Director, Finance Operations Digital Enablement

Role Summary

The Director of Finance Operations Digital Enablement will lead the adoption of an automation- and data-driven culture within Finance operations. The role will identify, drive, and scale automation and analytics initiatives in collaboration with IT, ensuring effective use of enabling technologies. The successful candidate will guide the organization toward more insightful, efficient, and high-performing financial operations.

Responsibilities

• Foster data-driven decision-making with clear definition and consistent tracking of KPIs and operational metrics.
• Define, curate, and govern the Gold Layer, ensuring business-ready data views, trusted KPI definitions, and essential calculations for decision making.
• Design and embed KPI dashboards, articulating leading and lagging indicators with performance targets in Power BI and during operational reviews.
• Collaborate with IT: the Finance ops Digital Enablement leader leads process analysis and Gold Layer definitions, while IT maintains Bronze & Silver pipelines, data quality/lake, security, and platform performance.
• Leverage reporting from enabling technologies such as Ariba and Concur to drive actionable insights through effective reporting practices.
• Establish and nurture an automation culture within Finance operations, promoting continuous improvement through practical and measurable automation initiatives.
• Act as a strategic partner with IT to ensure alignment of automation objectives and data strategies with broader business goals.
• Lead time studies and motion analysis to identify where most time and effort is expended within finance operations, enabling focused automation opportunities.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in finance processes, automation, and digital enabling technologies, with a minimum of 5 years in a shared services environment.
• Solid understanding of accounting operations, particularly within P2P and R2R.
• Strong ability to influence, collaborate, and communicate effectively across diverse stakeholders, including senior management.
• Demonstrated experience with automation tools and technologies (UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, Power Automate).
• Proficiency with data analytics, visualization tools (Power BI), and strong understanding of SQL and ETL processes.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, translating complex data into clear, actionable insights.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required.