Senior Manager, Finance Transformation, Expense & Operational Finance

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Join a high-impact finance leadership role at the center of operational excellence and transformation. The Senior Manager, Finance Transformation, Expense & Operational Finance is a strategic and hands‑on leader who will help shape the future of finance operations by leading core functions such as Accounts Payable, expense operations, process optimization, finance systems transformation, and data‑driven decision support.

This is more than a traditional finance operations role—it is an opportunity to drive meaningful change, influence how the business scales, and partner directly with executive leadership and operational business owners on initiatives that improve efficiency, strengthen controls, enhance visibility, and deliver measurable business value. The successful candidate will bring expertise across operational finance, procure‑to‑pay, finance transformation, automation, budgeting and forecasting support, and stakeholder partnership.

As part of a growing and established team, this role offers exceptional exposure, advancement potential, and the opportunity to contribute to global transformation efforts. You will join a cohesive, high‑performing group that values collaboration, targeted professional development, and mentorship designed to support long‑term career progression. If you are energized by building scalable finance operations, modernizing processes, and making a visible impact across the enterprise, this is a compelling opportunity to do career‑defining work.

This position can sit in any of our US office locations and offers a hybrid schedule with hours from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM Eastern Time.

• Lead modern finance operations with a focus on scalability, service excellence, and strong financial controls.
• Drive process improvement, standardization, and continuous optimization across finance operations.
• Partner with FP&A and business leaders to strengthen insight, planning, and decision support.
• Lead targeted finance transformation initiatives from strategy through execution.
• Advance technology, analytics, and data enablement across the finance organization.
• Build trusted partnerships across Finance, Operations, and executive leadership.

We are looking for a leader who combines strong operational finance and finance transformation experience with the ability to influence across functions and levels of the organization. The ideal candidate brings a strategic mindset, strong execution discipline, and a track record of improving finance operations through process redesign, automation, systems implementation, analytics, and change management. Success in this role will require executive presence, excellent communication skills, strong business partnership capabilities, and the ability to translate complexity into clear actions and measurable outcomes.

Preferred strengths include expertise in operational finance, Accounts Payable, expense management, procure‑to‑pay processes, FP&A partnership, financial analysis, vendor management, KPI development, process optimization, finance systems, reporting and dashboarding, and leading cross‑functional transformation initiatives in complex organizations. The successful candidate is a collaborative people leader who develops talent, embraces innovation, and thrives in a fast‑paced, evolving environment.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.

• Master’s degree in Business Administration or related field.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in finance transformation, operational finance, FP&A, controllership support, shared services, procure‑to‑pay, or related finance leadership roles, including experience leading large‑scale initiatives, cross‑functional programs, process improvement efforts, systems implementations,…