The Role
The Director, Finance Transformation, will help shape the future of Finance at Moderna. Reporting to the Head of Corporate Finance and Treasury, this role will lead the transformation agenda across Moderna’s Record-to-Analyze (R2A) value chain, spanning FP&A, Accounting, Tax, and other areas.
Sitting at the intersection of Finance, technology, data, and enterprise transformation, the Director will develop and drive an integrated roadmap to modernize how Finance operates—from planning, forecasting, and management reporting. The role will identify and deliver opportunities to simplify processes, modernize technology and data, deploy automation and AI, and build scalable capabilities that improve the speed, quality, control, and effectiveness of financial decision-making.
The Director will also lead the overall Finance transformation portfolio, providing the governance, prioritization, and cross-functional orchestration necessary to translate Finance priorities into measurable outcomes. This individual will lead critical initiatives from strategy and design through implementation, adoption, and value realization. Functional leaders will retain accountability for their respective processes, while this role will drive the integrated capabilities and transformation required to support them.
Here’s What You’ll Do
Finance Transformation & Record-to-Analyze
- Develop and lead an integrated transformation roadmap across the R2A value chain, spanning FP&A, Accounting, and Tax, aligned with Finance and enterprise priorities.
- Partner with functional leaders to identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, and redesign Finance processes and ways of working while preserving clear functional ownership and controls.
- Translate strategic priorities into executable transformation initiatives with clear objectives, business cases, resource requirements, milestones, risks, and success measures.
- Lead selected high-priority, cross-functional Finance transformations from opportunity identification and design through implementation, adoption, and benefits realization.
- Identify opportunities to improve Finance cycle times, data quality, controls, scalability, user experience, and capacity for higher-value analysis and decision support.
Technology, Data, Analytics & AI
- Shape the Finance technology, data, and analytics capabilities required to enable the transformation agenda, in close partnership with Digital and Finance stakeholders.
- Own and advance Finance data and master-data capabilities, including dimensions, hierarchies, mappings, standards, governance, and integration across financial systems.
- Develop scalable enterprise financial analytics, management P&L frameworks, and decision-support capabilities that improve visibility into performance, cost structure, productivity, and resource allocation.
- Identify and implement practical opportunities for AI, intelligent automation, and self-service analytics across Finance workflows, reporting, forecasting, close, and analysis.
- Partner with Digital to translate Finance requirements into scalable architecture, system enhancements, integrations, and solutions, with appropriate controls, data integrity, and sustainability.
Transformation Portfolio & Execution
- Own the integrated Finance transformation portfolio and roadmap, providing visibility into priorities, sequencing, dependencies, resources, risks, and expected outcomes.
- Monitor delivery and value realization across the transformation portfolio, proactively identifying issues and opportunities requiring leadership attention.
- Build scalable transformation and program-management disciplines, tools, and standards that strengthen execution across Finance.
- Serve as a connector across Finance, Digital, HR, and other stakeholders to ensure interdependencies are understood and transformation efforts are coordinated.
Change, Adoption & Capability Building
- Develop and coordinate change, communication, training, and adoption strategies for major Finance transformation initiatives.
- Partner with process owners and subject-matter experts to ensure new capabilities are embedded into day-to-day Finance operations and deliver intended business outcomes.
- Establish measures of adoption and effectiveness and use feedback and data to continuously improve processes, tools, and ways of working.
- Build strong relationships across Finance and Digital and influence effectively in a complex, matrixed organization.
- Help foster a culture of continuous improvement, disciplined execution, innovation, and data-driven decision-making across Finance.
Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Information Systems, or related field.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Finance transformation, FP&A, Accounting, corporate finance, management consulting, finance systems, data and analytics, or related roles.
- Strong understanding of core Finance processes and the Record-to-Analyze value chain, including planning, forecasting, management reporting, accounting/close, and related data and analytical capabilities.
- Experience with SAP, Oracle EPM, and other enterprise Finance technology and data environments.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives from strategy and design through implementation and adoption.
- Experience developing transformation roadmaps, establishing governance, prioritizing initiatives, and managing dependencies across multiple concurrent programs.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to translate complex business, financial, process, and technology issues into practical solutions.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead across Finance, Digital, and business teams without relying on direct authority.
- Strong communication, executive presence, business judgment, and organizational skills.
- A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative.
Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)
- Prior experience in biopharma, life sciences, or another complex, regulated industry.
- Experience leading Finance transformation in a complex, global public-company environment.
- Experience applying AI, automation, advanced analytics, or digital capabilities to Finance processes and decision support.
- Experience with Tableau, Power BI, or similar enterprise analytics platforms.
- Experience with Finance operating-model, process-design, change-management, or value-realization methodologies.
- Prior management consulting, Finance transformation, or enterprise program leadership experience.
- Experience leading or developing Finance transformation, systems, data, analytics, or program-management professionals.
- MBA, CPA, CFA, or relevant advanced degree.
Our Working Model
As we build our company, we have always believed an in-person culture is critical to our success. Moderna champions the significant benefits of in-office collaboration by embracing a 70/30 work model. This 70% in-office structure helps to foster a culture rich in innovation, teamwork, and direct mentorship. Join us in shaping a world where every interaction is an opportunity to learn, contribute, and make a meaningful impact.
Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free, and drug-free work environment.
Pay & Benefits
At Moderna, we believe that when you feel your best, you can do your best work. That’s why our benefits and well-being resources are designed to support you—at work, at home, and everywhere in between.
- Competitive healthcare, plus voluntary benefit programs to support your unique needs
- A holistic approach to well-being, with access to fitness, mindfulness, and mental health support
- Family planning benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support
- Generous paid time off, including vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year-end shutdown
- Savings and investments to help you plan for the future
- Location-specific perks and extras
The salary range for this role is $167,000.00 - $300,700.00. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An individual’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, other incentive compensation, or equity award, subject to company plan eligibility criteria and individual performance.
About Moderna
Since our founding in 2010, we have aspired to build the leading mRNA technology platform, the infrastructure to reimagine how medicines are created and delivered, and a world-class team. We believe in giving our people a platform to change medicine and an opportunity to change the world.
By living our mission, values, and mindsets every day, our people are the driving force behind our scientific progress and our culture. Together, we are creating a culture of belonging and building an organization that cares deeply for our patients, our employees, the environment, and our communities.
We are proud to have been recognized as a Science Magazine Top Biopharma Employer, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in the U.S.
If you want to make a difference and join a team that is changing the future of medicine, we invite you to visit modernatx.com/careers to learn more about our current opportunities.
Equal Opportunities
Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry or citizenship, ethnicity, disability, military or protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, or any other personal characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna is a place where everyone can grow. If you meet the Basic Qualifications for the role and you would be excited to contribute to our mission every day, please apply!
Moderna is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
Accommodations
We’re focused on attracting, retaining, developing, and advancing our employees. By cultivating a workplace that values diverse experiences, backgrounds, and ideas, we create an environment where every employee can contribute their best.
Moderna is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities. Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should contact the Accommodations team at leavesandaccommodations@modernatx.com.
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