Director IT Finance functions

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• Competitive salary and bonus plan

• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time

• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care

• On the job/cross training opportunities

• Encouraging and collaborative team environment

• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

As Director of IT for Financial Applications, you will serve as the global technology leader responsible for shaping, delivering, and operating the application ecosystem that powers our Finance organization. In this role, you will define the strategic roadmap for financial systems, lead complex transformation initiatives, and ensure the reliability, scalability, and compliance of core financial platforms—analytics, and integration layers.

You will partner closely with Finance leadership, functional process owners, enterprise architects, and global delivery teams to drive standardization, automation, and data-driven decision making across the company.

This role requires a visionary technology leader with deep financial process expertise, strong execution capability, and a passion for modernizing Finance through digital innovation.

• Define and own the global strategy and multi-year roadmap for financial applications, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and Finance transformation goals.

• Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes using digital technologies, automation, AI, analytics, and integration improvements.

• Establish governance frameworks ensuring standardization, compliance, and alignment with corporate IT principles.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of major ERP and financial system initiatives, ensuring strategic value, quality, and on-time execution.

• Oversee solution design, build, testing, and deployment activities through internal teams and external partners.

• Drive continuous improvement across the Finance technology landscape, including enhancements, technical upgrades, and lifecycle management.

• Ensure audit, SOX, security, and compliance controls are embedded in all solutions and operations.

• Lead and develop high-performing global teams across technical, functional, and delivery disciplines.

• Establish clear performance expectations, coach talent, and build strong succession pipelines.

• Manage relationships with key technology vendors, including contract negotiations, performance management, and innovation alignment.

• Act as a trusted advisor to Finance leaders, supporting effective decision-making and driving alignment between business strategy and technology capability.

• Translate complex business requirements into scalable and future-proof technology solutions.

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between Business Partners, Project Managers, Architects, and Operations teams for seamless delivery.

• Operational Excellence

• Ensure high availability, stability, and performance of critical financial applications through robust support and operations processes.

• Oversee incident management, root-cause analysis, release management, and environment strategy.

• Maintain strong data governance and oversee data flows across ERP, reporting, and analytic platforms.

• 15+ years of experience in IT roles supporting financial business…