• Develop and execute comprehensive financial data strategy aligned with organizational objectives • Serve as primary liaison between finance and business units for data and analytics requirements while providing strategic consultation on data and recommendations • Present analytics findings and strategic recommendations to business leaders • Establish and maintain strong relationships with internal customers to ensure solution alignment with business needs • Lead the democratization of financial data across all business units and stakeholder groups • Establish frameworks for data management, security, and accessibility • Drive cultural transformation toward data-driven, scalable and sustainable solutions in finance • Design and deliver projects focused on eliminating manual work through process excellence and intelligent automation • Identify repetitive finance processes suitable for robotic process automation (RPA) and workflow optimization • Measure and report on productivity gains achieved through automation initiatives • Establish continuous improvement frameworks for ongoing process enhancement • Lead initiatives to connect and standardize data flow across the finance organization • Establish best practices and standards for advanced analytics development, validation, and monitoring • Develop advanced analytics capabilities including predictive modeling, scenario analysis, and statistical forecasting • Oversee development process and product management of enterprise data visualization platforms and self-service analytics tools • Drive adoption of next-generation analytics including real-time dashboards, interactive reporting, and mobile-enabled insights • Provide central intelligence and development support for solutions across finance functions • Establish best practices and standards for advanced analytics development, validation, and monitoring • Lead evaluation and deployment of AI tools for finance process optimization • Collaborate closely with Digital Technology (DT) teams to identify, evaluate, and implement advanced analytics tools and platforms • Coordinate technology roadmaps to ensure seamless integration of finance systems with enterprise data architecture • Champion the adoption of emerging technologies including cloud-based analytics, machine learning platforms, and real-time data processing tools • Oversee vendor relationships and technology partnerships that support finance analytics capabilities