Director Finance Operations Shared Services; AP​/AR

Director Of Finance Operations

Are you passionate about developing new and innovative processes combining finance and operations to increase efficiency and accuracy and reduce waste? If so, this position is for you. Our priority is to identify, scope, and deliver system and process improvements to reduce operating expense, increase free cash flow, improve business support and establish a high bar for controllership and compliance.

The Director of Finance Operations will be responsible for leading the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable function for all of our US brands (Hello Fresh, Every Plate, Green Chef, Factor, Pet's Table, Good Chop and GDL). You will be responsible for $X billion across X million transactions that cover every business partner and customer at a $5 billion US business. This position will be responsible for managing 25 people based in NYC, CO and offshore in the Philippines.

The Finance Operations organization provides the backbone operational processes for the US business by paying Hello Fresh's suppliers on time, invoicing and collections for B2B customers and supporting the Accounting & Finance teams in reporting financial results.

This role will be a key member of the Finance leadership team working daily alongside leaders of all levels within our Direct & Indirect Procurement, Marketing, and G&A business groups as well as leaders across the Finance Functions (FP&A, Accounting, Tax & Treasury). Our team is focused on building a better experience for our business partners, streamlining processes and increasing controllership.

This position requires the candidate to diagnose current processes and metrics, identify opportunities, work with business and technology leadership to successfully execute improvements and validate the improvement effort.

You will be responsible for identifying the opportunities across the procure to pay and order to cash processes, prioritizing the improvement opportunities and partnering with business and technology leadership to successfully execute improvements. This role requires the ability to demonstrate ownership, interpret data, and effectively influence to drive meaningful results translating to tangible productivity and efficiency gains across multiple departments. To succeed, you must have the ability to engage deeply with diverse business partners, earn trust using facts and data, and have a demonstrated ability to advise and influence the decisions of senior business leaders through effective verbal and written communication.

This candidate must possess excellent analytical skills, program management experience, and a track record of delivering projects in a complex and ambiguous environment.

You will...

• Partner with Leadership on strategy, developing solutions and achieving performance targets to support business growth
• Invent and develop significant procure to pay and/or order to cash process improvements
• Managing the team in the day to day operations of timely payment of invoices as well as supporting their career development
• Define key performance indicators – develop operational and business metrics and service level agreements for programs and processes, and track delivery against global objectives.
• Partner with and influence Business, Finance, Technology, Operations and other teams to resolve process defects
• Identify and drive opportunities for improved cash flow, margin or productivity improvements related to vendor payments and receivables
• Solve critical vendor, process and system escalations effectively to ensure root cause analysis and effective problem resolution
• Identify and quantify financial and operational risks and opportunities
• Support both internal and external audit and ensuring compliance and audit-readiness of all AP/AR processes
• Assisting in the month end close process

You are...

• Able to work across global time zones and occasional travel may be required
• Able to work comfortably under pressure and work towards tight deadlines
• Filled with a strong sense of ownership and attention to detail
• Driven to continuously improve and build processes
• Able to manage a high-volume workload efficiently and effectively
• Willing to partner with and support other functions

You have...

• 12+ years of finance experience and experience in a high volume AP &/or AR environment
• BA/BS degree or equivalent in Finance, Accounting or other related field
• Experience in leading a diverse team
• Experience in e-commerce especially with supply-chain
• Track record of providing advice to senior leaders and driving results
• Experience working with vendors as either a buyer or financial analyst/manager
• Experience in Accounts Payable (procure to pay), Accounts Receivable (order to cash), and/or Customer Service environment
• Experience in managing cross-functional initiatives through influence versus direct management
• Excellent financial modeling and data analytics skills, including Excel, Tableau, Access, SQL, ETL, and other analysis tools
• Experience with AP functionality of ERP systems;
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