Senior Manager, Business Process Design & Improvement - Finance

Job Responsibilities

• Direct day-to-day activities of the Enterprise Planning and Finance functions.
• Responsible for identifying best practices, efficiencies, and strategic methods to optimize people, process, and technology solutions across the Enterprise Planning and Finance functions.
• Provide thought leadership in the AI and technology space to identify opportunities, shape strategy, and drive innovation across the Enterprise Planning and Finance functions.
• Build a metrics and performance management strategy and culture, driving measurable business results.
• Design and embed an approach to ongoing continuous process improvement, including an end-to-end process assessment strategy, as well as tactical resource and implementation planning and delivery approach.
• Owns prioritization and decision making for process standards and improvement initiatives.
• Lead a team of 1 Continuous Process Improvement Senior Analyst to support Enterprise Planning and Finance process excellence activities.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to drive governance and business partner relationships, including shared objectives for end-to-end process solutions.
• Develop and implement goals, policies, priorities, and procedures relating to all aspects of the group, in partnership with Finance operations.
• Track and meet those goals and ensure adherence to those policies and procedures.
• Establishes standards, tools, and methodologies for process excellence across Enterprise Planning and Finance.
• Accountable for capability development, succession planning, and maturity of continuous improvement practices within the function.
• Identify, govern, prioritize, and adjudicate technology enhancements, partnering with Technology to build and support the deployment of ongoing roadmap of solutions.
• Works with internal and external auditors annually and/or as needed based on their requests for information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance and/or Accounting with 8+ years of accounting or finance experience.
• A candidate may also have a Master's Degree with 6+ years or a Ph.D. with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Advanced Degree and/or CPA a plus.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate at the highest levels of corporate management.
• Experience with continuous improvement and project management - Six Sigma Green Belt and/or PMP a plus.
• Experience supporting organizational change - including large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments and functions and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think creatively and strategically.
• Proven ability to deliver high levels of customer service.
• Demonstrated financial analysis strength.
• Experience within a CoE environment a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication is mandatory.

Competencies/Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, shift priorities quickly as required, and rapidly adapt to changing environments.
• Strong computer skills and proficient use of Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle Financials.
• Some travel required (USD 122,600.00 - 204,400.00 per year).

Benefits

• The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations;
• seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year;
• up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members.
• Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.