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The Weaver Experience

Weaver is a full-service national accounting, advisory and consulting firm with opportunities for professionals in many different fields. We seek to bring a human element to the world of accounting, which includes creating a diverse, collaborative, and entrepreneurial workplace culture. Our leaders truly care about the well-being of all our employees and encourage them to pursue their ambitions.

While our business is based in numbers, our success is truly based on people. It’s why we commit to supporting our people not just in their professional growth, but also in their ability to lead balanced, integrated lives. At the foundation of that commitment are our core values. Weaver’s core values were created specifically to empower our people to deliver extraordinary service and be their best selves. Our goal is to balance high development with high performance in order to meet the long-term goals of each individual, team, and our firm.

Learn more about our services, industry experience and culture at weaver.com.

Position Profile

The Finance & Accounting Transformation Director leads complex, multiworkstream programs that modernize and optimize finance organizations. This role is responsible for defining and executing transformation strategies that improve finance operating models, processes, systems, data, and controls to increase efficiency, strengthen governance, and enhance decision support. The Director oversees endtoend transformation planning and execution (program governance, business case/value tracking, process redesign, technology enablement, and change management) to deliver measurable and sustainable outcomes.

The role requires strong executive engagement (CFO/Controller), crossfunctional leadership (Finance, IT, HR, Procurement, Sales Operations), and the ability to deliver outcomes in complex, deadlinedriven environments.

Client Leadership & Engagement Delivery

• Lead endtoend finance and accounting transformation programs, including diagnostic assessment, targetstate design, business case development, detailed planning, execution, and ongoing governance.
• Maintain strong client relationships, serving as a strategic advisor on finance transformation priorities, risks, and value realization (cost, productivity, controls, and decision support).
• Ensure all transformation workstreams operate within scope, timeline, and budget, with clear deliverables, dependencies, and quality standards.
• Oversee development of highquality deliverables, executive readouts, transformation roadmaps, operating model documentation, and decision frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with firm policies, methodologies, and professional standards.

Transformation Program Management & Governance

• Establish transformation governance structures (PMO), including workstream charters, executive steering routines, decision forums, and risk/issue management.
• Develop and manage integrated program plans, value cases (cost/productivity), communication plans, and key milestones (e.g., design, build, test, deploy, stabilize).
• Facilitate alignment across Finance (Controllership, FP&A, Treasury, Tax) and enabling functions (IT, HR, Procurement, Sales Ops) to deliver endtoend process and data improvements.
• Track and report transformation performance, value realization, schedule/risks, and decisions requiring executive resolution; define KPIs for close, working capital, and process cycle times.

Finance Process, Operating Model & Technology Enablement

• Drive finance operating model initiatives including shared services/GBS, process standardization, role clarity, and service level definition.
• Lead finance leaders through currentstate assessments and futurestate design across RecordtoReport, ProcuretoPay, OrdertoCash, Financial Planning & Analysis, Grants Management, ERP Optimization and management reporting.
• Apply change management methodologies to support adoption of new processes, policies, controls, compliance, and enabling technology (ERP/EPM, close automation, workflow, analytics).
• Identify opportunities for close acceleration, working capital improvement, cost reduction, and control enhancement; develop and execute continuous improvement roadmaps.

Business Development & Market Growth

• Identify and pursue finance and accounting transformation opportunities with new and existing clients.
• Develop proposals, pricing models, statements of work, and transformation playbooks (process, operating model, technology enablement, data, and controls).
• Represent the firm in presentations, conferences, and industry events to expand market presence.
• Develop marketing content and thought leadership related to finance transformation, controllership excellence, close modernization, and value creation.

Team Leadership & People Development

• Build and lead crossfunctional project teams across multiple clients and industries.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and technical expertise to consultants and managers.
• Foster a collaborative, highperformance culture within engagement teams.
• Support recruiting and onboarding for talent aligned to finance transformation services.

Risk & Compliance

• Identify risks across transformation initiatives and develop mitigation strategies.
• Ensure adherence to professional, regulatory, and ethical standards.
• Maintain strict confidentiality regarding client and firm information.

To be successful in this role, the following qualifications are required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Finance, or other relevant field

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Project Management Professional (PMP), or equivalent license or credential 

• 15+ years in finance and accounting transformation, controllership, FP&A, or major enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Experience in industries such as technology, healthcare, energy, financial services, manufacturing, or consumer goods.
• Demonstrated success leading finance transformation programs, including value case development, KPI definition, and crossfunctional governance.
• Strong leadership, clientfacing communication, and executivelevel presentation skills.
• Expertise in finance operating model design, process improvement (RTR/P2P/O2C), internal controls (SOX/ICFR/Yellow Book), and organizational change management.
• Proficiency with Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and other project management tools.

Compensation and Benefits: At Weaver, our most valuable resources is our people. We take the time to evaluate our employees' wants and needs and invest our resources accordingly. A reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this position is $175,000 to $225,000. Actual compensation will be based on a variety of factors including but not limited to experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. In addition to compensation packages, Weaver offers competitive health benefits, such as medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan.  Further, we support our employees by offering flexible scheduled time off (STO), minimum of 56 hours of sick and safe leave, 11 holidays, and 2 scheduled recharge days! Learn more here - Weaver benefits. 

We also offer in-house CPE and learning opportunities through our internal Learning & Development department. Our multi-faceted internal learning program including technical improvement, practice development, management/leadership training, and whole-life growth. Our goal is to balance both high development with high performance to meet the long-term goals of each individual, team, and our firm.

WeaverLEAD We are committed to investing in the strength of our team. That is why we have created an internal leadership coaching program to train leaders to support other leaders at every level of the organization. The goal of WeaverLEAD is to inspire the growth and development of our leaders by:

Leaning into the experience of exploring new ideas for each individual’s growth as a leader. 

Engaging the coaching mindset at work with new ways of thinking about challenges and opportunities. 

Adapting to the transformation that takes place as a result of participating in the program. 

Developing yourself and others with coaching competencies to create a firm-wide culture of coaching.  

People are our formula! At Weaver, we recognize that everyone brings different strengths, backgrounds, and working styles to our team. We cultivate a safe and inclusive work environment that celebrates each individual’s unique qualities through visibility, progression, advocacy, and support. We are proudly an equal opportunity employer.

What’s next? Interested applicants should apply directly to the job posting. You may apply to multiple roles. Be sure to upload your most recent resume and ensure that it is attached to your application. By registering, you are only activating an account and creating a presence. Please apply directly to a position of interest. You will receive a confirmation email after completing an application for a role. After reviewing your application, a friendly Weaver Recruiter will contact you soon and walk you through the hiring process. Thank you for exploring a career with us. We look forward to meeting you!  

Currently, we are not accepting resume submissions from third-party staffing agencies for this role. This role is Employee Referral Program eligible.