Senior Manager, Finance Transformation, Expense & Operational Finance

Overview

This role is a senior finance leadership position focused on operational excellence and finance transformation. You will help shape the future of finance operations by leading core functions including Accounts Payable, expense operations, process optimization, finance systems transformation, and data-driven decision support.

You will partner with executive leadership and operational business owners on initiatives designed to improve efficiency, strengthen controls, enhance visibility, and deliver measurable business value.

Location

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead modern finance operations with a focus on scalability, service excellence, and strong financial controls.
• Oversee day-to-day operational finance functions, including Accounts Payable and key elements of expense management.
• Ensure accuracy, timeliness, compliance, and a strong control environment across transactional finance processes.
• Establish, monitor, and continuously improve service levels, KPIs, and operational performance metrics.
• Identify and resolve process bottlenecks, control gaps, and inefficiencies that affect service delivery and business outcomes.
• Drive process improvement, standardization, and continuous optimization across finance operations.
• Lead process reengineering efforts that reduce cycle times, improve quality, and create more efficient end-to-end workflows.
• Standardize policies, procedures, and operational workflows across teams, functions, and geographies.
• Implement automation and streamline manual processes to improve productivity, scalability, and user experience.
• Partner with stakeholders to elevate service delivery, strengthen operating discipline, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with FP&A and business leaders to strengthen insight, planning, and decision support.
• Collaborate with FP&A to support budgeting, forecasting, expense management, and financial planning activities.
• Translate operational drivers into financial insights, recommendations, and business cases that inform decision-making.
• Analyze cost drivers, headcount trends, vendor spend, and operating metrics to identify optimization opportunities.
• Improve visibility into financial performance through enhanced reporting, dashboards, and actionable analytics.
• Lead targeted finance transformation initiatives from strategy through execution.
• Own and execute finance transformation initiatives with practical, measurable outcomes and sustainable business value.
• Lead RFP processes for finance systems, tools, and service providers, including requirements gathering, vendor evaluation, scoring, recommendation development, and executive presentations.
• Oversee end-to-end implementation of new tools, systems, and workflows, ensuring delivery against scope, timeline, budget, and business requirements.
• Manage external vendors and implementation partners to drive accountability, execution quality, and alignment to transformation goals.
• Support development of scalable operating models, including shared services, centralized support structures, and global process alignment.
• Drive change adoption across teams by building readiness, communication, and engagement around new processes and technologies.
• Advance technology, analytics, and data enablement across the finance organization.
• Partner with IT and Finance teams to implement and enhance finance systems, reporting tools, and digital workflows.
• Help define and maintain a finance operations technology roadmap aligned to business priorities, transformation objectives, and future scalability.
• Leverage analytics, reporting, and data insights to improve decision-making, transparency, and operational performance.
• Support introduction of automation, AI-enabled tools, and modern finance capabilities where they create clear operational benefit.
• Build trusted partnerships across Finance, Operations, and executive leadership.
• Act as a strategic finance partner to operational leaders, business owners, and executive stakeholders.
• Provide proactive insights that support cost management, investment prioritization, budgeting decisions, and operational planning.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Procurement, IT, HR, and other business teams to align priorities and deliver enterprise-wide improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a 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.
• Experience leading large-scale initiatives, cross-functional programs, process improvement efforts, systems implementations, and stakeholder-facing transformation work.
• Strong operational finance and finance transformation experience with the ability to influence across functions and levels.
• Strategic mindset and strong execution discipline.
• Track record improving finance operations through process redesign, automation, systems implementation, analytics, and change management.
• Executive presence, excellent communication skills, and strong business partnership capabilities.
• Ability to translate complexity into clear actions and measurable outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business Administration or related field.
• 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.
• Collaborative people leadership experience, with a focus on developing talent and embracing innovation.

Compensation & Benefits

• The firm’s expected hiring range for this position is $149,276 - $237,355 per year depending on the candidate’s geographic market location.
• Benefits include medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k).
• Compensation offered for employment will also depend on other factors including experience, skills, educational and professional background, and overall qualifications.

Work Environment & Essential Job Expectations

• Hybrid work arrangement may be available (remote and in-office), with the requirement determined in coordination with the hiring manager or supervisor and may be modified in the firm’s discretion in the future.
• Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties.
• Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence efficiently and responsively.
• Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product.
• Meet deadlines and expectations and perform work duties as required.
• Foster positive work relationships.
• Comply with all firm policies and practices.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, including working at a computer for extended periods, participating in digital/virtual conference calls, and participating in meetings as needed.
• Perform other duties, tasks, or projects as assigned.

Physical Demands

• Sedentary work: exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

Additional Information

• Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request to permit individuals with a disability to perform essential functions and responsibilities or to participate in the job selection process.
• Agency applications will not be considered.
• No immigration sponsorship is available for this position.
• Applicants must apply directly online instead of sending application materials via email.
• This job description provides a concise statement of work elements and is not intended to describe all duties that may be performed; duties and requirements may be modified at the organization’s discretion. Employment is at-will.
• Equal Opportunity Employer statement applies without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.