Finance Transformation Director — AI-Powered FP&A Leader

Conair LLC; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 176,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical/dental/vision benefits

401(k) plan with employer contrib.

Bonus program

Paid time off

Job summary

Conair seeks a Director/Senior Director of Finance Transformation to modernize its finance operating model in Stamford, CT. The role focuses on 75% FP&A and commercial finance in year one and expands across Finance, partnering with IT, Data & Analytics, and Legal.

The leader will standardize reporting, redesign workflows, implement scalable planning and analytics, and establish data governance while driving automation and AI pilots to improve speed, accuracy, and ROI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• MBA, CPA, CMA, or relevant transformation credential preferred
• Demonstrated success leading complex finance transformation programs from design through implementation and benefits realization
• Hands-on understanding of planning, forecasting, management reporting, profitability analysis, data models, workflow design, and finance controls
• Experience with enterprise planning, ERP, data visualization, automation, or AI-enabled finance solutions (e.g., SAP, Oracle, OneStream, Anaplan, Power BI, Tableau)
• Ability to translate business problems into practical solutions with speed, scalability, controls, and user experience
• Experience in a global, multi-brand, multi-channel consumer products or similar environment
• Strong program leadership, stakeholder management, change leadership, and executive communication skills
• Senior Director-level candidates often bring 12+ years and enterprise leadership experience
• Experience developing business cases and ROI-focused analyses with payback, costs, capacity released, and value realization

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a multi-year finance transformation roadmap
• Standardize FP&A and management reporting across units and regions
• Redesign finance workflows to reduce manual effort and improve data quality
• Lead scalable planning, reporting, profitability, workflow, and analytics capabilities
• Establish common data definitions, governance, and reconciliation standards
• Build automation and AI use cases for forecasting, variance analysis, and self-service insights
• Create and prioritize a finance automation pipeline based on value and feasibility
• Partner with Commercial Finance to develop profitability engines for brands/categories/channels
• Own transformation governance and executive reporting on benefits
• Lead change management, training, and process ownership for sustained adoption
• Create a Finance Transformation Center of Excellence with standards and templates
• Build internal capability for responsible, independent use of data/tools/AI
• Establish cost-benefit analysis methodology for tech/data/automation solutions
• Translate finance problems into MVP designs, testing plans, and scalable routines
• Clarify delivery accountability across Finance, IT/Data, and vendors

Skills

Finance transformation

FP&A

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Change leadership

Executive communication

AI/Automation mindset

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting/IS/Eng

MBA or CPA/CMA preferred

Tools

SAP

OneStream

Anaplan

Power BI

Tableau

Microsoft Power Platform

Job description

Conair seeks a Director/Senior Director of Finance Transformation to modernize its finance operating model in Stamford, CT. The role focuses on 75% FP&A and commercial finance in year one and expands across Finance, partnering with IT, Data & Analytics, and Legal.

The leader will standardize reporting, redesign workflows, implement scalable planning and analytics, and establish data governance while driving automation and AI pilots to improve speed, accuracy, and ROI.