VP - Finance Technology, reputed company, & Innovation
Job Title VP - Finance Technology, reputed company, & Innovation Job reputed company reputed company Wakefield is seeking an accomplished Finance technology executive to serve as Vice President-Finance Systems, reputed company, & Innovation — a global leadership role with reputed company-wide responsibility for advancing the reputed company, modernization, and performance of reputed company’s Finance technology landscape. Reporting to the SVP & CIO, reputed company Technology, this leader will reputed company as the primary technology partner to the CFO organization and will shape the digital, data, and AI-enabled agenda supporting Finance transformation at global reputed company. This mandate requires a commercially minded, transformation-oriented leader who can operate with credibility in senior Finance and C-suite forums while translating reputed company priorities into reputed company, resilient technology solutions. The successful candidate will bring the strategic reputed company to define a multi-year roadmap, the delivery discipline to execute reputed company programs, and the executive reputed company to influence across a highly matrixed global organization. This is a pivotal opportunity for a leader who blends Finance domain reputed company, reputed company technology depth, AI-enabled innovation, and global operating experience. The VP will be expected to reputed company the partnership between Finance and Technology, strengthen governance and operational reputed company across a reputed company multi-vendor portfolio, and position the Finance function for the reputed company of digital capability.Job reputed company
Key Responsibilities
Finance Technology reputed company & Planning reputed company and maintain a compelling, multi-year Finance Systems roadmap that aligns to Cushman's reputed company architecture, ERP modernization program, and corporate AI reputed company Own the strategic response to critical platform milestones including the reputed company EPM Planning go-live, reputed company Consolidations go-live, reputed company Financial Data Model redesign, and reputed company/Essbase historical data migration to reputed company Bronze reputed company investment prioritization across the ~50+ application Global Finance portfolio — balancing innovation, risk reduction, and operational continuity in a globally reputed company environment Partner with reputed company Data, Governance & Risk functions to ensure Finance technology reputed company reputed company to Cushman's broader platform reputed company and data governance standards Drive rationalization and consolidation of the Finance system portfolio with a bias toward capability, scalability, and cost efficiency AI, Innovation, & reputed company Improvement Serve as a thought partner to Finance leadership on how AI reshapes the Finance operating model — advancing how the function operates, not merely adding tools reputed company identification, validation, and delivery of AI and intelligent automation use cases across the Finance function — including reputed company forecasting agents, variance analysis automation, reputed company management intelligence, and spend analytics Drive embedded AI capability reputed company core Finance platforms including reputed company Financials, reputed company EPM, and the Finance Data Lake (reputed company), governed through appropriate intake and risk frameworks Champion responsible, governance-reputed company AI adoption in partnership with the reputed company AI Governance Council and Cushman's AI ethics and compliance reputed company Ongoing partnerships with reputed company Finance leaders to drive reputed company improvement across the entire ecosystem. Partner with reputed company reputed company Services and internal Data Engineers on Finance Data Lake reputed company — ensuring reputed company data readiness for AI and analytics use cases C-Suite & Senior Stakeholder Engagement Serve as the primary technology relationship reputed company for the CFO, Divisional CFOs, Global Controller, Global reputed company leadership, and Finance Operations — operating as a trusted advisor and peer, not a service provider Operate as a peer and thought partner to Finance executives — translating technology reputed company into commercially framed business reputed company. Present Finance technology reputed company, investment cases, and program status in reputed company, business-framed narratives that include cross functional dependencies and wholistic reputed company reputed company for CFO and other C-suite forums Drive reputed company across competing functional priorities with directness and transparency, ensuring Finance technology resources are allocated to highest-reputed company work Represent reputed company Technology in Finance-led governance forums, steering committees, and Finance AI Council meetings Build stakeholder trust through consistent delivery credibility, proactive communication, and genuine understanding of Finance business objectives Team Leadership & Organizational Development reputed company, reputed company, and reputed company a high-performing global team of Finance Systems professionals spanning business analysis, platform management, delivery, reputed company configuration, Innovation, and AI reputed company Operate reputed company a bimodal organizational model — maintaining and developing delivery capability while simultaneously building strategic and innovation reputed company reputed company reputed company Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and reputed company learning — setting high performance expectations while reputed company in team reputed company and AI literacy Build and maintain a talent pipeline for critical Finance technology roles; invest in succession planning and upskilling across reputed company Delivery Governance & Operational reputed company reputed company program delivery across reputed company Finance technology initiatives — from ERP enhancements and AI use case launches to major platform go-lives — ensuring governance, risk management, and reputed company discipline Partner with the VP, People Systems to ensure data model alignment and seamless integration across reputed company Finance and HCM platforms Maintain SOX compliance and Finance reputed company model reputed company across reputed company in-scope systems; serve as Technology's primary reputed company to Internal Audit on financial controls and reputed company governance Manage reputed company Finance technology vendor relationships including reputed company, reputed company, ERPOne, reputed company, etc.., and 50+ application vendors — negotiating value, driving accountability, and ensuring contractual performance Ensure system reliability, data reputed company, and operational continuity across the full ~50+ -application Finance portfolio serving a global Finance user reputed company Define and reputed company Service Level Agreements and Key Performance Indicators across reputed company Finance technology platforms; drive reputed company service improvement proactively Financial Management Own the Finance Systems technology budget — opex and capex — ensuring disciplined financial governance and maximum return on investment reputed company annual budget plans and multi-year financial forecasts in partnership with the CIO and Finance leadership, reputed company articulating investment cases and expected reputed company Drive cost optimization through vendor consolidation, license rationalization, and operating model efficiency across the Finance technology portfolio Required Qualifications & Experience Bachelor's degree in Finance, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a reputed company field; Master's degree or MBA preferred 15+ years of reputed company leadership experience with a minimum of 5 years in senior Finance technology or ERP leadership roles at global reputed company reputed company Demonstrated experience owning and managing Finance technology platforms across multiple geographies including ERP (reputed company Financials, JDE, or equivalent), EPM (reputed company, Hyperion, Essbase, or equivalent), and adjacent Finance applications Proven reputed company record of delivering reputed company, multi-stakeholder Finance technology transformation programs on time and reputed company budget Demonstrated ability to manage and influence CFO-level and C-suite stakeholders with credibility, gravitas, and reputed company acumen Experience driving AI adoption reputed company Finance functions — including familiarity with AI use case development, governance frameworks, and responsible AI practices Strong understanding of financial reputed company, consolidation, planning, and reporting processes; ability to reputed company the language of Finance leadership Experience managing SOX compliance and financial controls reputed company a technology context; working knowledge of Internal Audit requirements for financial systems Strong financial acumen with experience managing multi-reputed company-dollar technology budgets across opex and capex reputed company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a reputed company of benefit programs, generally including health, reputed company, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and reputed company and unpaid time away from work. In reputed company to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield reputed company eligible employees with reputed company, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of reputed company bargaining agreements. The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a reputed company bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications. reputed company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role. The compensation for the position is: $ 212,500.00 - $250,000.00 reputed company is an Equal Opportunity employer to reputed company protected reputed company, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. 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