Bring a deep understanding of accounting guidance and operational experience to identify areas for optimization within the record-to-report and adjacent business cycles
Develop detailed project plans, gather business requirements, track performance against objectives and ensure project requirements are delivered on time
Ownership of the relevant business process/system improvement roadmap and ensure that it aligns with the CFO & CAO vision
Execute on new projects, solutions and deliverables for the rapidly changing finance operations environment, including, but not limited to, Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives, business process improvements, shared services implementation, post-acquisitions integration, finance automation, transformations, and compliance
Oversee the development of business requirement documents (BRDs) and the execution of user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure solutions are moving into production in a SOX compliant manner.
Work closely with cross functional teams to develop their plans to support planned enhancements and run cross functional project alignment and reporting

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting or FinTech related disciplines; CPA preferred
Minimum 8+ years of experience in a public accounting, consulting firm providing consulting, accounting services, or relevant financial operations experience
1-2 years of project management best practices related experience, PMP Certification a plus
1-2 years of business intelligence support experience a plus
Expertise, knowledge and aptitude for developing and delivering finance and technology services solutions, including system selection, implementation management or application optimization experience
Successful track record delivering diverse / complex finance related solutions
Leadership experience to align project goals with organization and sponsor goals
Provide mentoring and motivate diverse teams while fostering an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment
Proactively manage risk, anticipate potential issues and implement appropriate mitigations
Collaborate with business and system partners (e.g., IT teams, external partners) to define customization needs to drive successful transformation initiatives
Ability to provide effective communication to partners and project team
Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially the ability to break down complex structures and processes into digestible and relevant business requirements/steps across organizations.

Benefits

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

accounting guidancebusiness process improvementproject managementbusiness requirement documents (BRDs)user acceptance testing (UAT)finance automationcompliancebusiness intelligencesystem selectionapplication optimization

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationrisk managementcollaborationproblem-solvingteam-orientedinnovationorganizational alignmentmotivation

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in FinanceBachelor's Degree in AccountingBachelor's Degree in FinTechCPAPMP Certification