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As a Finance Operations Business Partner, the candidate will work with customer-centric, entrepreneurial and cross-functional teams to drive financial results, scalable Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable processes and continuous improvement initiatives. The candidate demonstrates Ownership, long-term thinking and holds self, stakeholders and partner teams to high standards of accountability to prevent process defects. The candidate communicates to influence without authority, and drives quality results to simplify lives for internal and external customers. The primary audience for this role is Executive / Senior leaders in Business Operations, Finance, Transportation Execution, Technology and other groups such as Legal, Accounting and Tax. The role requires speed of execution, calculated risk-taking, willingness to experiment, ability to perform quality root-cause analysis, resolve blockers for new launches and improvement programs. Influence senior stakeholders to align on goals which may be outside of their immediate scope, but necessary for operational efficiency, vendor/customer experience and accurate Financial Reporting. The role will require collaborative problem solving skills, manage multiple, parallel high visibility priorities, and has the ability to dive-deep and stay connected to details regularly. Formulate customer-centric goals by working backwards from customers and not be limited by current process capability. Define programs to crystallize goals into incremental progressive actions, schedule and achieve implementation milestones, develop processes, and relevant process documentation. Own financial reporting for related business area; understand input drivers and validate integrity of the reporting. When stakeholders are faced with difficult business problems, the candidate fosters constructive dialogues, harmonizes conflicting views, and Earns Trust of stakeholders. Communicate new programs, updates, changes to policies, and processes to leaders, employees, and cross functional organizations and prevent adverse surprises due to delayed or missed communication. Alignment with stakeholders, partner teams and internal customers in regards to change management is essential for the role. 8+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience 8+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience 6+ years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience 6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience 6+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience 6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience Bachelors degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelors degree 6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience 6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience MBA, or CPA Knowledge of SQL/ETL
