Data Governance Manager – Finance

General Motors

Finance Data Governance Manager at GM establishing and leading governance for finance data. Ensuring data accuracy and compliance to support strategic financial initiatives.

Posted 5/3/2026full-timeWarren • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish and lead the governance framework for finance data across the enterprise.
Ensure financial data is accurate, consistent, well‑controlled, and effectively used to support reporting, planning, regulatory compliance, and strategic decision‑making.
Review changes to ensure new initiatives align with the Future of Finance Imperatives and do not create redundancy.
Partner with Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to define data standards, policies, and processes.
Drive adoption through ongoing stewardship and change management.
Define and maintain the finance data governance framework, including principles, policies, and standards.
Establish and chair or co-chair finance data governance councils/working groups.
Identify and prioritize critical finance data domains and define ownership models.
Define data quality rules, metrics, and thresholds for key finance data elements; monitor and report performance.
Partner with process owners to design and implement preventative and detective controls over finance master and reference data.
Coordinate remediation of data quality issues, driving root-cause analysis and sustainable process fixes.
Ensure finance data governance supports regulatory, audit, and internal control requirements.
Collaborate with architecture and IT teams to align finance data models.
Define and maintain standard definitions, business rules, and metadata for finance data elements in a business glossary/data catalog.
Support design and governance of reporting and analytics structures.
Design and implement a finance data operating model, including roles, responsibilities, and RACI for data owners, stewards, and custodians.
Develop and maintain standard processes and workflows for finance master data creation, maintenance, and deactivation.
Drive stakeholder engagement across Finance, IT, and business functions to promote the value of strong data governance.
Develop and deliver training, communications, and guidance on data standards, policies, and tools.
Act as a trusted advisor to finance leadership on data governance implications.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Data Management, or related field; Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
Typically 7+ years of experience in Finance, Data Governance, Master Data Management, or related roles.
Experience working with enterprise finance systems (e.g., ERP, consolidation, planning, and reporting platforms).
Proven track record leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority.
Strong understanding of finance processes (record-to-report, plan-to-perform, order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, etc.).
Deep knowledge of data governance, data quality, and master data management concepts and best practices.
Ability to translate between business requirements and technical data/solution design.
Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to explain data concepts to non-technical audiences.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a structured approach to issue resolution and prioritization.
Demonstrated change management and stakeholder management capabilities.
High level of attention to detail, accountability, and commitment to data integrity and control.
Professional certifications in data governance, data management, or analytics (e.g., DAMA, CDMP) are a plus.
Experience with data catalog, data quality, and MDM tools.
Background in regulated or complex, global environments with multiple legal entities and currencies.
Prior experience supporting finance transformation or large-scale system implementations.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

data governancedata qualitymaster data managementfinance processesdata standardsdata metricsroot-cause analysisdata operating modeldata catalogdata integrity

Soft Skills

communication skillsanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillschange managementstakeholder managementattention to detailaccountabilityinfluencing skillsfacilitation skillstraining and guidance

Certifications

DAMACDMP