Senior Director of Accounts Receivable & Finance Operations

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Senior Director of Accounts Receivable & Finance Operations

The Senior Director of Accounts Receivable & Finance Operations leads the full order to cash cycle and all operational finance functions, shaping financial strategy, protecting cash flow, and ensuring strong internal controls. This role oversees the Accounts Receivable and Finance Operations teams, driving cross functional alignment, operational excellence, and disciplined execution. As a key partner to executive leadership, the Senior Director provides financial insight, guides planning, and ensures adherence to budget and governance standards.

A core responsibility is championing a Lean culture embedding Standard Work, continuous improvement, and waste reduction practices to enhance efficiency, flow, and customer experience.

• Develop and execute long‑range financial and operational strategies that support goals across Accounts Receivable and Finance Operations.
• Serve as a senior advisor to executive leadership, providing insights on cash flow, financial risk, operational performance, and opportunities for Lean transformation.

• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for SRS operations and enterprise finance functions.
• Review and approve financial planning recommendations, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, fiscal discipline, and Lean efficiency principles.

• Lead the full order‑to‑cash cycle at a strategic level, including credit, billing, collections, cash application, and dispute resolution.
• Establish policies, systems, and controls that protect cash flow, reduce financial risk, and improve customer payment performance.
• Sponsor modernization initiatives, including automation, workflow redesign, and Lean process improvements.

• Drive continuous improvement in inventory management, cost control, and profitability.
• Implement scalable processes and systems that support operational excellence and financial accuracy.

• Collaborate with leadership, operations, sales, legal, Azenta Business Systems (ABS), and corporate finance to support growth initiatives and optimize resource allocation.
• Ensure alignment between financial strategy and operational execution across all business units.

• Ensure adherence to financial policies, internal controls, audit requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Strengthen governance frameworks to minimize risk and ensure financial integrity while improving process flow and reducing non‑value‑added work.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing finance and AR organization.
• Build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and Lean leadership.
• Ensure clear succession planning, professional development pathways, and capability building in Lean tools and methodologies.

• Build and model a culture of teamwork and employee value, where questioning and constructive challenge are the standard to foster openness and candid dialogue.
• Encourage accountability and responsibility that enables others to act with integrity.
• Build effective working relationships across groups with customer focus at the center of all actions; exemplify “one team; one company.”
• Promote partnership and communication within the department and across the organization.

• Set and clearly articulate a compelling vision that inspires customer focus.
• Develop bold strategic plans and drive achievement by crafting pragmatic solutions to implement them.
• Recognize opportunities and challenges and modify strategy accordingly.
• Move easily between addressing current needs and planning for the future with informed insight.
• Consider customer needs as well as economic forces and trends in making sound business decisions.

• Adept  insightful questions and link ideas to assess the complexities of the environment and explain them to others in simple terms; help to “map” the terrain so others can navigate the journey.
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