Director, Finance Transformation and Optimization

Peraton; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Director of Finance Transformation, Process Improvement, Compliance, and Optimization to lead enterprise-wide initiatives that strengthen financial governance, modernize systems, and drive data-driven decision making. You will partner with the CFO and finance leadership to craft a multi-year transformation roadmap leveraging automation and best practices.

You will guide cross-functional teams through governance, process redesign, system integrations, and performance metrics,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, or a related field (required).
• 16 years of applicable professional experience in finance, accounting, process improvement, or related fields.
• Expert proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint, Deltek T&E, Hyperion, Cognos, and Workday.
• Highly self-motivated, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.
• US Citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain efficient, sustainable financial processes while ensuring consistent collaboration across finance teams.
• Ensure adherence to established processes, controls, and governance standards and embed best practices across the organization.
• Develop governance frameworks and performance metrics that promote accountability, consistency, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and execute a multi-year finance transformation roadmap aligned with broader organizational strategy and focused on value creation.
• Lead the end-to-end strategy, planning, and execution of enterprise-wide finance transformation initiatives.
• Assess current-state processes, systems, legacy platforms, data, and organizational structures to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and integration challenges.
• Identify, design, and implement process improvement initiatives that streamline operations, enhance scalability, and improve business performance.
• Drive continuous improvement and modernization initiatives, including financial system automation, data governance, reporting enhancements, and workflow optimization.
• Support transformation initiatives associated with M&A-driven growth, including process integration, legacy system consolidation, and data harmonization.
• timeliness, and efficiency.
• Develop and support a broader finance engagement program in partnership with the CFO and finance leadership.
• Establish stakeholder management strategies to secure alignment, buy-in, and support for transformation initiatives.
• Partner closely with Finance, Contracts, IT, HR, Operations, and other enterprise leaders to harmonize processes and ensure alignment and adoption of new tools and standards.
• Lead effective change management efforts and address resistance to change through strong communication, relationship-building, and collaboration.
• Manage diverse stakeholder groups across end-to-end enterprise processes and initiatives.
• Coordinate and oversee day-to-day activities across project phases, including scope definition, dependency management, resource allocation, and milestone tracking.
• Oversee cross-functional project teams, external consultants, and technology vendors.
• Track and report on initiative progress, risks, mitigation plans, and measurable outcomes.
• Regularly review transformation KPIs and program performance with leadership and adapt strategies as business priorities evolve.
• Ensure transparency, accountability, and measurable impact across transformation initiatives.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for financial processes, transformation initiatives, governance frameworks, and improvement projects.
• Deliver training and guidance to ensure successful adoption of process, technology, and organizational improvements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain alignment and support for optimization initiatives.
• Promote standardization, automation, data integrity, and continuous improvement across finance operations.
• Stay current with industry best practices and emerging technologies and incorporate relevant enhancements into Peraton’s processes and systems.
• Evaluate emerging AI-enabled technologies and identify practical opportunities to automate repetitive tasks, improve productivity, synthesize information, enhance communication, and accelerate problem solving.
• Validate AI-generated outputs, understand technology limitations and risks, and incorporate AI responsibly while maintaining appropriate human judgment and accountability.
• Leverage advanced digital technologies to enhance efficiency, accuracy, data integrity, decision-making, and operational effectiveness.
• Prepare clear reports and presentations to communicate transformation strategies, status updates, performance outcomes, and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Monitor and analyze process effectiveness to verify that initiatives meet organizational objectives.

Skills

Finance experience

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Deltek T&E

Hyperion

Cognos

Workday

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, or a related field (required).
• 16 years of applicable professional experience in finance, accounting, process improvement, or related fields.
• Expert proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint, Deltek T&E, Hyperion, Cognos, and Workday.
• Highly self‑motivated, detail‑oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.
• US Citizenship.

Peraton is seeking a Director of Finance Transformation, Process Improvement, Compliance, and Optimization to lead key initiatives that strengthen financial governance, elevate process efficiency, modernize systems and data, and enhance performance across finance. This role partners closely with the CFO, finance leadership, and key stakeholders across enterprise functions and operations to develop and execute a multi-year transformation roadmap that leverages technology, automation, and best practices to improve processes, systems, data, and governance throughout the enterprise.

Responsibilities

Governance, Compliance, and Process Quality

• Establish and maintain efficient, sustainable financial processes while ensuring consistent collaboration across finance teams.
• Ensure adherence to established processes, controls, and governance standards and embed best practices across the organization.
• Develop governance frameworks and performance metrics that promote accountability, consistency, and continuous improvement.

Finance Transformation & Strategic Improvement

• Develop and execute a multi-year finance transformation roadmap aligned with broader organizational strategy and focused on value creation.
• Lead the end-to-end strategy, planning, and execution of enterprise-wide finance transformation initiatives.
• Assess current-state processes, systems, legacy platforms, data, and organizational structures to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and integration challenges.
• Identify, design, and implement process improvement initiatives that streamline operations, enhance scalability, and improve business performance.
• Drive continuous improvement and modernization initiatives, including financial system automation, data governance, reporting enhancements, and workflow optimization.
• Support transformation initiatives associated with M&A-driven growth, including process integration, legacy system consolidation, and data harmonization.
• timeliness, and efficiency.

Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management

• Develop and support a broader finance engagement program in partnership with the CFO and finance leadership.
• Establish stakeholder management strategies to secure alignment, buy-in, and support for transformation initiatives.
• Partner closely with Finance, Contracts, IT, HR, Operations, and other enterprise leaders to harmonize processes and ensure alignment and adoption of new tools and standards.
• Lead effective change management efforts and address resistance to change through strong communication, relationship-building, and collaboration.
• Manage diverse stakeholder groups across end-to-end enterprise processes and initiatives.

Program Leadership & Execution

• Coordinate and oversee day-to-day activities across project phases, including scope definition, dependency management, resource allocation, and milestone tracking.
• Oversee cross-functional project teams, external consultants, and technology vendors.
• Track and report on initiative progress, risks, mitigation plans, and measurable outcomes.
• Regularly review transformation KPIs and program performance with leadership and adapt strategies as business priorities evolve.
• Ensure transparency, accountability, and measurable impact across transformation initiatives.

Process Optimization & Documentation

• Maintain comprehensive documentation for financial processes, transformation initiatives, governance frameworks, and improvement projects.
• Deliver training and guidance to ensure successful adoption of process, technology, and organizational improvements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain alignment and support for optimization initiatives.
• Promote standardization, automation, data integrity, and continuous improvement across finance operations.

Technology, AI & Industry Insights

• Stay current with industry best practices and emerging technologies and incorporate relevant enhancements into Peraton’s processes and systems.
• Evaluate emerging AI-enabled technologies and identify practical opportunities to automate repetitive tasks, improve productivity, synthesize information, enhance communication, and accelerate problem solving.
• Validate AI-generated outputs, understand technology limitations and risks, and incorporate AI responsibly while maintaining appropriate human judgment and accountability.
• Leverage advanced digital technologies to enhance efficiency, accuracy, data integrity, decision-making, and operational effectiveness.
• Prepare clear reports and presentations to communicate transformation strategies, status updates, performance outcomes, and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Monitor and analyze process effectiveness to verify that initiatives meet organizational objectives.