Vice President – Finance Strategy & Execution

Mizuho; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental plans

401K plans

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Mizuho is seeking a Vice President, Finance Strategy & Execution to lead the transformation of its finance function. This leadership role involves defining the future finance operating model and integrating strategic vision with execution while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate should have over 10 years of experience in finance transformation within large financial institutions and a proven track record of leading large-scale initiatives. Competitive salary and flexible work arrangements are offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in finance strategy or transformation roles required.
• Experience in large-scale finance transformations is essential.
• Exceptional analytical and communication skills are crucial.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance transformation initiatives.
• Define future-state finance operating model.
• Integrate AI-driven analytics into finance strategy.

Skills

Financial Accounting

Finance Transformation / Strategy

Analytical skills

Communication

Influencing capabilities

Education

10+ years of experience in financial institutions

CPA, CFA, or equivalent certification

Tools

SAP

Oracle

OneStream

Job description

Role Overview

The Vice President, Finance Strategy & Execution is a leadership role responsible for defining, shaping, and executing the future‑state Finance operating model. Positioned outside of regular finance production work, this role focuses on change and how finance evolves as a functional and strategic partner to support the wider finance organization.

The VP will serve as a finance transformation change leader, agent, strategist, and architect, working closely with Finance, Technology, Operations, and enterprise strategy teams. The role integrates strategic vision with pragmatic execution, helping to ensure finance evolves towards its strategic Target Operating Model (TOM) while maintaining strong control, integrity, and flexibility.

This position is foundational to building a modern and functional Finance Strategy & Execution organization – one that designs the future of the finance organization, positions finance competitively throughout the firm and develops finance leaders.

Core Responsibilities

• Strategic Leader & Change Driver
• Shape and engineer the future of finance, defining the enterprise‑wide operating model.
• Drive the design of the strategic vision and realization of complex finance transformation initiatives with clear accountability for outcomes and value realization.
• Translate enterprise and finance strategy into clear, multi‑year transformation agendas.
• Act as a thought partner to Financial Controllers, Accounts Payable, and FP&A teams in a complex and continuously evolving environment.
• Demonstrate ability to apply fit‑for‑purpose methods aligned to initiative complexity and risk.
• Actively manage risks, issues, and remediation actions across a portfolio of initiatives.
• Strengthen organizational capability to sustain long‑term transformation and innovation.
• Transformation Architect & Solution Mindset
• Contribute to the overall transformation architecture, ensuring coherence and compliance across the operating model.
• Define solution intent, design principles, & target‑state outcomes while ensuring solutions remain executable.
• Translate business requirements into functional and technical solutions.
• Lead cross‑functional working sessions focused on future‑state design, decision‑making, and adoption.
• Drive integration and simplification across core finance platforms (e.g., G/L, sub‑ledgers, consolidation, planning, reconciliation) to reduce complexity and manual intervention.
• Ensure solutions are designed for scale, adaptability, and long‑term sustainability.
• Serve as a trusted advisor for finance leadership and partner for technology, articulating the strategic rationale, design choices, and trade‑offs underlying transformation decisions.
• AI & Automation Enablement
• Integrate the AI‑enabled finance vision, embedding advanced analytics and intelligent capabilities into the operating model.
• Identify and scale high‑impact use cases for AI, including predictive forecasting, anomaly detection, and intelligent reconciliation.
• Shape the data architecture required to enable enterprise‑grade analytics and decision intelligence.
• Shift finance from a reactive mindset to forward‑looking, insight‑driven, and performance‑focused organization.
• Reimagine finance processes through an automation‑first lens, eliminating manual effort and redesigning workflows.
• Embed AI fluency and digital capability into finance ways of working and talent models.
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies to sustain competitive advantage.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience across Financial Accounting, Finance Transformation / Strategy, or similar advisory roles within complex financial institutions.
• Deep knowledge across Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable, FP&A.
• Proven experience designing and leading large‑scale finance transformations, not simply managing delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to operate credibly at both high‑level strategic and detailed architecture levels.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and influencing capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CFA, or equivalent professional certification.
• Experience with major finance platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle, OneStream).
• Practical experience leveraging automation, solutioning and AI within finance or adjacent functions.
• Experience operating within Agile or hybrid delivery environments.

Key Competencies

• Strategic and architectural leadership that defines direction and guides execution.
• Analytical and insight‑led thinking and leadership.
• Change leadership and influence at all levels of organization.
• Ability to interact with technology fluently.
• Clear, confident communication to various stakeholders and levels of organization.

Success Measures

• Progression towards adoption of future‑state finance operating model.
• Adoption, value realization, and business impact of finance transformation initiatives.
• Sustained reduction in manual effort through automation and AI‑enabled capabilities and utilization.
• Strong stakeholder feedback and engagement.
• Strength of the finance transformation leadership pipeline.

Other Requirements

Mizuho has in place a hybrid working program, with varying opportunities for remote work depending on the nature of the role, needs of your department, and local laws and regulatory obligations. Roles in some departments have greater in‑office requirements that will be communicated to you as part of the recruitment process.

Company Overview

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is the 15th largest bank in the world as measured by total assets of ~USD 2 trillion. Mizuho’s 60,000 employees worldwide offer comprehensive financial services to clients in 35 countries and 800 offices throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia. Mizuho Americas is a leading provider of corporate and investment banking services to clients in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Through its acquisition of Greenhill, Mizuho provides M&A, restructuring and private capital advisory capabilities across Americas, Europe and Asia. Mizuho Americas employs approximately 3,500 professionals, and its capabilities span corporate and investment banking, capital markets, equity and fixed income sales & trading, derivatives, FX, custody and research. Visit www.mizuhoamericas.com.

Mizuho Americas offers a competitive total rewards package.

Salary & Benefits

The expected base salary ranges from $115,000 - $180,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, including medical, dental and 401K plans, successful candidates are also eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

We are an EEO/AA Employer – M/F/Disability/Veteran.

We participate in the E‑Verify program.

We maintain a drug‑free workplace and reserve the right to require pre‑ and post‑hire drug testing as permitted by applicable law.