Director, Finance Technology and Process Transformation

Director, Finance Technology and Process Transformation page is loaded## Director, Finance Technology and Process Transformation locations:
San Francisco, CA, USAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition :
R-0145954

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At Levi Strauss & Co., you can be yourself — and be part of something bigger. We're a company of people who like to forge our own path and leave the world better than we found it. Who believe that what makes us different makes us stronger. So add your voice. Make an impact. Find your fit — and your future.

We are seeking a highly accomplished SAP FICO Functional and Finance Business Process Leader to head our Finance Process & Solutions organization, supporting a multi-year, global ERP transformation for a $6B apparel company. The ideal candidate brings 15+ years of progressive experience. This experience spans SAP FICO solution leadership, end-to-end financial process ownership, and enterprise-scale transformation programs. Ideally, it is complemented by a CPA or strong accounting foundation.

This individual must also have a minimum of 5 years leading large, globally distributed teams. Reporting into the Sr. Director, Finance Technologies, this role will blend deep SAP S/4

HANA expertise with a robust understanding of global retail and apparel operations to deliver world-class Finance process excellence and business value across the enterprise.## About the Job
** Ownership:
Process and Solution Delivery & Governance
*** Serve as global Finance lead for SAP S/4

HANA rollouts. In that capacity – this role will be the Product Owner for Finance Solutions in S/4

Hana and connected financial applications and serve as the steward for the business processes executed in these applications.
* This role will also serve as a key approver for Finance application process changes. It will act as a champion for transforming manual, legacy workflows into automated, technology-enabled processes using the enterprise's suite of available applications.
** Finance Process Leadership
*** Engage with business leaders to translate strategic finance objectives into system capabilities — and challenge status quo by proposing innovative SAP-led solutions.
* Champion Finance process transformation, driving innovation, automation, and adoption of retail-focused best practices.
* Define and own the multi-year Finance process and technology transformation strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and long-term business objectives.
* Oversee global Finance change initiatives to ensure delivery of business value, operational efficiency, and scalable, best-in-class processes, and present program progress, risks, and strategic recommendations.
* Socialize changes with stakeholders and drive alignment and sign-off, and promote automation using intelligent tools and auto-reconciliation solutions.
* Manage and optimize multi-million-dollar budgets, ensuring that resources, partners, and technology investments maximize impact, and oversee global Finance change initiatives to ensure delivery of business value, whilst tracking and presenting progress, risks, and strategic recommendations
* Develop, lead, and mentor large global teams, building capability across internal staff, contractors, and consulting partners.
* Drive a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence throughout the Finance organization in partnership with other enterprise track leads.
** SAP S/4

HANA (+connected ecosystem of applications) FICO Expertise
*** Provide deep functional expertise across SAP S/4

HANA Finance modules.
* Lead solution design for retail-specific financial scenarios.
* Ensure integrated design across Procurement (MM), Sales (SD), and Supply Chain.
* Drive design of automatic reconciliations, exception-based workflows, and embedded automation in finance close and controlling processes.
* Lead the design and solution architecture of retail-specific financial scenarios such as multi-channel revenue recognition, seasonal buying accruals, returns and markdown flows, inventory valuation and margin management.## About You
* 15+ years of SAP FICO functional experience.
* CPA in a business…