Director of Finance Transformation

Greater Chicago Area

$160,000 – $180,000 + bonus

We are working with an exciting, high-growth organization on a newly created position in their Corporate Finance function. Working closely with the Corporate Controller and CFO, you will act as an ‘internal consultant’ for the corporate finance function to drive finance process improvements and digital transformation initiatives.

Our client is experiencing significant growth, and they need to modernize their finance function to transition from a disparate, small-company accounting operation into a cohesive, modern, technology-enabled finance function.

To be considered for this position you must have experience successfully managing multiple projects in a dynamic, high-change environment.

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience working in a client-serving role at a top-tier accounting or financial advisory firm or extensive experience delivering finance transformation in private industry

• Serve as a trusted resource to Corporate Finance and Enterprise FP&A on matters related to planning, reporting, and forecasting; identify and recommend opportunities for tech and process improvements in support of these workstreams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field. MBA is a plus.

• Proven experience successfully managing multiple projects at the same time, managing not only client/sponsor dynamics but internal team dynamics as well
• A strong and up-to date knowledge of strategic finance best practices specifically related to the professionalization of the finance function
• Subject matter expert in financial business processes including order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, record-to-report, FP&A, as well as other functions under the CFO
• Extensive expertise related to the design and implementation of strategies, processes and technology which increase effectiveness, reduce costs and improve profit/shareholder value
• Experienced in delivering Financial Technology implementation, ideally with OneStream

If you have the required skills and experience for this position, please forward your details to freddie@systemsaccountants.com