Financial Shared Services Leader

The Shared Services Leader – Americas position supports corporate finance practices and objectives that drive a high performance culture emphasizing empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment and ethics. This position supports finance policies, procedures and programs for 3 distinct business segments, reports to the CAO - VP Controller.  The Shared Services Leader -Americas will provide guidance and leadership to create regional shared service centers throughout the world. 

 

The position has responsibilities in the following areas:

• Accounts Payable/Receivable

• Direct team resources to process AP/AR for all US company sites taken into account government compliance requirements for certain sites.
• Manage team of AP/AR clerks, with annual volume of 35,000 invoices
• Process AP disbursements for all US company sites.
• Support a scalable process for AP/AR for any US locations in the group.
• Streamline AP/AR Processing. Evaluate different technologies and processes with IT resource to further streamline AP/AR creating the capacity to pull in additional work without adding resources. 

 

• Travel Accounting
• Support a centralized scalable process for travel expense reporting for any US locations of the group.
• Streamline travel processing. Evaluate different processes to further streamline travel processing and accounting. 
• Manage processes and audits T&E reports for different sites in USA and globally.

 

• General accounting

• Prepare Monthly AP/AR reconciliation
• Perform monthly for SOX controls
• Help Corporate tax with Government audit for income tax or sales tax

 

• Business Reporting and Analytical Support

• Work closely with global supply chain group on cost reduction projects
• Provide ad hoc assistance, analysis and reporting as required by management

 

Qualifications

In performing their respective tasks and duties, all employees are expected to adhere to Albany’s current values: Albany Wins Together, Count on Each Other, Own Your Actions, Care About Each Other, and Share Your Enthusiasm. Safety must always come first; we never compromise on safety for the sake of achieving another objective. Employees are also responsible for the health and safety of themselves and each other. 

Experience Requirements.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in accounting operations, shared services, or financial operations
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams in accounts payable, accounts receivable, or related back-office finance functions
• Direct experience managing or building a shared service center, particularly in a multi-entity or multinational environment
• Strong background in process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement, including workflow tools and ERP platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle)
• Experience leading cross-functional or global teams, including matrixed leadership across regions
• Demonstrated success in driving transformation initiatives
• Centralization of finance processes
• ERP implementations or upgrades
• Deployment of automation tools (RPA, OCR, workflow systems)
• Working knowledge of internal controls and SOX/compliance requirements
• Experience supporting or leading global expansion efforts, ideally within Europe or Asia
• Strong stakeholder management experience, including collaboration with executive leadership, regional finance teams, and operational teams
• Government contracting experience is a plus

 

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field

• Full-time in office, 9/80 schedule: Week 1: 9 hours Mon–Thu, 8 hours Friday. Week 2: Work 9 hours Mon–Thu, Friday of
• Please Note: Due to the restricted nature of work, only US Citizens and US Persons (permanent residents) will be considered for this role. We are unable to sponsor employment visas (e.g., H-1B visa status) at this time.