Director, Finance Transformation

The role

The Director, Finance Transformation will serve clients within the office of the CFO of private equity portfolio companies. This role involves leading finance function diagnostics, designing process enhancements, and managing transformation programs.

What you will do

• Lead finance function diagnostics to provide recommendations and a value-creation roadmap
• Design and execute process enhancements for lead-to-cash, source-to-pay, record-to-report and FP&A
• Design future state operating platforms including organization structure, finance processes, and technology stack
• Develop implementation plans for initiatives on a strategic roadmap
• Manage execution of plans to optimize technology and drive process automation
• Set up and drive transformation program governance
• Lead change management across multiple functions and workstreams
• Determine and measure the ROI of improvement initiatives
• Manage multi-workstream transformation programs or multiple smaller projects
• Manage junior resources including Vice Presidents, Associates, or Analysts

Required qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of relevant professional experience in a client serving role at a top-tier public accounting or financial advisory firm, and/or mix of client service and private industry experience a
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Proven experience managing large engagements with multiple workstreams and coordinating internal teams
• Deep knowledge and experience in overseeing or driving change in business processes including lead-to-cash, source-to-pay, record-to-report, FP&A
• Knowledge of process best practices related to the professionalization of the finance function
• Extensive expertise in the design and implementation of strategies, processes and technology
• Experience enabling financial processes with finance automation and technology deployment
• Experience performing financial and operational assessments
• Experience driving strategic finance transformations
• Experience working in a private equity environment
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Strong client service mindset

Nice to have

• MBA

Benefits

• benefits

Before you apply

• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship

About the company

Accordion is a high-growth, entrepreneurial firm and private equity's value creation partner. Headquartered in New York, it has 11 offices around the globe.