Amentum

VP Finance Excellence – Transformation

Amentum

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Reston • District of Columbia • Maryland • United States

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Salary

💰 $255,000 - $295,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Developing the Transformation Vision: Collaborate with CFO leadership team to create a compelling, well-defined finance transformation vision that aligns with the broader organizational strategy and identifies opportunities for value creation.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Establish a stakeholder management strategy to secure buy-in and support from key stakeholders.
  • Change Management: Partner closely with Finance, Contracts, IT, HR, and Operations leaders on effective change management while harmonizing processes and ensuring alignment and adoption of new tools and standards.
  • Assess current-state processes, systems, legacy platforms, and organizational structures to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and integration challenges related to our M&A-driven growth.
  • Lead the end-to-end strategy, planning, and execution of an enterprise-wide finance transformation program.
  • Coordinate and oversee day-to-day activities across project phases, including scope definition, dependency management, resource allocation, and milestone tracking.
  • Drive continuous improvement and modernization initiatives including financial system automation, data governance, and reporting enhancements.
  • Set and track key performance indicators (KPIs) that measure the success of transformation initiatives.
  • Regularly review KPI’s with leadership to communicate program updates, risks, mitigation plans and need to adapt strategies if applicable.
  • Manage diverse stakeholder groups to drive initiatives impacting a variety of end-to-end processes including, but not limited to, Hire-to-Retire (H2R), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), and Record-to-Report (R2R).
  • Oversee cross-functional project teams, external consultants, and technology vendors.

Requirements

  • Typically 12–15+ years of progressive experience in Finance, Program Finance, or Financial Operations, with at least 5 years leading enterprise-wide finance transformation initiatives.
  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or related field; master’s degree is preferred.
  • Proven track record of leading finance teams and managing transformation projects with proven success managing post-M&A financial process integration, legacy system consolidation, and data harmonization in a complex Govcon environment.
  • US Citizenship is required to apply.
Benefits
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
  • Educational reimbursement
  • Parental leave
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Tax-saving options
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Pet insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
finance transformationfinancial system automationdata governancereporting enhancementsprocess integrationlegacy system consolidationdata harmonizationKPI trackingproject managementstakeholder management
Soft Skills
collaborationleadershipcommunicationchange managementstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingadaptabilityinfluencingteam managementcross-functional coordination