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# Director of Finance Transformation

- **Company:** Als (madrid, España) Seguir
- **Location:** Madrid, Spain (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Software Documentation, Laboratory Information Management Systems, Uipath
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.recruit.net/job/director-finance-transformation-jobs/4C3492FDB01A9B21

## About the Role

Essential

 * 8+ years in finance transformation, process improvement or intelligent automation, including at least 3 years leading a programme or team.

 * Hands-on experience running an RPA programme, ideally on UiPath, from discovery through to production support.

 * Strong financial acumen: building business cases, quantifying FTE and cost savings, and tracking realised benefits.

 * Proven ability to present to and influence executive leadership, with clear written and visual communication.

 * Experience working across multiple countries, business units and cultures.

 * Bachelor's degree in finance, business, engineering, IT or a related field.

Desirable

 * Experience with AI and document-understanding tools alongside RPA.

 * Knowledge of laboratory, testing or inspection industries, or of LIMS platforms.

 * Familiarity with ERP and financial planning systems (e.g. TM1).

 * Process improvement or project management certification (e.g. Lean Six Sigma, PMP, UiPath certifications).

Success measures

 * Realised annual savings (FTE capacity and TEC) delivered against committed targets.

 * Number of automations in production, and their uptime and exception rates., To be eligible to work at ALS you must be a Citizen or Permanent Resident of the country you are applying for, or either hold or be able to obtain, a valid working visa.

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Role overview

The Director of Finance Transformation co-leads ALS's global Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) programme, turning manual finance and operational processes into automated, measurable savings. The role sits within the Robot Factory, Data & AI team and owns the automation portfolio end to end, from process discovery and business case approval, benefits tracking and executive reporting.

The role works across all business streams in multiple regions, and is the main link between technical delivery teams and senior business leaders.

Key responsibilities

Strategy and portfolio

 * Set and evolve the global IPA strategy, including strategic pillars, KPIs and the multi-year automation roadmap.

 * Own and grow the automation portfolio, prioritising opportunities by financial benefit and strategic fit.

 * Maintain the opportunity pipeline and benefits framework, including tiered financial benefit categorisation and FTE/TEC savings commitments.

Discovery and business cases

 * Lead process discovery with business stream SMEs and process owners to identify and assess automation opportunities.

 * Build business cases with quantified labour, cost and quality benefits, and secure sponsor sign-off.

 * Advise on the right solution for each problem, including RPA versus native platform changes (e.g. ALIMS, TM1, ERP).

Delivery and governance

 * Support the RPA and business analysis teams through design, build, testing and deployment.

 * Coordinate global rollouts, from pilot sites through to regional waves.

 * Maintain the solution catalogue, documentation standards and naming conventions for all robots in production.

Reporting and stakeholder engagement

 * Produce the monthly IPA performance review and executive dashboards for the EGM and senior leadership.

 * Audit reported savings against source data so figures presented to leadership are accurate.

 * Act as the main point of contact for business stream leaders on automation priorities, progress and benefits.

Key stakeholders

*Reports to Group CFO

Executive General Managers (EGMs)- Monthly performance reviews, pilot and wave selection, savings commitments