Finance Process Improvement Manager

Location: Northfield

Job Summary Join our dynamic Finance Process Improvement team and play a pivotal role in transforming how finance operates. The Finance Process Improvement Manager is a high impact individual contributor responsible for leading cross functional initiatives that improve efficiency, accuracy, and standardization across Finance. You will lead the charge in analyzing, documenting, redesigning, and optimizing end-to-end finance processes—Procure to Pay (PTP), Order to Cash (OTC), Record-to-Report (RTR), Plan to Perform —with a strong focus on standardization and operational excellence.

This role is instrumental in supporting our SAP upgrade journey and broader digital transformation initiatives, helping us unlock efficiency, improve stakeholder experiences, and drive measurable business value.

Job Description Core

Job Responsibilities:

Actively participate in the identification and prioritization of simplification process opportunities by engaging with process owners across the enterprise. Analyze real time performance data to establish baseline measurements and success factors to prioritize each opportunity. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate those into improved process solutions. Drive simplification, process improvement and automation. Utilize process improvement methodologies, including documenting current and future state processes, stakeholder identification and analysis, and communication plans, to implement improvements.

Act as a project manager, overseeing projects from charter to execution, ensuring quality content and timely completion. Serve as a proactive problem‑solver by developing and implementing strategies that simplify financial processes and improve overall effectiveness and efficiency. Partner with finance project management office to manage change effectively in a consistent way to ensure smooth implementation and adoption of new processes.

Promote a culture of continuous improvement by regularly reviewing and refining financial processes. This is a high-level individual contributor role - management responsibilities limited to leading day-to-day activities and outcomes of a matrix group of employees. May be involved in hiring staff, recommending pay increases, performing performance reviews, training and development of staff, estimating personnel needs, assigning work, meeting completion dates, interpreting and ensuring consistent application of organizational policies.

Minimum

Job Requirements:

Education High school diploma Relevant Work Experience Minimum of 5 years of experience in finance, process improvement, or a related role. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Proficiency in project management tools. Ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams. Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies. In-depth understanding of financial operations and regulations. Preferred

Job Qualifications:

Education Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. Master’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration or data science. Additional Innovative:
Always looking for new ways to improve processes and drive efficiency. Detail-Oriented:
Meticulous attention to detail to ensure accuracy and quality. Adaptable:
Able to manage multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities. Collaborative:
Works well with others and fosters a team-oriented environment. In-depth understanding of financial operations and regulations. Knowledge of SAP and Strong Data analytics skills. Professional certification such as CPA, Project Management Professional Certified (PMP), and/or Six Sigma certification Experience in management consulting or a Big Four firm, particularly within Finance Transformation practices Experience in the indirect management of team members, including assisting in the development, training and assignment of work/projects to other junior members of the team Experience working in a large multinational manufacturing/distribution company Familiarity with automation, process mapping, process mining, and workflow tools Experience supporting change…