Associate Finance Director, Corporate Functions - IT, AI & Global Business Services

Associate Finance Director, Corporate Functions - IT, AI & Global Business Services

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About the Role The Associate Director, Corporate Functions, is responsible for leading all financial activities for the Global IT, AI and Global Business Services organizations within Corporate Functions. This role serves as a strategic finance partner to executive leadership, providing financial guidance, decision support, investment governance, and performance management to drive business outcomes and enterprise value creation. The position is accountable for financial planning, forecasting, reporting, investment analysis, and maintaining a strong control environment across a complex global organization.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in evaluating and prioritizing investments, driving return on investment across digital, AI, and business transformation initiatives, and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, productivity, and value realization. This role requires exceptional business partnership, leadership, and collaboration across divisions, regions, and corporate functions. The position reports to the Senior Director, Corporate Functions Finance and serves as a key member of the Corporate Functions Finance leadership team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide financial leadership and strategic business partnership for the Global IT, AI and Global Business Services organizations.
• Lead all financial planning processes, including annual strategic planning, Annual Operating Plan (AOP), quarterly forecasts, long-range planning, and resource allocation activities.
• Lead month-end and quarter-end close processes and related reporting, ensuring financial accuracy, timely delivery of results, adherence to internal controls, and achievement of financial objectives.
• Provide financial leadership and decision support for operating expense, capital expenditure, headcount, and investment management activities.
• Partner with business leaders on investment decisions, including vendor pricing agreements, new business proposals, restructuring programs, investment rationalization efforts, and business case development.
• Establish and lead financial governance processes for technology, AI, data, and business transformation investments to ensure alignment with enterprise priorities and financial objectives.
• Evaluate and prioritize strategic initiatives through robust financial analysis, ROI assessments, scenario modeling, and value-creation frameworks.
• Partner with business leaders to measure, monitor, and communicate the value realization of key investments, including digital transformation and AI-enabled initiatives.
• Develop, monitor, and maintain key financial metrics and KPIs aligned to business goals, operational performance, and strategic objectives.
• Provide financial leadership for key transformation initiatives, digital programs, AI investments, and enterprise-wide business improvement efforts.
• Maintain and continuously improve global financial processes, reporting capabilities, and analytical tools while ensuring compliance with internal controls, financial policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with all financial regulatory requirements, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Section 404 controls.
• Analyze and communicate the financial impact of special situations, including acquisitions, partnerships, distribution agreements, organizational changes, and strategic investments.
• Produce, deliver, and communicate actionable business and financial insights that support strategic decision-making at the executive level.

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