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VP, Finance Excellence and Transformation

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Our people apply undaunted curiosity, relentless ambition and boundless imagination to challenge convention and drive progress. Our commitments are underpinned by the belief that safety, collaboration and well-being are integral to success. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, we have approximately 50,000 employees in more than 70 countries across all 7 continents.

Job Summary

Amentum is seeking an experienced and strategic Vice President of Finance Excellence and Transformation to lead a technology centric enterprise-wide Finance transformation. Following a period of rapid growth through multiple acquisitions and integrations this position will play a critical role in unifying our finance landscape and creating a scalable, integrated future-state operating model that supports Amentum's long-term profitable growth objectives.

Partnering with the entire CFO leadership team and key stakeholders across other enterprise functions and operations, a primary objective of this role is to design and deliver a multi-year transformation roadmap that leverages technology to strengthen our processes, systems, data, and governance.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Enterprise Finance, this position is part of Amentum's Finance organization. We prefer a candidate local to Reston, VA but we will consider remote-telework candidates. US Citizenship is required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing the Transformation Vision: Collaborate with CFO leadership team to create a compelling, well-defined finance transformation vision that aligns with the broader organizational strategy and identifies opportunities for value creation.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Establish a stakeholder management strategy to secure buy-in and support from key stakeholders. This includes engaging with business leaders early in the process to foster collaboration and address concerns.
• Change Management: Partner closely with Finance, Contracts, IT, HR, and Operations leaders on effective change management while harmonizing processes and ensuring alignment and adoption of new tools and standards.
• Assess current-state processes, systems, legacy platforms, and organizational structures to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and integration challenges related to our M&A-driven growth.
• Lead the end-to-end strategy, planning, and execution of an enterprise-wide finance transformation program.
• Coordinate and oversee day-to-day activities across project phases, including scope definition, dependency management, resource allocation, and milestone tracking.
• Drive continuous improvement and modernization initiatives including financial system automation, data governance, and reporting enhancements.
• Set and track key performance indicators (KPIs) that measure the success of transformation initiatives. Regularly review KPI's with leadership to communicate program updates, risks, mitigation plans and need to adapt strategies if applicable.
• Manage diverse stakeholder groups to drive initiatives impacting a variety of end-to-end processes including, but not limited to, Hire-to-Retire (H2R), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), and Record-to-Report (R2R).
• Oversee cross-functional project teams, external consultants, and technology vendors.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Data-driven and continuous learning mindset — Candidates should demonstrate curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to learn new technologies quickly, including leveraging AI to automate repetitive tasks, synthesize information, improve communication, and accelerate problem solving while maintaining human judgment and accountability.
• Ability to evaluate and apply emerging technologies — Candidates should be comfortable assessing new AI-enabled tools and processes, identifying practical use cases, validating outputs, understanding limitations/risk, and incorporating AI responsibly into day-to-day work.
• Demonstrated AI fluency and workflow integration — Candidates should have experience using AI tools to enhance workflows, productivity, decision-making, customer experiences, business outcomes, or operational efficiency.
• Strong understanding of government contracting financial requirements, including FAR, CAS, indirect rate structures, and audit readiness.
• Experience driving multi-phase cross-functional projects involving ERP systems, adjacent functional systems, process automation, and data/reporting modernization.
• Strong executive communication skills and experience presenting to C-suite stakeholders, to include storytelling capabilities to convey the transformation vision effectively to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage complex change, and influence without direct authority.
• Demonstrated experience creating governance frameworks, KPIs, and transformation performance metrics.
• Strong understanding of advanced digital technologies and their application in finance operations with the ability to leverage technology to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Strong skills in relationship-building and conflict resolution to engage stakeholders and address resistance effectively.
• Ability to define strategic objectives aligned with corporate goals and lead the team towards achieving these objectives through a structured approach.
• Demonstrated program leadership and execution to lead cross-functional finance transformation projects spanning process standardization, automation, and data integrity.
• Continuous improvement mindset focused on learning from past initiatives to refine future strategies is paramount for success in this role.
• Adaptive to changes in business priorities and capable of adjusting the transformation strategy as the organization evolves.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Typically 12–15+ years of progressive experience in Finance, Program Finance, or Financial Operations, with at least 5 years leading enterprise-wide finance transformation initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or related field; master's degree is preferred.
• Proven track record of leading finance teams and managing transformation projects with proven success managing post-M&A financial process integration, legacy system consolidation, and data harmonization in a complex Govcon environment.
• US Citizenship is required to apply.

Compensation Details:

255 - 295K + Bonus

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters (https://postings.govdocs.com/#/vxSkbztPuAwwxfs) .