Finance Operations Process Transformation Leader

About this role

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or a related discipline
• Significant experience in progressive accounting and / or finance
• Experience in the areas of strategic planning, budgeting, reporting and profitability analysis.
• Extensive experience in driving initiatives through to completion
• Effective written & oral communication skills, influencing skills, and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and management to deliver objectives
• Strong knowledge of financial analytics and KPI metrics
• Strong quantitative and modeling skills

About AIG

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a leading global insurance organization. Building on 100 years of experience, today AIG member companies provide a wide range of property casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement solutions, and other financial services to customers in more than 80 countries and jurisdictions. These diverse offerings include products and services that help businesses and individuals protect their assets, manage risks and provide for retirement security. Get to know the business Our finance professionals play an essential role in maintaining a healthy balance sheet at AIG. They deliver significant finance support for the overall enterprise, optimizing operations, funding and capital structure to honor our commitments to our stakeholders. They inform the decisions of AIG executives and comply with regulatory requirements, maintaining financial discipline, transparency and controls, while providing timely and meaningful information. Within the Finance team, the Treasury and Capital Markets group handles Treasury Department activities and funding the overall capital structure of AIG and investor relations. The Actuarial and Value Management team manages rating agency relations. The Finance Operations team handles controllership activities, including Security & Exchange Commission reporting and tax. About the role Reporting to the Finance Lead, this position will work with the global teams involved in building, operationalizing, optimizing and governing process transformation with (AIG Operations) regional leaders, third party leaders and global process leaders. What you need to know: Finance Transformation Project Leader for Finance Operations Strategic Thought Leader: Strategic Planning: Align project initiatives with company goals, providing insights to senior stakeholders (e.g., CFO, Program Directors). Drive process insights and improvements, leveraging established frameworks and tools Commercial mindset, focusing on costs, benefits, returns Ability to prioritise, risk assess, focus on key impact and outcomes Flexible and agile in response to dynamic business environments Improve stakeholder-operating teams’ understanding of financial impacts by providing thoughtful and transparent analysis Vendor/Supplier Management: Oversee SOWs (Statements of Work), procurement, and align third-party deliverables with finance teams Senior management approval for implementation, contract signing, managing relationship with external vendor, liaising with multi-functional stakeholders for support and input, providing guidance on project approach, and addressing any potential roadblocks Comfortable transiting out of Excel and PowerPoint, into an integrated planning model execution and governance Execution Focused Delivery Leader: Financial Control & Reporting: Lead project financial tracking, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and variance analysis (Actuals vs. Budget). Governance & Standardization: Establish and enforce PMO processes, frameworks, templates, and best practices across the portfolio. Project Governance: Oversee project delivery milestones, RAID logs (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions), and change management. Resource & Capability Planning: Manage capacity planning, team allocation, and cost tracking for project teams. Develop analytics and presentation materials to provide senior management transparency into the functional and process financial trends and impacts Establish and drive financial governance while function or process integration Lead initiatives from concept through execution as a thought leader and a project manager to ensure successful and timely delivery.