Director​/Senior Director, Office CFO Finance Transformation

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.

Ankura Office of the CFO™ (Ankura OCFO™) was established to support the strategic vision and evolving demands of the finance organization. Our focus is on enabling the CFO's success by delivering holistic, tailored solutions that drive business performance, improve operational efficiency and effectiveness, transform data into insights, and position the finance function as a strategic partner to the business. Ankura OCFO professionals serve as trusted partners to a diverse clientele - from middle-market enterprises to Fortune 500 companies, and across private equity firms and their portfolio companies in every industry - bringing a collaborative spirit and an entrepreneurial mindset as we sustain our rapid growth and constant innovation.

This role sits within our Finance Transformation focus area: helping clients redesign finance processes and operating models and implement the systems, data, and automation that make the finance function more effective. Depending on candidates experience and qualifications, this role could be filled at the Director or Senior Director level. Director owns day-to-day engagement delivery and client leadership, managing teams and engagement economics
- Typical experience: 6-10 years. Senior Director owns delivery across multiple engagements or larger accounts, serves as a subject-matter authority, and drives business development
- Typical experience: 10-15 years. This is a hybrid-based position ideally based in Chicago, New York City, or Los Angeles.

• Lead finance process redesign and ERP/EPM-enabled implementations end to end.
• Assess operating models, org design, processes, and technology; build execution plans.
• Drive data and automation to improve efficiency and reporting.
• Serve as day-to-day client leader across transformation work streams and advise senior stakeholders through complex transformation.
• Manage program delivery, scope, and risk; lead teams.
• Contribute to pursuits.
• Architect target operating models and drive large-scale change programs (Senior Director).
• Own delivery across programs and accounts (Senior Director).
• Develop directors and teams (Senior Director).
• Generate opportunities and own scoping and pricing (Senior Director).

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant field;
  Master's or MBA preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Director = 6-10+ years of relevant experience, including 2-3 years in client-facing consulting. Senior Director = 10-15+ years of experience Track record leading engagement delivery and developing teams.
• Experience leading finance transformation - operating-model design, ERP/EPM implementation, and change management.
• PMP, Six Sigma, or equivalent delivery certification preferred.
• ERP and EPM platforms (SAP, Oracle, Workday, Net Suite; Hyperion, Anaplan). Process and automation tooling (Microsoft Power Platform, Alteryx). Project-delivery tooling; SQL or Python a plus.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively (up to ~80%) as client engagements require.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
• Demonstrates the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, quality, and integrity.

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