Manager, Automation Finance

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related
• 5+ years of experience in finance, accounting, automation related disciplines
• 3+ years of people leadership experience
• Experience leading automation, process redesign, or process improvement initiatives.
• Strong project management and resource planning experience.
• Strong financial, analytical, and problem solving skills.
• Ability to bridge technical concepts with Finance and Accounting needs.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Alteryx, Power BI, Microsoft Azure, or Power Platform experience.
• AI or GenAI exposure, including Copilot or Gemini.
• Finance transformation or intelligent automation experience.
• Experience supporting Accounts Receivable, Payroll, or Shared Services.
• Experience implementing new analytics or automation technologies.
• Large enterprise or Fortune 500 experience.

Job Description

One of our large customers is seeking a Manager, Finance Automation to lead a six-person analytics and automation team supporting its accounting organization.

This leader will partner with Accounting and Finance stakeholders to identify business needs, evaluate automation and process improvement opportunities, recommend the right tools, and drive projects from planning through implementation. The role requires someone who can bridge Finance and technology, lead a mixed technical and accounting focused team, and bring greater structure, urgency, and accountability to project delivery through automation.

The team currently supports initiatives across areas such as Accounts Receivable and Payroll, with the goal of improving processes and transitioning completed solutions back to the business.

• Lead, coach, and develop a six person analytics and automation team.
• Partner with Accounting teams to identify automation and process improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate business requests, uncover the true need, and determine the right process, tool, or automation solution.
• Develop project plans, prioritize work, allocate resources, and drive multiple initiatives to completion.
• Conduct root cause analysis and recommend improvements across people, processes, and technology.
• Translate between Accounting stakeholders and technical team members. The ability to understand both worlds is important.
• Evaluate new tools based on business value, risk, scalability, and adoption.
• Promote the team’s capabilities and identify new opportunities across the Accounting organization.