Director, Global Process Excellence, Finance Systems and Reporting

Job Description

The Director, Global Process Excellence, Finance Systems and Reporting is a key member of the Vertex Global Finance organization and will be leading continuous improvement workstreams including projects aimed at improvement of Global Finance processes, implementation and enhancement of finance systems and support of enterprise reporting capabilities.  

Reporting to the VP, Global Process Excellence, Finance Systems and Reporting, this role is a key leader in ensuring that Vertex’s global R&D/BSMO finance teams can scale efficiently to meet the needs of an increasingly large and complex pipeline by optimizing global processes, implementing and enhancing finance systems and building new scalable global capabilities to enable efficient and effective enterprise planning and reporting.  An important aspect of this role is the ability to have influence without authority, and to be able to maintain an enterprise-wide view where global processes and solutions are most effective and efficient for Vertex.

Success in this role requires a deep understanding of Vertex’s business and strategy including a strong understanding of R&D, BSMO and PPM processes, experience in designing and implementing global processes and finance systems, an ability to lead and manage change and to collaborate effectively within Finance and with other key stakeholders (Accounting, Internal Audit, DTE, PPM, HR etc.) to ensure strategic and operational alignment.  Collaboration and strong partnership with R&D Finance, BSMO Finance (including cost accounting) and the PPM organization is paramount to success in this role. 

In addition, success will include an ability to lead and support process improvement projects.  This includes partnering with project owners to plan and execute workshops, as well as help to create documentation where needed, and project manage follow ups and implementation when needed.  Finally, this role will help develop continuous improvement skills within our global finance team, providing coaching, sharing tools and promulgating best practices.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Strategizes with finance and business leaders to identify and prioritize global R&D Finance process optimization opportunities to enable Vertex’s efficient growth through industry-leading cross-functional innovation and business partnering. 
• Partners with Finance leadership to develop a strategy for that organization’s efficient scaling on short term processes as well as the LRP.
• Leads process and systems enhancement workstreams to help optimize the use of data driven insights to drive integrated enterprise decision making.
• Enables VRTX growth by using data and technology platforms to enable operating efficiencies, growth and ability to scale with sustainable, compliant and risk balanced processes.
• Drives implementation of VRTX global financial data structures to ensure that we are organizing and governing data to enable effective performance management and decision support as Vertex grows in scale and complexity.
• Partners closely with Finance, PPM, HR, Accounting and DTE to ensure that Vertex is building integrated enterprise planning capabilities to enable short- and long-term decision making and resource allocation.
• Collaborates and communicates effectively with others, identifies opportunities where change management is needed and helps to develop plans of action to address the gaps.
• Helps to develop and coach more junior team members to encourage growth and new opportunities and maintaining an atmosphere of inclusivity across the team.
• Utilizes data analytics and metrics to identify trends, make recommendations and mitigate resourcing and financial risks.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance or Accounting.
• MBA and CPA a plus.
• Typically requires 12+ years of relevant experience in a finance managerial role demonstrating strong technical and analytical skills, and a track record of success working in a team-based environment or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

• Possesses a continuous improvement mindset, constantly interrogating the way we operate with flexibility and ability to drive change.
• Significant experience leveraging Lean and Six Sigma concepts to identify opportunities for improvement and to develop and implement action plans.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams and processes; able to manage through ambiguity and influence with and without authority.
• Must have vision for the future, an ability to think strategically on getting alignment across various groups, and an ability to partner effectively with R&D and BSMO Finance leadership.