Director, Business Transformation (Finance Transformation)

Director, Business Transformation – Finance Transformation

CrossCountry Consulting is a trusted business advisory firm, specializing in Accounting Advisory, Business Transformation, Risk & Compliance, Cybersecurity, and Technology Solutions.

As a Director, you will serve as a member of our leadership team to create, develop, and build our presence in the Boston market. You will play a pivotal role in guiding our Office of the CFO clients through the complexities of Finance strategy, operating model design and F&A operations. You will leverage your expertise to help organizations align their performance improvement and technology initiatives with their business goals, drive innovation, and achieve operational excellence. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership capabilities and a deep understanding of finance function and industry leading practices.

Client Delivery (50%)

• Provide high-quality consulting services by taking personal ownership for client engagements and ensure that deliverables/services are fact-driven, solution oriented and meet CrossCountry’s standard for quality.
• Lead large-scale multi-year Finance Transformation programs and supervise execution teams, providing senior project leadership and managing evolving client management needs for operational and change initiatives.
• Identification and application of automation, fostering cross departmental collaboration in large scale programs, experience in change management and incorporating into large scale change programs.
• Strong strategic finance function planning skills with past experience working with C-Suite executives to build out Organizational Level Strategic Roadmaps for the CFO Organization.
• Finance and accounting current-state assessments including finance strategy, business case and roadmap, core end-to-end processes (Account-to-Report, Purchase-to-Pay, Contract-to-Cash, in addition to planning and forecasting, reporting and other FP&A functions).
• Develop and implement Finance operating models that align with business objectives and drive efficiency.
• Lead the identification and assessment of business problems, where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Manage projects across the project lifecycle from current state evaluation, gap analysis, requirements gathering, future state design, and implementation across the organizational, process, technology (financial systems) and data dimensions.
• Manage client accounts, projects, and engagements, including work plans, staffing, deadlines, and budgets throughout all lifecycle phases – strategy, goal-setting, deliverables, and maintaining an integrated project plan.
• Lean or Six-Sigma training or methodology.
• Target Operating Model (TOM) experience.

Practice Leadership (~15%)

• Serve as a leader in our Business Transformation service line by guiding and directing strategic firm initiatives around process and technology capabilities, internal control design experience, change management and program/project management expertise to assist organizations with designing and implementing change initiatives around the finance function/office of the CFO.
• Account management in overseeing client engagements, maintaining strong relationships with senior client personnel, have a solid understanding of clients’ business, and ensure quality of deliverables and satisfaction on engagements.
• Coaching and Development: provide coaching and training opportunities for team members leveraging individual skills and the firm’s people first culture.
• Recruiting and Retention: take an active role in attracting, interviewing, hiring and retaining top talent.
• Thought leadership: sharing expertise in technical domain(s) with team members and clients, including case studies, white papers, learning materials, and other resources.

Business Development (~35%)

• Actively pursue business development opportunities and market a full range of services to prospective clients including using existing relationships to generate new opportunities.
• Support the business development team with client delivery or sector specific expertise.
• Foster culture of growth and a business development mindset and act as a thought leader in the market.

What You Bring

• 15+ years of applicable consulting, CFO Advisory, Finance Transformation, or relevant industry experience.
• Prior experience in professional services (public accounting or advisory firm), preferably at a large, global accounting firm or with a management consulting firm.
• Minimum ten years of recent, advanced program or project management skills with experience in organizing, planning, and executing multiple large-scale projects and programs from definition through implementation.
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and/or Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) – system selection, design, implementation.
• Demonstrated track record of establishing credibility both internally and externally.
• Proven leader with the ability to foster an environment of collaboration and excellence.
• Passionate about building, developing, motivating, and leading others.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to think from a “big picture” perspective.
• Creativity, confidence, and flexibility.
• High energy, enthusiasm, and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Travel

• Willingness to travel domestically up to 20%-30% (varies by client).
• Availability to work on client site or in office 3 days a week, with 2 days remote (hybrid environment).

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Accounting, Business, Finance, Information Systems, or other technical disciplines; Master’s degree or post graduate degree from a college or university is preferred.