[Hiring] VP, Finance Operations & FP&A @DB E.C.O. North America

Role Description

DB E.C.O. North America is seeking a highly analytical, operationally strong, and technology-oriented finance leader to oversee and continuously evolve the company’s finance operations, FP&A, reporting, governance, and business steering platform during a period of continued growth and organizational scaling.

Reporting directly to the CFO, the Vice President, Finance Operations & FP&A serves as a key member of the Finance & Administration leadership team and acts as a strategic business partner to executive leadership across the organization.

The role is responsible for operating, scaling, and continuously improving the company’s finance operating model across:

• FP&A
• Accounting operations
• Treasury
• Reporting
• Systems integration
• Operational performance steering

The ideal candidate combines strong financial planning and operational finance capabilities with a modern systems, automation, and process-transformation mindset.

Operating within a dynamic project- and consulting-driven environment, the role plays a critical part in enabling scalable growth, operational transparency, disciplined financial management, and data-driven decision-making across the organization.

The company is seeking a leader who can further scale and continuously enhance a technology-enabled finance and FP&A function capable of supporting the next phase of organizational growth through:

• Process standardization
• Systems integration
• Automation
• Advanced analytics
• AI-enabled workflows

In addition, the role supports DB US Holding in a dual capacity with responsibility for treasury coordination, tax oversight, and financial governance across U.S. entities, requiring close collaboration with Deutsche Bahn Group headquarters in Germany.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
• CPA strongly preferred
• 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience
• Strong FP&A, business steering, and operational finance background
• Experience in consulting, engineering, infrastructure, or project-based professional services environments strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of accounting, financial close processes, internal controls, treasury, and financial governance
• Experience managing multi-entity finance environments and interacting with international headquarters structures
• Strong systems orientation and experience with ERP and reporting environments such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power BI, Fabric, Kantata, and related tools
• Demonstrated ability to build scalable finance processes and support organizational growth
• Excellent analytical, leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, evolving, and highly collaborative environments
• German language skills strongly preferred due to regular interaction with German headquarters

Requirements

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes across the organization
• Ensure timely, reliable, and decision-relevant financial and operational reporting across all levels of the business
• Maintain and continuously enhance the company’s financial data model, reporting structures, and KPI framework across ERP (Microsoft Dynamics 365 / Business Central), Kantata, Navan, Power BI, and related systems
• Ensure consistent KPI definitions and performance measurement standards across the organization
• Translate operational, project-level, and commercial data into actionable financial insights and management recommendations
• Consolidate business inputs into a consistent financial performance view to support executive decision-making
• Partner closely with operational leadership to improve business transparency, forecasting accuracy, productivity, and financial steering
• Lead and facilitate key governance forums, including Production Calls and Business Review Meetings, as structured platforms for operational and financial performance management
• Continuously improve forecasting methodologies, reporting automation, management dashboards, and operational analytics capabilities
• Oversee the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial records, reporting, and close processes
• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities under tight reporting timelines
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, internal controls, governance requirements, and Deutsche Bahn Group policies
• Coordinate and oversee financial audits and maintain ongoing audit readiness
• Lead coordination of federal, state, and international tax reporting requirements in alignment with group standards
• Oversee payroll accounting processes and related reconciliations in close coordination with HR
• Continuously strengthen finance governance, controls, reporting quality, and process discipline across the organization
• Support the ongoing evolution from person-dependent processes toward scalable and standardized finance operations
• Lead treasury operations across multiple U.S. entities, including banking relationships and cash management activities
• Ensure cash flow visibility, liquidity planning, and disciplined working capital management
• Drive cash conversion performance through alignment of project execution, billing, collections, and financial realization
• Oversee AR, AP, WIP/unbilled management, and broader working capital optimization initiatives
• Maintain robust payment controls, banking governance, and treasury-related compliance processes
• Support automation and process improvement initiatives across treasury and finance operations
• Lead the continuous development and integration of the company’s finance systems and reporting environment
• Ensure end-to-end data integrity and consistency across the contract-to-cash lifecycle
• Standardize and continuously improve finance processes across project management, ERP, reporting, billing, forecasting, and treasury workflows
• Drive automation, scalability, operational efficiency, and process optimization initiatives across finance operations
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI-enabled workflows, automation tools, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies to improve reporting, forecasting, financial operations, and decision-making
• Partner closely with IT and operational stakeholders to improve systems integration, reporting transparency, data consistency, and operational scalability
• Help build a scalable finance operating platform capable of supporting continued organizational growth and increasing operational complexity
• Lead, develop, and strengthen Accounting and FP&A teams
• Establish scalable finance processes, governance structures, and operating cadence across the organization
• Define and maintain core finance routines including close, forecasting, reporting, governance forums, and management reviews
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence
• Build organizational leverage through process simplification, automation, technology utilization, and scalable operating models
• Support organizational scaling through disciplined financial management and strong cross-functional partnership
• Lead financial reporting activities toward Deutsche Bahn Group headquarters, including consolidation support and IFRS alignment
• Ensure consistency between local GAAP reporting and group reporting requirements
• Coordinate closely with HQ stakeholders on reporting, governance, tax, treasury, and finance-related initiatives across entities
• Support financial governance and coordination activities across DB US Holding and related U.S. entities

Benefits

• Annual gross salary between $180,000 - $220,000 + bonus for full-time employment, depending on professional qualifications and experience
• Medical Insurance: Multiple options - Low to High Deductible plans
• Dental & Vision
• Health Savings & Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life & AD&D Insurance, Short-term, and Long-term Disability: Company-paid
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their household members
• Commuter Benefits: Use tax-free money to pay for eligible transit and parking expenses
• Parental Paid Leave
• Supplemental Coverage: Optional accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity plans with wellness benefits
• Retirement Savings (401k): Pre-tax or Roth contributions with company match
• Vacation & Holidays: Competitive time off plus 11 paid company holidays