Finance Transformation Manager

About the role

The Finance Transformation Project Manager will oversee and manage global projects for the Accounting & Reporting organization, ensuring they are successfully completed on time, within scope, and within budget. This role requires a strong understanding of finance processes, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Lead and manage Accounting & Reporting projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with company goals and strategies.
• Serve as a process improvement manager for the Finance Analytics Transformation initiative, developing short and long-term solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability across reporting and analytics.
• Coordinate with Accounting & Reporting teams and other Finance, IT, Operations, Product, Engineering, and other departments to gather requirements, define project objectives, and ensure successful project design, planning, and execution.
• Identify and manage project risks and issues, developing mitigation strategies as needed.
• Bring a consultative approach to develop root cause and impact analysis, and drive execution of key performance metrics to measure the impact of implemented process changes.
• Facilitate faster adoption of system solutions by partnering with the Finace and Accounting teams leveraging iterative/agile approaches for build, test and deployment. Maintain project cadence by delivering/overseeing the delivery of project plans, analysis, deliverables, trackers, and other key documents.
• Develop project charters and project governance models to prioritize and resolve issues.
• Focus on accounting systems implementation and facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT) efforts, ensuring that developed and implemented solutions meet user expectations and business requirements.
• Leverage technology to improve processes, including the incorporation of automation, and measure improvements for data-driven accountability.
• Prepare Accounting process flows, and process improvements.
• Design/facilitate training sessions and contribute to planning and coordination for Transformation Leadership Team Meetings and project gatherings.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2 set days a week.

As the Project Manager - Finance Transformation you will report to the VP of Finance. This is a 6 Month contract position and is based in our Culver City office.

About You

• • 8+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • Experience in FP&A, Accounting, or Finance Operations
  • Strong understanding of finance and accounting principles.
  • Experience working with BI tools (PowerBI, Tableau, Looker) in a Finance capacity is preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to improve current state practices, own end-to-end processes, and map and optimize existing processes.
  • Proficiency in project management software and tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Asana, Trello).
  • Experience with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle) 
  • High technological aptitude: advanced Excel proficiency; experience with SQL, R, Python, VBA, SAP BPC, SAC, Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, etc. is a plus.
  • Entertainment or media experience is a plus.
  • Consulting experience is a plus

About the Team

The Accounting and Reporting organization consists of Global Business Services, Technical Accounting & Compliance, and Global Accounting; and collaborates with  FP&A, Data Insights, Procurement, Strategy, IT, Product, Engineering, etc. This role will be a key voice for accounting functions when partnering across Crunchyroll’s global businesses, spanning Streaming services, eCommerce, video games, theatrical releases, consumer products, publishing, live events, and more. 

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