Director/ Account to Report Global Process Owner
Apply NowCompany: Avani Technology Solutions, Inc.
Location: Broomfield, CO 80020
Description:
Role: Director, Account to Report Global Process Owner
Location: Broomfield CO
Duration: 6 + months
Responsibilities:
Required skills:
Location: Broomfield CO
Duration: 6 + months
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for all facets of the account to report processes. This responsibility spans across geographies and legal entities.
- Defines the strategic end-state that improves the speed of the Close process; enhances control and governance of the process; increases transparency of the process; improves the consistency and reliability of data generated in the process; and incorporates changes in regulatory standards into the process in an efficient and effective manner.
- Identifies and leverages the uses of technology that increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the account to report process and ensures the adoption of these technologies by the organization.
- Leads the multi-year effort to transform the company's account to report processes toward "best in class" performance.
- Analyzes the current account to report processes for various geographies and legal entities including the underlying activities, policies, infrastructure, control and governance mechanisms and technologies utilized to assess areas of improvement and priorities the roadmap.
- Partners with IT resources and external vendors to ensure the account to report processes are supported by appropriate, future-oriented technology solutions.
- Provides periodic updates to senior management and the finance transformation sponsors on the status of the account to report transformation efforts and escalate issues as needed.
- Develops an account to report operating model that ensures effective use of resources in the various locations across the globe.
- Develops a change management process that is aligned with the company's transformation methodologies and ensures changes to accounting process standards and related policies incorporated into the company's accounting policies on a timely basis.
- Ensures execution of appropriate controls supported by documented policies and procedures across the relevant groups.
- Supports a culture of self-assessment and continuous improvement to ensure ongoing improvement in the effectiveness and efficiency of the account to report processes.
- Monitors the impacts of account to report process changes and their impacts on governance and controls and ensures appropriate assessment and communication of governance and control impacts to process owners and other internal stakeholders, specifically the company's internal audit, Sarbanes-Oxley and controllership functions.
Required skills:
- Broad training in a related field usually acquired through college.
- 10+ year(s) including in accounting, accounting compliance or audit/advisory roles with a multinational, accounting/audit or advisory/consulting firm.
- Strong understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley and COSO controls framework.
- Strong knowledge of accounting and associated processes. CPA preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in process re-engineering, program management and technology implementation.
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize varied viewpoints to identify an optimal solution and develop a coherent plan or vision.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and drive execution at all levels of the organization on a global basis.
- Demonstrated leadership, analytical, influencing and managerial skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead large global cross-functional projects and act as a change agent.
- Experience in process architecture, process change, and change management ideally gained in other organizations which have executed transformation initiatives.
- Knowledge of, and experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining processes organization wide.
- Action-oriented: ability to turn strategic visions into executable tactics effectively and do what is needed to deliver results.