as M&A integrations major reorganizations and Finance transformation efforts (e.g. ERP/process harmonization). The role establishes and runs the integration operating rhythm governance and reporting needed to deliver a single coordinated plan across finance workstreams while partnering closely with cross-functional leaders in IT HR Operations Legal and Commercial teams. This person is accountable for transparent management of plans milestones dependencies risks/issues and for connecting integration actions to measurable financial outcomes through synergy/benefit tracking integration cost tracking and performance metrics.

Job Description:

Integration Governance & Operating Cadence (IMO)

• Stands up and runs Finance integration governance (steering routines workstream check-ins decision/issue escalation paths) to ensure timely decisions and consistent execution across the integration portfolio.
• Owns the integrated Finance master plan: milestones interdependencies critical path readiness gates and status reporting.
• Drives meeting rigor and audit quality (charters decision logs cutover plans status dashboards executive readouts).

Value Creation Synergy & Integration Financial Tracking

• Coordinates with business leadership to build and maintain a value-capture tracker: synergy initiatives owners timing financial validation methodology and realization reporting.
• Tracks and reports one-time vs. run-rate synergy impacts one-time integration costs and visibility to leadership on ROI progress and risks to the deal thesis/value plan.
• Establishes performance management routines and metrics (e.g. close stability reporting accuracy cash/working capital visibility one-time-cost burn benefit realization).

Financial Reporting Modeling & Executive Communications

• Oversees integration-related financial modeling and reporting requirements to inform decisions track progress and communicate outcomes to senior leadership.
• Prepares concise executive communications (weekly status key decisions needed risks/issues and mitigation plans) and presents updates to leadership forums including CEO.

M&A Activity and Support

• Provides guidance and support to Acquisition and Divestiture activities as appropriate for ongoing projects.
• Collaborate with M&A team on diligence analysis modelling and valuation.

Systems / Data Integration Partnership (Finance IT)

• Drives disciplined data/document management for Finance integration records ensuring secure access and standardized templates and baselines.

Change Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Leads stakeholder alignment across Finance and cross-functional partners; anticipates friction points and drives rapid resolution with clear ownership and decision pathways.
• Supports change management initiatives (communications training coordination adoption tracking) to ensure business teams transition to new processes/tools with minimal disruption.
• All other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Education

Required Skills and Education

• Bachelors Degree in Finance Accounting Economics Business or related field.
• 8 years of progressive experience in finance leadership transformation and/or post-merger integration roles.
• Demonstrated experience establishing integration governance frameworks building execution roadmaps and leading cross-functional teams through complex change.
• Strong financial acumen: ability to translate operational execution into measurable financial outcomes (cost cash productivity synergy capture).
• Excellent executive communication structured problem solving and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Automotive or other manufacturing experience including plant-finance experience.
• MBA or Masters degree in Finance/Business.
• Certifications such as PMP/PMI CPA or CMA.
• Experience with large-scale finance process/ERP harmonization and data governance initiatives.

About Dauch:

Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit MI with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward. Visit to learn more.

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