Finance Transformation Lead (Hybrid, 12‑Month Contract)

Mars (New); Louisville (CO); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k with company matching

Education assistance

Free pet food

Free parking

Job summary

Champion Petfoods seeks a Finance Transformation Manager on a 12-month contract to lead the design and delivery of finance transformation initiatives. You will work with Controllership, Finance Business Partners, Mars Global Services, Digital/Technology, and regional teams to translate strategy into scalable solutions.

Reporting to the Corporate Controller, you will own the transformation roadmap, drive standardization, system enablement, governance, and benefits realization across finance

Qualifications

• University degree in Accounting/Finance/Business/IS required.
• 7+ years in finance, controllership, or transformation.
• Experience with ERP implementations; SAP preferred.
• CPA/CMA/ACCA or similar certification preferred.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and change-management skills.
• Ability to manage confidential information and balance speed with controls.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a multi-year finance transformation roadmap aligned with strategy.
• Lead end-to-end redesign of core finance processes (Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash).
• Partner with Digital/Technology to implement ERP, consolidation, reporting, and automation.
• Establish governance, milestones, risks, and executive reporting for the portfolio.
• Embed internal controls and compliance into redesigned processes and systems.
• Lead change-management and training to sustain new ways of working.
• Build a continuous-improvement pipeline with process owners.

Skills

Finance transformation leadership

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Process redesign

Data governance

Executive communication

Education

University degree in Accounting/Finance/Business/IS

CPA/CMA/ACCA/MBA or related certification

Tools

ERP (SAP)

Excel

Analytics/PM tooling

Performance management tools

Job description

Champion Petfoods seeks a Finance Transformation Manager on a 12-month contract to lead the design and delivery of finance transformation initiatives. You will work with Controllership, Finance Business Partners, Mars Global Services, Digital/Technology, and regional teams to translate strategy into scalable solutions.

Reporting to the Corporate Controller, you will own the transformation roadmap, drive standardization, system enablement, governance, and benefits realization across finance