Title:  Associate Manager, Financial Transformation

Finance Transformation Associate Manager

PMO-Oriented | Full Finance Domain Expertise

We are seeking a highly experienced Finance Transformation Associate Manager with a strong PMO orientation to lead and orchestrate complex, multi-workstream finance modernization initiatives across the enterprise. This role combines deep functional knowledge across the full spectrum of finance domains with structured program management discipline to drive measurable outcomes in process optimization, technology enablement, and operating model redesign.

The ideal candidate will act as the central orchestrator between finance leadership, IT, external partners, and business stakeholders, ensuring that transformation programs are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with strategic objectives.

Program & Project Management (PMO)

• Lead end-to-end planning, execution, and governance of finance transformation programs, including milestone tracking, dependency management, risk mitigation, and steering committee reporting
• Establish and maintain PMO frameworks, templates, dashboards, and logs to ensure transparency and accountability across all workstreams
• Manage cross-functional project teams, including internal resources, system integrators, and third-party vendors
• Drive stage-gate governance and ensure alignment with enterprise portfolio management standards
• Prepare and present executive-level status reports, business cases, and investment proposals

Finance Domain Leadership

• Serve as the subject matter expert across all core finance functions: Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Record-to-Report (R2R), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Treasury & Cash Management, Tax, and Internal Controls
• Lead process assessment, gap analysis, and future-state design for finance operations, leveraging industry best practices and benchmarking data
• Define and prioritize transformation use cases across finance, mapping them to technology enablers such as ERP modernization, RPA, AI/ML, and advanced analytics
• Champion the adoption of shared services, Centers of Excellence, and global process ownership models

Technology & Systems Enablement

• Partner with IT and solution architects to evaluate, select, and implement finance technology platforms
• Oversee system integration efforts, data migration strategies, and UAT cycles for finance modules
• Drive the finance AI and automation roadmap, including intelligent document processing, predictive analytics, and agentic finance workflows

Change Management & Stakeholder Engagement

• Design and execute change management strategies to ensure adoption of new processes, tools, and ways of working across finance teams globally
• Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and communication plans tailored to diverse stakeholder groups
• Build trusted relationships with senior finance leaders, regional controllers, and business unit heads

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field; MBA or Master’s degree strongly preferred
• 10+ years of progressive experience in finance transformation, finance operations, or management consulting with a Big 4 or top-tier firm
• Demonstrated expertise across multiple finance domains: P2P, O2C, R2R, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, and Internal Controls
• 5+ years of hands-on project/program management experience,
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale, multi-region finance transformation programs
• Strong experience with enterprise finance platforms: SAP
• Excellent command of PMO tools and methodologies: MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and executive stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, or regulated industry sectors
• Exposure to AI/ML applications in finance (e.g., intelligent automation, NLP-based document processing, predictive forecasting)
• CPA, CMA, ACCA, or equivalent
• Multilingual capability