Partner - Business Transformation (Private Equity Finance Transformation)

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With advisory solutions spanning accounting and risk, technology-enabled transformation, and transactions, we partner with our clients to solve today’s challenges and deliver present and future value.

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.

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Partner - Finance Operations Transformation

Location : Washington DC Metro, New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco

By joining our rapidly growing Business Transformation practice you will serve as a trusted partner to our Private Equity clients.

You’ll bring your first-hand experience, unique perspectives, and functional knowledge to deliver tailored integrated solutions that help our clients solve today's challenges and set the foundation for future success.

As a Director at CrossCountry Consulting you will be responsible for a mix of client delivery, business development, leading teams and developing junior team members, as well as serving as a member of CrossCountry’s leadership team.

What You’ll Do :

As a key leader in our Business Transformation practice you will lead finance transformation and operational improvement initiatives at clients in PE-backed Portfolio Companies, cultivate client relationships, develop thought leadership, and execute the go-to-market strategy of the firm.

You will use process and technology capabilities, internal control design experience and operational knowledge to provide program / project management expertise to support our clients through designing and implementing complex finance / accounting change initiatives.

Client Delivery

• Provide leadership over client finance and / or accounting functions to include : accounting and operational process improvements, redesign and integration of financial systems, improving financial close management, system strategy / selection.
• Design, enhance and advise on best practices for accounting processes and controls across different functional areas including order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, record-to-report, financial reporting and FP&A.
• Provide guidance developing target operating models and assist managing change accordingly.
• Assist clients navigating complex corporate transactions (e.g., acquisition integrations, divestitures / carve-outs, public company readiness, etc.).
• Identify pain points and improvements in key process areas, including controls, and support efforts to implement solutions.
• Improve processes and controls by way of optimization and / or automation.
• Expertise across the complete lifecycle of projects, from concept through execution and ongoing operations.
• Assist with system and people integrations and identifying efficiencies between the client’s accounting systems and other tools.

Leadership

• Account Management : maintain strong relationships, understand clients’ business, and ensure quality of deliverables and satisfaction on engagements.
• Coaching and Development : provide coaching and training for team leveraging their skills and the firm’s people first culture.
• Recruiting and Retention : actively attract, interview, hire and retain top talent.
• Thought Leadership : share technical expertise including case studies, white papers, learning materials, panel participation.
• Business Development : pursue prospective clients including using existing relationships to generate new opportunities, foster culture of growth and BD mindset, act as a thought leader in the market, provide client delivery or sector expertise in pursuits.

What You’ll Bring :

• 15+ years of relevant experience working at Private Equity backed or pre-IPO companies including prior experience as a controller or equivalent in technology, consumer products, and / or life sciences.
• Expertise in the following areas but not limited to : finance transformation, system implementation, operations improvement, business process improvement, acquisition and divestiture implementation in the commercial industry.
• Prior experience in professional services (public accounting or advisory firm).
• Experience with Finance Operating Model design, Close Management, Financial Reporting, Integrations, IPO readiness, and Internal Controls.
• ERP system experience in Workday, Oracle, SAP, Netsuite or Intacct.
• Experience with technologies used in the CFO suite- ERP systems (ex. Workday, Oracle, SAP, Netsuite, Intacct) and other systems used to manage FP&A, Close Automation, P2P, and Consolidation.
• Proven leader who fosters an environment of collaboration and excellence.

Education :

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or other technical discipline.
• CPA, CISA, CFE, CPA, PMP.

Benefits Summary

The CrossCountry total rewards package includes comprehensive healthcare options, including medical, dental, and vision coverage;

flexible spending accounts; and a 401(k) with company matching. Additionally, employees can take advantage of generous parental and maternity leave policies, technology stipends, and wellness reimbursement programs, all designed to support both professional growth and personal well-being.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

CrossCountry provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and believes that respect and fair treatment are critical to creating a productive, diverse, and inclusive workplace.

As an equal opportunity employer, CrossCountry is fully committed to comply with all federal, state, and local laws and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, pregnancy, genetics, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy also complies with pay transparency and labor laws and applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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