[Remote] Director Finance Enterprise Programs

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Valvoline Global Operations is an automotive and industrial solutions company seeking a Director, Enterprise Program Execution - Finance. The role leads financial planning, governance, execution, and value realization for complex enterprise programs, particularly the global SAP S/4HANA implementation. This position oversees budgeting, investment prioritization, cost controls, benefits tracking, financial risk management, and cross-functional program delivery.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end program finance workstreams including business case development and validation, budget planning, multi-year forecasting, and variance analysis
• Define, track, and realize expected benefits across cost savings, working capital, process efficiency, controls, and revenue enablement, partnering with Finance to ensure benefits are measurable and sustained post-implementation
• Ensure enterprise programs—particularly SAP S/4HANA—are fully aligned to annual operating plans, capital planning cycles, and long-range financial targets
• Embed strong financial controls, compliance, and audit readiness into program design and execution, particularly across Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, and Financial Close processes
• Lead various enterprise program implementations with a primary focus on quality, value realization, and investment discipline, ensuring delivery within approved business cases, funding models, and capital guardrails
• Manage the design, build, deployment, and stabilization of large-scale enterprise initiatives, with a primary focus on the SAP S/4HANA finance workstream transformation across global markets
• Partner closely with Finance, IT, Supply Chain, Operations, and external system integrators to ensure project requirements, controls, and reporting needs are fully integrated into program delivery
• Drive execution rigor across all phases of the program lifecycle, including fit-to-standard design, global template development, localization, data migration, testing, cutover, and hypercare
• Integrate financial milestones, funding checkpoints, and performance KPIs into integrated program plans, ensuring project health is visible and actively managed
• Own the management, productivity tracking, and optimization of system integrators and consultants, including scope adherence, velocity, cost efficiency, and value delivered across program phases
• Establish and lead financial governance frameworks for enterprise programs, including steering committees, funding approvals, and stage-gate reviews
• Evaluate and prioritize program investments based on financial impact, risk, resource capacity, and strategic alignment
• Identify financial risks early, including cost overruns, scope creep, and benefit leakage, and implement mitigation strategies to protect enterprise value
• Provide transparent, executive-level reporting on financial performance, risks, and value realization
• Lead and develop program execution team members with accountability for financial performance and cost discipline
• Oversee resource allocation and vendor spend to ensure efficient use of internal and external resources
• Partner with Procurement and Finance to manage contracts, vendor financial performance, and commercial governance
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, including Aramco stakeholders, on the financial health and value delivery of enterprise programs
• Communicate financial insights, trade-offs, and recommendations to enable informed decision-making at the enterprise level

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Operations, or related field
• 15+ years of experience in a global IT or ERP related role with a strong familiarity of finance-focused programs/platforms
• 5+ years of experience leading global enterprise-scale programs with significant financial complexity, including but not limited to ERP (SAP S/4HANA) implementations
• Demonstrated expertise in program budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and benefits realization
• Significant partnership experience with global Finance organizations, including FP&A and Controllership across the Americas/EMEA/Asia Pacific
• Deep knowledge of project and program management methodologies, consultant management and financial governance models
• Proven ability to manage large, multi-year program budgets and executive-level financial reporting
• MBA or advanced degree preferred
• PMP, PgMP, or related certification preferred

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