Executive Director, Finance Process & Systems

At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values – radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win – or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

 

With a product portfolio as expansive as it is innovative, an obsessive commitment to quality and excellence, and a global presence, we’re all about getting stuff done, so we can win.

 

How do we make it happen? Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.

 

Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.

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We are seeking a Finance–Technology leader with strong finance process expertise and know-how on AI adoption in Finance to modernize finance operations, enable advanced analytics, and embed AI into Finance and Procurement processes. This role connects Finance and IT to streamline data flows, reporting, and insights across ERP, consolidation, and analytics platforms. The ideal candidate will:

 

(1) drive AI experimentation and scale adoption of AI capabilities across Finance and the broader enterprise

 

(2) lead finance technology support for M&A due diligence and post-close integration, and

 

(3) develop and own the target-state architecture and maturity roadmap for finance systems at a large public company—charting an optimal path from current-state capabilities to a scalable, governed, and standardized future state.

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

Finance Process Optimization

• Partner with Controllership, FP&A, and Treasury to assess and improve end-to-end finance processes.
• Identify opportunities within SAP (and related systems) to automate, standardize, and streamline processes, reducing manual effort and close cycle times.
• Management consulting approach to end-to-end process design, controls embedment
• Ideally have understanding of SAP or ERP charts of Accounts and ability to build approaches to integrate data from multiple ERP’s, facilitate M&A activity
• Ensure process designs meet management reporting needs.
• Provide thought leadership on best practices in finance operating models, embedding governance and compliance.

 

M&A Due Diligence & Integration

• Lead finance technology due diligence workstreams for M&A transactions, including current-state process and systems assessment, data quality review, and identification of key risks and dependencies.
• Partner with Corporate Development, Legal, Tax, Treasury, Controllership, FP&A, IT, and external advisors to define diligence scope, timelines, and deliverables; synthesize findings into executive-ready readouts.
• Evaluate target ERP/EPM/reporting landscapes and quantify effort/cost to integrate, migrate, or operate in a transitional state.