Director of Finance Transformation
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business, Finance, Operations, Management, or related field.
- Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 10 to 15+ years).
- 10+ years of proven leadership experience.
- Experience operating in a regulated environment where complex technical or scientific work is executed preferred.
- Experience consulting with accounting, financial, operational, technology and other management personnel to improve their businesses.
- Experience with operational process reviews and basic internal control requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently to gather facts, organize data, analyze financial statements and other financial data to identify relevant issues and support findings.
- Demonstrated track record of setting goals, communicating plans, monitoring progress, and achieving results in a high-performing team environment.
- Strong business acumen and intellectual curiosity.
- Proven ability to manage a large and dispersed team of employees.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Excellent decision making and judgment skills founded in financial research and analysis.
- Strong organizational agility and demonstrated drive for results.
- Demonstrated strategic and tactical planning skills.
- Proven track record of success facilitating progressive organizational change and development within a growing organization.
- Strategic and creative thinking; distinguished written and oral communications skills.
- The experience and presence to be impactful at the most senior levels of an organization.
- Proven capability of exceptional influencing and negotiating skills to establish credibility and trust.
- Expertise in networking and building effective relationships internally and externally
- Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
- Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.
- Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
- Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.
- Will require travel to other PPD offices for meetings (~10-20%)