# Director Finance Enterprise Programs **Company**: Valvoline Global Operations **Work arrangement**: remote **Experience**: executive **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Finance **Industry**: Automotive **Apply**: https://jobs.valvolineglobal.com/job/Director-Finance-Enterprise-Programs/1434628700/?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_1a13003c-3f8 ## Description ## Job Purpose The Director, Enterprise Program Execution - Finance is responsible for the financial, development, and build planning, governance, and value realization of complex, cross-functional enterprise programs and platforms that are critical to Valvoline Global's transformation agenda. ## How You Make an Impact (Job Accountabilities) ### Financial Program Execution & Value Realization - 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. ### Enterprise Program Leadership - 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. ### Governance, Investment Prioritization & Risk Management - 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. ### Cross-Functional Leadership & Resource Stewardship - 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. ### Stakeholder Communication & Executive Partnership - 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. ## What You Bring to the Role (Job Qualifications / Education / Skills / Requirements / Capabilities) - Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Operations, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred. - 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. - PMP, PgMP, or related certification preferred. - Proven ability to manage large, multi-year program budgets and executive-level financial reporting. ## Competencies Desired - Financial Stewardship & Value Management – Ensures enterprise programs deliver measurable financial outcomes. - Enterprise Program Leadership – Drives disciplined execution of complex, high-investment initiatives. - Investment Governance & Risk Management – Balances value, cost, and risk across the transformation portfolio. - Strategic Decision Support – Translates financial insights into clear executive recommendations. - Cross-Functional Influence – Aligns Finance, IT, and business leaders around shared financial objectives. ## Skills ### Required - program budgeting - forecasting - cost management - benefits realization - ERP (SAP S/4HANA) implementations - project and program management methodologies - consultant management - financial governance models ### Nice to have - MBA or advanced degree - PMP, PgMP, or related certification --- Source: [Apply at jobs.valvolineglobal.com](https://jobs.valvolineglobal.com/job/Director-Finance-Enterprise-Programs/1434628700/?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)