Director, Finance Transformation

Redwood

Country: United States of America

Location: USA Home Office

Time Type: Full time

Posted On: November 18, 2024

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OUR MISSION

At Redwood Software we unleash human potential. We empower our customers with lights-out automation for their mission-critical business processes.

Redwood Software is the leader in full stack automation for mission-critical business processes. With the first SaaS-based composable automation platform specifically built for ERP, we believe in the transformative power of automation. Our unparalleled solutions empower organizations to orchestrate, manage and monitor their workflows across any application, service, or server – in the cloud or on premise – with confidence and control.

CORE VALUES

One Team. One Redwood

Make Your Own Weather

Obsess over Customer Success

Work the Problem

Be Curious

Own the Outcome

Respect Each Other

YOUR IMPACT 

As the Director, Finance Transformation, you will be responsible for developing and executing a strategic roadmap that aligns with our global vision and goals while leading the change management to drive a cultural shift that fosters innovation and collaboration. You will build and manage collaborative working relationships across finance and business functions and leverage your expertise and network to influence decisions. You will seek out different ways to use current and relevant technological advances to enhance our process and tools.  This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about leading change and driving growth in a dynamic and competitive environment.

Transformation 

  • Influence innovation by collaborating with internal cross-functional finance and business teams to drive transformation roadmaps

  • Partner with CEO, CFO and Executive team to give direction on identifying key strategic initiatives 

  • Define success factors, own governance, and delivery 

  •  Efficiently lead, monitor, and report on multiple concurrent workstreams which will include achieving project milestones, identifying synergies, achieving cost savings, and managing one-time costs

  • Be a change catalyst capable of aligning strategy, people, process, and technology

  • Perform assessments to develop insights and action plans to achieve best-in-class performance

  • Use intellectual agility and superior written and verbal communication to develop presentations, facilitate discussions, and simplify and clearly communicate complex concepts

M&A

  • Lead post-close integration efforts, ensuring smooth transitions and successful alignment of acquired businesses with our organization Lead development of acquisition key tracking metrics aligned with transaction value drivers and synergy plan to drive performance management 

  • Lead the refinement of integration playbooks that incorporate prior experience and industry best practices across all key workstreams

  • Establish program governance and drive day-to-day integration execution management including development of integration plans, coaching cross-functional teams, managing weekly integration team meetings, and driving proactive issue resolution 

  • Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams 

  • Ownership of successful translation partnering with CEO/CFO and our Private Equity firm stakeholders 

  • Create roadmap for transaction readiness

  • Define end state, baseline, current status, align on next steps leading up to the next transaction

  • Assist in the development and deployment of the strategic operating model

  • Partner with all functions and leaders to drive readiness and address gaps 

  • Identify and evaluate matters that potentially impact enterprise value  

  • Develop leadership presentations and provide monthly Readout to CEO and Executive team 

YOUR EXPERIENCE

  • 7 - 10 years of experience in project management or business process management

  • Experience in the Tech industry, including software, SaaS, managed services offerings and/or subscription-based business models and solutions go-to-market

  • Six Sigma certification is highly desired

  • M&A transaction experience, including experience leading integration efforts

  • Experience as a project leader for a management consulting company preferred

  • Proven record of accomplishment of functioning as a trusted advisor to C-level executives Able to build and sustain strong relationships and credibility with key executives, managers, and individual contributors to form effective partnerships Independent and self-motivated, able to initiate and manage multiple projects without supervision

  • Resilient and adaptable, can cope with high stress and fast-paced environment

  • Strategic thinking skills with a results-oriented, consultant mindset that is adept in communicating complex ideas and strategies to a variety of audiences

  • Demonstrated ability of driving change and transformation and experience in large scale project execution

  •  Deep experience in business case development, organization design, operating model design and span of control principles

  • Project management experience, ability to structure and manage project work independently and own the work you do

If you like growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

THE LEGAL BIT

Redwood is an equal opportunity employer. Redwood prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), sexual orientation, pregnancy or any other consideration made unlawful by regional or local laws. We also prohibit discrimination based on a perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful and will have a zero tolerance policy applied to it.
 

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