Enterprise Performance Management Director

Buckingham Search; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Employee stock purchase plan

Health benefits

Generous PTO

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Buckingham Search is partnering with a newly public organization to hire an Enterprise Performance Management Director who will shape the future of enterprise reporting, planning, and financial governance. You will lead strategic initiatives across consolidation, planning, reporting, and finance transformation while partnering with executive finance and technology leaders.

This highly visible leadership role requires managing complex cross-functional initiatives, optimizing EPM tools like

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of progressive experience leading large-scale Finance transformation or EPM initiatives.
• Strong background in Finance, FP&A, Accounting, or Financial Systems.
• Deep experience with consolidation and planning platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy and roadmap for the EPM ecosystem and related finance tech.
• Drive improvements in consolidation, planning, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting.
• Partner with Finance and IT leaders to optimize Tagetik and SAC.
• Develop enterprise reporting standards and governance for consistency and visibility.
• Oversee master data governance across chart of accounts and entities.
• Lead cross-functional finance transformation initiatives end-to-end.
• Improve close, consolidation, forecasting, and reporting through automation.
• Support acquisitions by scalable, repeatable financial reporting processes.
• Influence executives and drive organizational change across business units.
• Foster continuous improvement and operational excellence in Finance.

Skills

Finance leadership

FP&A

Finance transformation

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Tagetik

OneStream

Hyperion FCCS

SAP BPC

SAP Analytics Cloud

Job description

Enterprise Performance Management Director

Chicago, IL | 4 days in the office, Friday work from home | 200 - 260K + up to 60% bonus

We're partnering with a newly public organization to hire an Enterprise Performance Management Director who will shape the future of enterprise reporting, planning, and financial governance.

This is a highly visible leadership role where you'll partner directly with executive finance and technology leaders, including the Chief Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller, FP&A leadership, and CIO, to build a best-in-class Enterprise Performance Management environment. You'll lead strategic initiatives across financial consolidation, planning, reporting, master data governance, and finance transformation.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the strategy and roadmap for the company's Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) ecosystem.
• Drive continuous improvement across financial consolidation, planning, forecasting, budgeting, and management reporting.
• Partner with Finance and IT leadership to optimize Tagetik and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) while supporting future enhancements.
• Develop enterprise reporting standards and governance that improve consistency, visibility, and decision-making.
• Oversee financial master data governance, including chart of accounts, entities, cost centers, and organizational structures.
• Lead complex cross-functional finance transformation initiatives from requirements gathering through implementation.
• Improve financial close, consolidation, forecasting, and reporting processes through automation and technology.
• Support acquisition integrations by creating scalable, repeatable financial reporting processes.
• Influence executive stakeholders and drive organizational change across multiple business units.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence throughout Finance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• 10-15 years of progressive experience leading large-scale Finance transformation or Enterprise Performance Management initiatives.
• Strong background in Finance, FP&A, Accounting, or Financial Systems.
• Deep experience with Tagetik, OneStream, Hyperion FCCS, SAP BPC, or similar consolidation platforms.
• Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) or comparable enterprise planning and reporting solutions.
• Proven success leading enterprise-wide finance system implementations and process improvements.
• Strong understanding of financial consolidation, planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and governance.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.
• Consulting experience combined with corporate finance leadership is highly desirable.

Why You'll Love This Opportunity:

• Highly visible leadership role with direct executive exposure.
• Opportunity to shape the future Finance technology strategy for a large enterprise.
• Lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives with meaningful business impact.
• Work with modern EPM technologies including Tagetik and SAP Analytics Cloud.
• Competitive compensation, bonus (up to 60%), 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, comprehensive health benefits, generous PTO, paid parental leave, tuition assistance, and ongoing career development.