Director, Finance IMO

Dauch; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dauch is seeking a Director, Finance IMO to lead its Finance Integration Management Office at its headquarters in Detroit, MI. This role involves managing M&A integrations, major reorganizations, and Finance transformation efforts. The successful candidate will establish integration governance and reporting, coordinating with business leaders to ensure measurable financial outcomes.

The ideal applicant should have a Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related fields, 8+ years of experience in finance leadership, and strong financial acumen. Dauch is committed to fostering an inclusive workforce.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in finance leadership, transformation, and/or post-merger integration roles.
• Experience establishing integration governance frameworks and leading cross-functional teams.
• Strong ability to translate operational execution into measurable financial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead Finance Integration Management Office for enterprise initiatives.
• Establish governance and reporting to deliver a coordinated plan across finance workstreams.
• Manage financial modeling and reporting requirements for informed decision-making.

Skills

Financial acumen

Executive communication

Structured problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field

Job description

Director, Finance IMO

Dauch is looking for a Director, Finance IMO to join our team at our World Headquarters in Detroit, MI.

This individual will lead the Finance Integration Management Office for enterprise initiatives such as M&A integrations, major reorganizations, and Finance transformation efforts (e.g., ERP/process harmonization). The role establishes and runs the integration operating rhythm, governance, and reporting needed to deliver a single, coordinated plan across finance workstreams, while partnering closely with cross‑functional leaders in IT, HR, Operations, Legal, and Commercial teams. This person is accountable for transparent management of plans, milestones, dependencies, risks/issues and for connecting integration actions to measurable financial outcomes through synergy/benefit tracking, integration cost tracking, and performance metrics.

Integration Governance & Operating Cadence (IMO)

• Stands up and runs Finance integration governance (steering routines, workstream check‑ins, decision/issue escalation paths) to ensure timely decisions and consistent execution across the integration portfolio.
• Owns the integrated Finance master plan: milestones, interdependencies, critical path, readiness gates, and status reporting.
• Drives meeting rigor and audit quality (charters, decision logs, cutover plans, status dashboards, executive readouts).

Value Creation, Synergy & Integration Financial Tracking

• Coordinates with business leadership to build and maintain a value‑capture tracker: synergy initiatives, owners, timing, financial validation methodology, and realization reporting.
• Tracks and reports one‑time vs. run‑rate synergy impacts, one‑time integration costs, and dyssynergies. Ensures visibility to leadership on ROI, progress, and risks to the deal thesis/value plan.
• Establishes performance management routines and metrics (e.g., close stability, reporting accuracy, cash/working capital visibility, one‑time‑cost burn, benefit realization).

Financial Reporting, Modeling & Executive Communications

• Oversees integration‑related financial modeling and reporting requirements to inform decisions, track progress, and communicate outcomes to senior leadership.
• Prepares concise executive communications (weekly status, key decisions needed, risks/issues, and mitigation plans) and presents updates to leadership forums including CEO.

M&A Activity and Support

• Provides guidance and support to Acquisition and Divestiture activities as appropriate for ongoing projects.
• Collaborates with M&A team on diligence, analysis, modelling, and valuation.

Systems / Data Integration Partnership (Finance + IT)

• Drives disciplined data/document management for Finance integration records, ensuring secure access and standardized templates and baselines.

Change Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Leads stakeholder alignment across Finance and cross‑functional partners; anticipates friction points and drives rapid resolution with clear ownership and decision pathways.
• Supports change management initiatives (communications, training coordination, adoption tracking) to ensure business teams transition to new processes/tools with minimal disruption.
• All other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in finance leadership, transformation, and/or post‑merger integration roles.
• Demonstrated experience establishing integration governance frameworks, building execution roadmaps, and leading cross‑functional teams through complex change.
• Strong financial acumen: ability to translate operational execution into measurable financial outcomes (cost, cash, productivity, synergy capture).
• Excellent executive communication, structured problem solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Automotive or other manufacturing experience including plant‑finance experience.
• MBA or Master’s degree in Finance/Business.
• Certifications such as PMP/PMI, CPA, or CMA.
• Experience with large‑scale finance process/ERP harmonization and data governance initiatives.

About Dauch

Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain‑agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries – GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward. Visit www.dauch.com to learn more.

Dauch will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. Dauch will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e‑mail [e-mail]. Dauch is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.