Enterprise Performance Management Director

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.