Director - Portfolio Operations

About the Company

At Current, everything starts with people. We believe that when you invest in talent through opportunity, development, and support, you unlock growth for individuals, firms, and clients alike. That’s why we’ve built a platform designed to give our people access to more: more learning, more collaboration, and more ways to grow their careers than any single firm could offer on its own.
Founded in 2023, Current has rapidly become one of the fastest-growing accounting platforms in the country, partnering with more than 40 leading accounting firms across the United States. Today, our community includes over 2,000 professionals, 30+ offices nationwide, and a growing global workforce that supports clients around the world. Backed by Thrive Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Springdale Industries, Current is investing heavily in technology, artificial intelligence, and workforce innovation to help modernize the profession.

Our leadership team has a proven track record of building and scaling successful businesses, with prior ventures generating more than $3 billion in combined enterprise value.

We’re building something bigger than a traditional accounting firm: a platform where talented people can grow faster, learn more, and do more meaningful work. Whether you join Current, one of our partner firms, or our global team, you’ll be part of a community shaping the future of the profession.

The Director, Portfolio Operations is responsible for improving the financial and operational performance of firms across our portfolio. This role is deployed into priority firms for defined transformation engagements, working directly with firm and regional leadership to diagnose performance issues, develop improvement plans, and drive execution through measurable results. The Director will focus on EBITDA expansion, margin improvement, cash flow, organizational effectiveness, and sustainable operating practices.

This is a hands‑on transformation role requiring strong financial acumen, structured problem solving, program leadership, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.

• Lead transformation, restructuring, and turnaround initiatives within portfolio firms.

• Diagnose root causes of financial and operational underperformance through P&L analysis, operational data, and leadership engagement.

• Develop actionable transformation plans with clear initiatives, owners, milestones, financial targets, and expected benefits.

• Drive implementation from initial diagnostic through execution, benefit realization, and sustained adoption.

• Identify opportunities to improve EBITDA, margins, realization, utilization, staffing leverage, working capital, and cost structure.

• Build and manage integrated workplans, work streams, milestones, dependencies, risks, and executive reporting.

• Partner closely with Managing Partners, COOs, Regional Leadership, and functional leaders to build alignment and accountability.

• Lead organizational design, right‑sizing, process improvement, technology implementation, workforce planning, and operating model initiatives as needed.

• Track realized financial benefits against the transformation business case and intervene when initiatives fall behind.

• Establish operating routines, controls, and performance measures that sustain improvements after an engagement concludes.

• 8+ years of experience spanning restructuring, performance improvement, transaction advisory, transformation, or operations leadership.

• Demonstrated experience leading business transformations or turnarounds that produced measurable EBITDA, margin, or working‑capital improvement.

• Strong financial acumen and fluency in P&L analysis and operational…