Senior Director, Finance Data Strategy

We are looking for an experienced Senior Director of Finance Data Strategy who will be responsible for defining and executing the finance data strategy and multi-year roadmap, serving as the business owner for finance data, analytics, and governance. This highly strategic role leads the design and adoption of governed finance data products and scalable data foundations that support accurate public-company reporting, audit and SOX controls, automated dashboards, and advanced analytics/AI readiness.

This position will partner closely with Finance, Internal Audit, and Technology to translate business requirements into trusted data solutions, manage a prioritized portfolio of initiatives, and drive change management to ensure consistent delivery and organization-wide adoption.

• Define, execute, and continuously evolve the Finance Data Strategy in alignment with Finance objectives, SOX requirements, and enterprise priorities.

• Serve as the senior Finance leader accountable for Finance data architecture, data governance, and data product outcomes.

• Partner with the SVP, Finance Operations to develop and maintain a multi‑year Finance data and analytics roadmap.

• Act as a strategic advisor to Finance leadership on data, analytics, automation, and AI enablement.

• Own the Finance data initiative portfolio, including intake, prioritization, sequencing, and alignment to Finance priorities.

• Lead the business design, governance, and adoption of governed Finance Data Products (GL, Close, AR/AP, Cash, Property, Tenant, Tax, Consolidation).

• Serve as a key liaison with Corporate Finance and RIIM to enable Investor Relations dashboards and analytics, including the development and management of historical and real‑time KPI dashboards such as WACC metrics, Budget‑vs‑Actual (BvA) variance analysis, and fund‑level and portfolio‑level performance analytics used in executive and investor reporting.

• Define Finance data models, canonical definitions, hierarchies, and certification standards.

• Translate Finance and Accounting requirements into clear data and reporting specifications.

• Ensure Finance data assets support both management and external reporting needs.

• Own the full lifecycle of Finance Data Products, including design, delivery, adoption, and ongoing improvement.

• Partner with Technology on Finance data governance frameworks including ownership, stewardship, quality, lineage, and access controls.

• Design and implement Data Quality Indicators (DQIs) as operational controls.

• Ensure Finance data meets audit, regulatory, and public‑company compliance requirements.

• Partner with Internal Audit and Accounting to ensure control effectiveness.

• Proactively identify and assess Finance data risks, including data quality, access, and reporting risks.

• Define and track KPIs related to Finance analytics adoption, automation benefits, and reporting efficiency.

• Drive the transition to automated reporting and dashboards.

• Champion AI‑ready data foundations for future analytics and automation use cases.

• Serve as the primary Finance liaison to Technology and Data Engineering teams.

• Partner across Finance to ensure data solutions meet business needs.

• Lead comprehensive change adoption strategies for new Finance data platforms, standards, and reporting solutions.

• Serve as escalation point for cross-functional alignment challenges related to Finance data initiatives.

• Mentor and develop Finance team members engaged in data initiatives.

• Proven senior‑level leadership experience driving Finance data, analytics, or transformation initiatives within complex, regulated organizations.

• Strong ability to translate Finance and data strategy into executable roadmaps and outcomes across matrixed Finance, Technology, and Analytics teams.

• Effective executive communicator with the ability to clearly articulate Finance data strategy, risks, and progress to senior Finance…