Job Description
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SUMMARY - The Finance leader supports strategic, complex, enterprise initiatives through ideation, detailed design, development, testing, implementation, and stabilization. Initiatives are medium sized cross-functional or functional enterprise projects which cross multiple business processes and/or business divisions. Responsible for ensuring finance capabilities and systems delivered meet aligned enterprise standards, leverage best practices, lean and smart automation strategies and are implemented within a system of strong internal controls and according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
RESPONSIBILITIES - Transformational Focus: Digital and business process transformation support must equate to a minimum of 75% of this role. Uses formal transformation processes, tools, templates, and methodologies to lead or support medium cross-functional or functional projects which require engineering or re-engineering of finance capabilities (business processes) and systems or transactions.
- Manages the relationship with business process owners, operational experts, project sponsor(s) and key stakeholders to ensure collaboration, common agreement / alignment of scope, timeline, deliverables, and tradeoffs from project ideation thru closure. Supports and leads the escalation of issues timely and appropriately.
- Coach, mentor, and supervise project subject matter experts / designers and team members in a timely, professional manner. Holding them accountable to delivering project milestones on time and in a quality manner.
- Performance issues should be handled according to Company policy and should include employee's direct line operational management.
- Operational Focus: Depending upon role, leader may or may not focus up to 25% of their time operationally in a current state environment. Provides operational support to maintain subject matter expertise of current state business processes and systems while balancing the continuous support of transformation, especially during key financial cycles.
- Direction of Others: May provide oversight and work direction to small team (4-7 people).
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND/OR COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS: - BS in accounting, finance, management information systems, business administration, or a related field.
- 7 or more years of related experience and/or training. 3-5 years transformation experience, or equivalent.
- PMP Certified or willing to get PMP Certified within the first year of employment.
- Advanced understanding of complex accounting practices, processes, and principles 7 years of supporting transformation initiatives.
- Experience with leading or implementing financial business process changes at an enterprise level.
- Strong packaging and presentation skills with the ability to tell the story' and to express finance and project technical concepts in business terms.
- Ability to work independently as well as facilitate and collaborate in an environment with large, complex teams.
- Operational exposure to formal business process transformation tools: Lean Six Sigma, project management, process analysis experience or certifications: Project Management, Lean Six Sigma, business architecture, process analysis, process design, etc.
- Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated professional and mature conflict management skills
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to work experience, education, geographic location, certifications, etc. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation package for your preferred role during the hiring process. Successful candidates in this role are expected to earn $99,216-$153,784.
Job Tags
Full time, Work experience placement