Finance Data Manager

The Manager, Finance Master Data Management & Data Governance is responsible for supporting Finance Data strategy, governance, stewardship, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across the enterprise Finance landscape. This role ensures Finance master data is trusted, governed, compliant, and fit for business operations while enabling enterprise transformation initiatives including SAP S/4HANA, AI, advanced analytics, automation, and regulatory compliance.

The role serves as the functional owner for Finance Master Data governance processes and partners closely with Global Finance, Enterprise Data Strategy, Technology, Global Business Services, Internal Audit, Compliance, and business stakeholders to establish standardized governance practices, improve data quality, support enterprise programs, and ensure Finance data assets are managed throughout their lifecycle.

As both a Finance Master Data subject matter expert and Data Steward, this position drives governance adoption by maintaining business metadata, data quality, lineage, business definitions, governance documentation, and critical data elements while leading operational execution of Finance master data processes.

Lead operational ownership for Finance master data including governance and lifecycle management of GL Accounts, Company Code extensions, Profit Centers, Profit Center Hierarchies, Cost Centers, Cost Center Hierarchies, WBS Elements, Expense Projects, Sales Organization Hierarchies, Country Chart of Accounts, Financial Statement Versions, Account Group Hierarchies, and related reference data.

Serve as Finance Data Steward responsible for:

Maintaining business definitions and business glossary

Managing Finance metadata and business catalog information

Maintaining Critical Data Elements (CDEs)

Documenting and validating end-to-end data lineage

Maintaining data classifications and ownership

Managing certification evidence supporting audit readiness

Performing governance impact assessments for Finance data changes

Supporting enterprise data catalog initiatives

Maintaining governance documentation aligned with Enterprise Data Strategy

Develop, implement and monitor Finance data quality controls.

Define and manage Finance data quality KPIs and scorecards.

Lead data quality issue identification, root cause analysis, remediation and validation.

Partner with Finance process owners to improve data integrity.

Monitor governance compliance and adherence to enterprise policies.

Validate effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase Finance data quality maturity.

Ensure Finance master data complies with enterprise governance standards.

Support SOX, audit and regulatory compliance activities.

Maintain documentation supporting governance evidence.

Participate in audit responses.

Drive governance maturity across Finance.

Partner with Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit.

Identify opportunities to automate Finance master data processes.

Improve governance workflows.

Standardize global operating procedures.

Develop governance playbooks.

Support AI-enabled stewardship capabilities.

Establish operational KPIs and dashboards.

Drive continuous improvement across Finance data operations.