Finance Process Strategy Manager

About the role

The Manager, Finance Process & Strategy supports and executes initiatives to improve the efficiency, scalability, and effectiveness of finance and accounting operations, with a primary focus on executing the company's Finance Modernization initiative.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute assigned Finance Modernization workstreams, ensuring milestones are met on time and within scope
• Identify and eliminate non-value-added (NVA) activities to reduce close cycle time
• Coordinate with finance teams to develop the close calendar, task-level timelines, and accountability frameworks
• Track and report workstream progress against the finance modernization roadmap
• Coordinate with finance teams and shared services to align close activities
• Support the adoption of pre-close disciplines (e.g., soft close, rolling accruals, real-time reconciliations)
• Support the redesign of core finance processes (Record-to-Report (Financial Close), Procure-to-Pay (AP), Order-to-Cash (AR)) under the direction of senior leadership
• Standardize processes across regions/business units to eliminate variation
• Benchmark against peer companies and industry best practices
• Document and train on standardized processes
• Support the development and maintenance of the process transformation roadmap in partnership with senior leadership
• Prepare business cases, ROI analyses, and executive presentations for transformation initiatives
• Support enterprise strategic projects impacting finance operations
• Collaborate with Accounting, FP&A, IT, Audit, Payroll, and Operations
• Facilitate Finance Modernization working sessions with finance teams, operations and process owners
• Manage competing priorities across enhancement requests and new implementations
• Assist in developing change management plans for process improvements and standardization
• Collaborate with Accounting to ensure training programs support process improvements and standardization
• Monitor adoption metrics and flag resistance proactively
• Gather and synthesize user feedback to inform future enhancements and roadmap priorities
• Promote a culture of continuous process improvement
• Coordinate with accounting to ensure redesigned processes maintain strong internal controls and SOX compliance
• Collaborate with Internal Audit on control design and documentation for processes
• Support audit readiness within the compressed close timeline
• Maintain and update the Finance Modernization KPI dashboard
• Report workstream progress to the leadership team on a regular cadence

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field
• 5-8 years of relevant experience in accounting, finance, or finance transformation
• Strong knowledge of financial close processes, accounting systems, and internal controls
• Proven experience leading process improvement or transformation initiatives

Preferred Requirements

• Experience with ERP systems, close management and reconciliation tools (e.g., JDE, BlackLine)
• Public accounting or consulting background
• Experience in construction materials, manufacturing, or similar industries