Sr Director - Finance and Procurement Operations

Brinks Texas License #C00550

About Brink's:

The Brink’s Company (NYSE:BCO) is a leading global provider of cash and valuables management, digital retail solutions, and ATM managed services. Our customers include financial institutions, retailers, government agencies, mints, jewelers, and other commercial operations. Our network of operations in 51 countries serves customers in more than 100 countries.

We believe in building partnerships that secure commerce and doing that requires fostering an engaged culture that values people with different backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives. We build a sense of belonging, so all employees feel respected, safe, and valued, and we provide equal opportunity to participate and grow.

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Head of Finance and Procurement Operations Shared Services leads a centralized team that delivers financial and procurement services to multiple business units or regions within Brinks. The role ensures streamlined processes, cost optimization, and alignment with organizational goals. The role will oversee critical functions such as invoice to pay, order to cash, record to report, procurement operations (supplier onboarding, catalog and requisition-based buying and purchase order admin, and related process automation. This role will drive transformation initiatives, leveraging technology and best practices to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.

In addition, this role will act the Global Process Owner (GPO) for Procurement Operations (Req to PO, catalog buying) and oversee the deployment of a new Procure to Pay platform.  Will be responsible for short- and longer-term roadmap for Procurement Operations transformation (target operating model, process catalog, enabling tools adoption, change management) in collaboration with the Strategic Sourcing, Finance and Regional leadership teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Service Tower Leadership:

• Execute shared services strategy for finance and procurement operations that aligns with Global Shared Services (GSS) strategy and objectives.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, cost reduction, and service improvement.
• Collaborate with Functional executives (e.g., CFO, CPO leadership teams) to align shared services with broader financial and procurement organization goals.
• Leverage external insights and customer voice in framing next generation service delivery model(s) as applicable.

Transition to Target Operating model

• Work with stakeholder teams on transition phase activities and support in determining ideal activity splits and capacity distributions across the service lines.

Steady State Operational Management

• Oversee day-to-day operations of finance and procurement shared services, including partners as applicable.
• Ensure compliance with pre-agreed financial and procurement policies, and internal controls.
• Monitor Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as timeliness, accuracy, cost per transaction, first time right.
• Support escalated operational incidents, as appropriate (i.e., complex or non-routine incidents).
• Provide a single point of accountability for defining, maintaining and educating enterprise on process standards, objectives and protocols.

Process Optimization and Digital Transformation:

• Oversee implementation of new PTP platform (Coupa) in collaboration with System Implementation partner, and other target enabling technologies to streamline processes.
• Lead initiatives to standardize and centralize finance and procurement operations across countries.
• Instill a culture of continuous improvement and innovation to enhance efficiency and save costs across the global process.
• Drive root cause analysis for process performance issues and develop remediation plans.

Team Leadership and Development:

• Manage a diverse global team of finance and procurement professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability.
• Mentor and develop talent through training, mentoring, and performance management.

Stakeholder and Supplier Management:

• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g.,  Corporate and Regional Finance and Procurement senior leadership) to ensure service alignment with business needs.
• Act as a liaison between shared services and internal retained Finance organizations, internal and external auditors.

Risk Management and Compliance:

• Ensure adherence to pre-agreed local and international financial regulations (e.g., US and local