VP, Finance Transformation & Digital Modernization

Amentum; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 255,000 - 295,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Pet insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Amentum, a global engineering and technology leader, seeks a strategic VP of Finance Excellence and Transformation to drive a multi-year finance transformation. The role focuses on unifying finance, leveraging technology, improving data and governance, and delivering scalable operating models for growth.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, this role partners with CFO leadership and oversees cross-functional teams, vendors, and change management to modernize financial systems and processes.

Qualifications

• Data-driven, continuous learning mindset with curiosity and adaptability.
• Ability to evaluate emerging AI-enabled tools and processes.
• Demonstrated AI fluency and workflow integration skills.
• Strong understanding of government contracting requirements (FAR, CAS, indirect rate structures).
• Experience leading multi-phase cross-functional finance transformation programs.
• Executive-level storytelling and KPI governance experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop transformation vision aligned with organizational strategy.
• Engage stakeholders and secure buy-in across leadership.
• Lead change management, harmonize processes and tools.
• Assess current-state processes, systems, and data gaps.
• Lead end-to-end enterprise-wide transformation program.
• Coordinate scope, dependencies, resources, and milestones.
• Drive automation, data governance, and reporting improvements.
• Set and track KPIs; report progress to executives.
• Manage cross-functional teams, vendors, and consultants.

Skills

Data-driven mindset

AI fluency

Emerging tech eval

Governance frameworks

KPIs development

Stakeholder management

Change management

ERP integration

Data governance

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

AI tools

ERP systems

Data automation tools

Job description

Amentum, a global engineering and technology leader, seeks a strategic VP of Finance Excellence and Transformation to drive a multi-year finance transformation. The role focuses on unifying finance, leveraging technology, improving data and governance, and delivering scalable operating models for growth.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, this role partners with CFO leadership and oversees cross-functional teams, vendors, and change management to modernize financial systems and processes.