Lean Process Improvement Specialist

Bobrick Washroom Equipment•North Hollywood, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Bobrick, a global leader in stainless steel commercial washroom accessories with over 100 years of innovation, is seeking a Lean Process Improvement Specialist to modernize its finance department. This role involves implementing continuous improvement culture and processes, reporting directly to the CFO. The specialist will map current financial workflows, identify improvement opportunities, redesign processes using Lean principles, and evaluate/deploy tools, automation, and AI solutions. Key responsibilities include partnering with finance staff to build skills, streamline processes, implement new systems, and establish standard operating procedures. Success will be measured by reductions in close-cycle time and error rates, hours freed from manual work, and the number of automated or tool-enabled processes, with quarterly reporting against an improvement roadmap. The ideal candidate is excited to lead change and build new ways of working collaboratively.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
3+ years’ experience working in a Lean/Six-Sigma/Process Improvement role.
Demonstrated experience modernizing finance or accounting operations.
Hands-on experience selecting and implementing finance software, automation tools, or AI applications (e.g., automated reconciliation, invoice processing, reporting).
Proven track record of implementing change.
Strong quantitative analytical skills.
Excellent project and planning abilities.
Proven ability to work effectively across functions.
Excellent communication/telephone/presentation skills, and an ability to interact with all levels of management.
Excellent organizational/project management skills/ability to multi-task and work independently.
Advanced use of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook computer skills.
Demonstrates the ability to lead change without direct authority, build credibility with stakeholders, challenge existing practices constructively and influence decisions across the organization.
Approaches problems with a business mindset, uses data to develop practical solutions and communicates complex information and data clearly to both financial and non-financial audiences.
Strong intellectual capacity and the ability to operate with a business mindset.
Demonstrated ability to take in large amounts of data, simplify it, and communicate it to non-finance stakeholders.
Ability to move with speed, urgency, and confidence, and be able to influence decision-makers and drive change.

Nice To Haves

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification highly preferred.
Preference for candidates having worked within a Finance department and/or a Manufacturing organization and/or an organization with $100M+ in revenue.

Responsibilities

Map current-state financial workflows (e.g., close cycle, AP/AR, reporting, reconciliations), identify opportunities for improvement, and redesign processes using Lean principles.
Partner closely with finance staff to identify and understand pain points, build new skills, streamline day-to-day processes, and implement new systems and technology.
Establish standard operating procedures that set the team up for long-term success.
Identify and implement finance process improvements and leading practices that improve efficiency, accuracy, controls, and service levels.
Assess opportunities to leverage existing and emerging technologies to reduce manual work, improve data quality, and increase process efficiency.
Evaluate and deploy tools, automation, and AI-driven solutions to further improve optimized processes.
Identify technical partners and make recommendations.
Support system implementations.
Leverage existing systems and automation tools to streamline operations.
Lead change and build new ways of working in partnership with the existing team.
Support a continuous improvement mindset.
Identify training opportunities to continue to educate the team on Lean and Six Sigma principles.
Create and manage a documented improvement roadmap, to be updated quarterly.
Lead and implement organization-wide, cross-functional projects from concept to execution.
Set project metrics for success and report quarterly against those metrics.