Associate Director - Finance Transformation (Private Equity)
Accounting & Finance
By joining our rapidly growing Business Transformation practice (and working closely with our Private Equity practice) you will serve as a trusted partner to our premiere PE-backed clients. You’ll bring your first-hand experience, unique perspectives, and functional knowledge to deliver tailored integrated solutions that help our PE-backed clients solve today's challenges and drive value creation. As an Associate Director, you will be responsible for a mix of client delivery, leading teams and developing junior team members, and participating in business development activities. If you enjoy business transformation and driving value creation in the fast-paced world of Private Equity, this is a unique opportunity to become part of our growing and collaborative team!
What you'll do
Serve clients within the “Office of the CFO” at private equity portfolio companies, creating a diagnostic framework and enhancing the effectiveness of the finance function.
Oversee multi-faceted projects across finance and accounting process lifecycles from current state evaluation, gap analysis, requirements gathering, future state design, and remediation execution across people (organizational design/assessment/training), process, technology (financial systems) and data architecture; interacting directly with Portfolio Company CFOs and Controllers, Operating Partners, Portfolio Support teams, Deal Teams, and our Private Equity practice
Identify and address obstacles within Finance and Accounting, delivering end-to-end transformation in the Office of the CFO, encompassing strategy, process, people, data, and technology
Lead client engagements, facilitate workshops, and build roadmaps of prioritized strategic initiatives to accelerate time to value
Execute engagements utilizing agile principles – scrums, sprints, kanban, etc.
Assist portfolio companies with executing scalable ‘buy-and-build’ strategies by developing and implementing repeatable integration playbooks
Conduct thorough reviews of clients' current finance and counting processes and defining future state through process optimization, technology enablement and organizational build/enhancement
Leverage expertise in leading business processes (e.g., Procure-to-Pay, Opportunity-to-Cash, Record-to-Report including Financial Planning/Analysis and Close, Recruit-to-Hire-to-Retire and Master Data Management ) and cross-functional dependencies to implement best practices and provide value-added insights
Utilize knowledge of finance tools, automation, data analytics, and cutting-edge solutions to meet client needs
Support Business Transformation projects, including system strategy, process improvement, operational performance enhancement, change management, program management, data analytics, stakeholder management, and business analysis
Effectively transition solutions back to private equity portfolio companies.
Develop and maintain relationships with portfolio company representatives and Private Equity sponsors, collaborating with CrossCountry team members to scope, clarify, and deliver excellent client service.
Create thought leadership on art of the possible and future ready principles for transformation
Seek opportunities to integrate additional solutions and service lines into clients to deliver full-scale transformation services aligned with client needs
Play an active role in talent acquisition, including interviewing, hiring, and retaining top-tier professionals who embody our core values
Serve as a coach and mentor to team members, fostering their professional growth and development
Actively participate in business development opportunities and market a full range of services to prospective clients including using existing relationships to generate new opportunities
What You'll Bring:
Experience delivering to middle-market Private Equity Sponsors and their portfolio companies
Experience leading and solving end-to-end transformation services (people, process, technology)
Extensive experience in working with transactions and related integration activities
Experience selling to and delivering for senior executive client leaders (e.g., Operating Partners, Portfolio Support Teams, CFO, Controller)
Experience delivering in high pace environments with competing priorities and multiple key stakeholders
Experience conversing with the Controllership/Accounting and FP&A teams, including fluent knowledge of the main elements and drivers of revenue recognition, income statements, balance sheet, statement of cash flow, budgets and forecasts.
Knowledge of end-to-end Office of CFO (FP&A, Accounting, etc.)
Experience with agile methodologies
Advanced expertise of Microsoft Excel (e.g., macros, pivot tables, etc.) and PowerPoint
Knowledge of financial systems and data analytics and related tools (e.g., Salesforce, NetSuite, Intacct, Dynamics, Adaptive, Coupa, OneStream, Floqast, Blackline, Tableau, Alteryx, SQL) a plus
Experience mentoring and developing junior team members and helping project teams resolve issues
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related area of study from an accredited university
9+ years’ experience working in a client-facing role at a public accounting firm or equivalent consulting firm
Industry experience within the OCFO a plus
MBA, CPA, CFA, CSM a plus
Willingness to travel up to 40%; travel varies based on client preference