Digital Controllership - Manager

This role focuses on modernizing finance functions for clients by implementing and optimizing digital core technologies, designing data models, and leveraging data analytics. While it mentions deploying automation and machine learning solutions, the core craft is in finance transformation and ERP implementation, not AI/ML model development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Identify core business challenges and manage day-to-day client and internal relationships.
  2. Apply specialized accounting, regulatory, and cost accounting standards across a variety of industry domains.
  3. Design and develop accounting data models and rules engines for high-quality, accessible financial information.
  4. Define requirements, design prototypes, conduct testing, and facilitate training and support for digital finance solutions.
  5. Contribute innovative ideas that challenge conventional approaches, embracing new digital technologies.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Technology, Business, Math/Engineering)
  • 6+ years of direct technical or advisory experience in:
  • Hands-on experience implementing, optimizing, or administrating financial and data applications/platforms, including but not limited to:
  • Proven experience managing full lifecycle implementations:
  • Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Experience in project requirements gathering, definition, and business process mapping
  • Demonstrated direct people management experience, supervising and managing team operations
  • Demonstrated success managing multiple priorities and deadlines in fast-paced, dynamic environments
  • Ability to travel up to 50% as required by client/project needs

Nice to have

  • Excellent communication, presentation, and technical writing skills
  • Strong client service orientation
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication
  • Energetic, self-motivated, and results-driven attitude
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguous or dynamic settings
  • Effective decision-making and sound judgment
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
  • Master's degree in Business, Information Systems, Accounting, or Finance
  • Professional certification, such as CPA, CIA, CFA, CA, CCA, CMA, CAIA, or FRM (or active pursuit of one)
  • Knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, SEC regulations, cost/profitability analysis
  • Experience with advanced analytics or programming, including but not limited to:
  • Experience in configuration and implementation of finance/accounting software applications
  • Project management experience using formal methodologies
  • Project experience in root cause analysis, financial modeling, value mapping
  • Workstream leadership experience in finance functional areas (Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash)
  • History of supporting training and talent development
  • Proposal and business development experience

What the JD emphasized

  • Deploy automation, cognitive, and machine learning solutions to enhance client business performance.