Vice President, Finance System & Transformation

The Vice President, Finance System & Transformation is a senior leader responsible for defining and executing the multi-year strategy to modernize finance processes, data, and enabling technologies. This role leads end-to-end transformation programs spanning finance operating model, shared services evolution, process standardization, controls and governance, and enterprise finance platforms (e.g., ERP, planning, consolidation, reporting, and automation). The incumbent partners with Finance, Technology, and business leaders to deliver scalable capabilities, improve data integrity and decision support, enhance compliance, and drive measurable efficiency and service-quality outcomes across the organization.

CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree (MBA/MFin) and/or professional qualification (CPA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive finance experience with significant leadership in finance transformation, finance systems/ERP programs, and process optimization.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale, cross-functional programs (multi-country / multi-business) from strategy through implementation and benefits realization.
• Deep knowledge of finance processes (record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, treasury, FP&A) and related controls, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Experience building shared services and/or center of excellence capabilities, including standard operating procedures, service catalogues, SLAs/KPIs, and continuous improvement.

• Strong finance systems and data fluency (consolidation, planning, reporting/BI, master data, integration) with the ability to translate business needs into scalable solutions.
• Demonstrated expertise in process standardization, controls design, governance, and driving data integrity across end-to-end finance processes.
• Change leadership: builds sponsorship, manages resistance, and enables adoption through communication, training, and performance management.
• Program and portfolio management capabilities, including business case development, roadmap planning, dependency management, and benefits realization.
• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence without direct authority and operate effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills; experience working across cultures and geographies. Hospitality industry knowledge preferred.