[Hiring] Manager, Financial Master Data Governance @VF Corporation

Role Description

A day in the life of a Manager, Financial Master Data Governance at VF looks a little like this:

• Own and administer the finance master data governance framework across BlackLine, Group Reporting, Central Finance, BPC Planning, Coupa, AMT, Workday, and other connected finance applications.
• Serve as the central governance authority for financial master data, including company codes, cost centers, profit centers, general ledger accounts, legal entities, hierarchies, mappings, dimensions, and related reference data.
• Define and maintain enterprise finance data standards, ownership models, approval requirements, controls, decision rights, and operating procedures across systems and business processes.
• Evaluate and approve or escalate master data requests and proposed system changes based on business need, data consistency, reporting impact, downstream dependencies, control risk, and alignment with global standards.
• Ensure common data definitions, structures, mappings, and hierarchies remain aligned across source systems, consolidation, planning, procurement, lease administration, reconciliation, reporting, and human capital platforms.
• Partner closely with the BlackLine Global Administrator to establish master data and governance requirements for BlackLine design and changes, validate data inputs and mappings, and support-controlled deployment.
• Provide governance oversight for AMT master and reference data, including standards, ownership, quality, and cross-system alignment.
• Lead governance requirements for finance system implementations, enhancements, integrations, and data migrations by defining data design expectations, reviewing proposed solutions, directing testing priorities, and confirming implementation readiness.
• Monitor financial data quality across systems, identify inconsistencies and control gaps, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate remediation with business and technology owners.
• Resolve or facilitate decisions when system-specific requirements conflict with enterprise finance data standards, escalating material risks or policy exceptions to the appropriate governance forum.
• Maintain governance documentation, data definitions, process flows, lineage, control evidence, decision records, and training materials that support consistent execution and audit readiness.
• Guide finance users, system administrators, and project teams on governance expectations, master data impacts, and required controls; influence stakeholders to adopt global standards and sustainable solutions.
• Identify opportunities to simplify data structures, reduce manual intervention, strengthen controls, improve data quality, and standardize master data practices across finance systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business, Data Management, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial close, consolidation, planning, reporting, procurement, lease administration, internal controls, and the role of master data across end-to-end finance processes.
• Demonstrated experience governing master data across multiple enterprise systems. Experience with several of the following is strongly preferred: BlackLine, Group Reporting, Central Finance, BPC Planning, Coupa, AMT, Workday, SAP S/4HANA, or comparable platforms.
• Deep knowledge of finance master data concepts, including hierarchies, mappings, dimensions, chart of accounts, legal entities, company codes, profit centers, cost centers, intercompany structures, and reporting attributes.
• Ability to independently assess cross-system impacts, make governance recommendations and decisions within established authority, and escalate material risks or exceptions appropriately.
• Experience defining governance standards, ownership, approval workflows, controls, data quality expectations, and documentation requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis and the ability to reconcile competing business, reporting, technology, and control requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional discussions, influence stakeholders without direct authority, and translate finance requirements into practical data and system solutions.
• Experience supporting system implementations, enhancements, integrations, data migrations, testing, deployment readiness, and post-implementation stabilization.
• Strong communication, facilitation, documentation, and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a global, close-driven environment.
• High level of integrity, accountability, attention to detail, and commitment to data accuracy, consistency, control compliance, and auditability.
• May require extensive sitting and use of keyboard/computer.
• May require hours in excess of 40 per week as needed to meet project, close, reporting, or implementation deadlines.
• Some travel may be required.

Benefits

• Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential.
• Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process.