Senior Manager - Finance Business Process Owner (BPO)

Smiths Group•Simpsonville, SC

About The Position

Flex-Tek, a division of Smiths, is seeking a Senior Manager, Finance Business Process Owner (BPO) to own and govern enterprise Finance processes. The role defines process standards, ensures effective controls, drives ERP-enabled performance, and delivers sustainable improvements across Finance operations. Reporting to the Director, Shared Services, the position serves as the primary business authority for Finance process design and execution, working with Accounting, Shared Services, IT, Operations, and business leaders to support scalable, efficient, and compliant operations. The role supports the company's ERP transformation by leading process harmonization, supporting system adoption, and ensuring Finance processes, data, and controls align with business objectives. The successful candidate will help establish the foundations, processes, and capabilities needed to support future growth.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of Finance and Accounting processes and controls.
Experience with ERP-enabled business processes and transformation initiatives.
Expertise in process governance and business process management.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Proven ability to influence and lead across functional teams.
Experience with continuous improvement and change management.
High level of ownership, accountability, and business acumen.
8+ years of progressive experience in Finance, Accounting, Shared Services, or Business Process leadership.
Experience leading Finance process transformation initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
Manufacturing industry experience.
ERP implementation or optimization experience.
Epicor ERP experience.

Responsibilities

Provide end-to-end ownership of Record-to-Report (R2R), financial activities within Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Order-to-Cash (O2C), Fixed Assets, Intercompany Accounting, Financial Close and Consolidation, and Financial Reporting and Controls.
Define and maintain enterprise Finance process standards, approve process changes and business requirements, monitor performance and key metrics, resolve process issues, and drive sustainable improvements.
Serve as the business owner for Finance processes in the ERP environment.
Partner with IT and functional teams to define business requirements and process design.
Support testing, deployment readiness, and user adoption activities.
Promote standard system capabilities and simplified business processes.
Lead Finance process activities for future ERP enhancements and transformation initiatives.
Ensure financial controls are embedded in business processes and system workflows, and support audit readiness and regulatory compliance.
Establish governance standards for Finance master data and critical data elements; monitor data quality and process compliance.
Partner with Accounting, Internal Audit, and Compliance on control effectiveness and risk mitigation.
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and service delivery; lead process optimization and automation initiatives.
Measure process performance and business outcomes, and recommend and implement solutions that improve effectiveness and scalability.
Collaborate with Finance, Shared Services, IT, Operations, and business leaders; facilitate cross-functional decisions about Finance processes.
Provide leadership and guidance on process priorities, issues, and improvement opportunities, and act as an escalation point for Finance process-related decisions.