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Description

Are you passionate about transformation, collaboration, and contributing to the future state of a company’s processes and systems? Burns & McDonnell is seeking a senior-level Finance professional to join our Finance Technology team in support of our enterprise transformation initiative. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a high-impact team helping to define and shape how our company works in the future. In this role, you’ll expand and deepen your understanding of our business operations—gaining insight into what we do, why we do it, and how Finance supports our success. You’ll work alongside other Finance experts and partner closely with business leaders and transformation teams across the organization, contributing your subject matter expertise to strategic decisions that will have a lasting impact.

Key Responsibilities

+ Provide Finance Subject Matter Expertise.

+ Represent the Finance function within cross-functional working groups supporting enterprise transformation efforts. Ensure finance requirements, priorities, and constraints are considered throughout the program lifecycle.

+ Support Software Evaluation & Selection.

+ Contribute to the development of evaluation criteria, participate in software demos, and assess solution capabilities from a Finance perspective.

+ Provide input on how solutions meet both functional needs and compliance standards.

+ Contribute to Future-State Finance Process Design.

+ Collaborate with transformation teams to shape future-state business processes across key finance domains (e.g., Source to Pay, Record to Report, Contract to Close). Provide input on current-state pain points, desired outcomes, and integration needs.

+ Participate in High-Level Program Planning.

+ Represent Finance in planning activities related to timeline development, resource forecasting, and milestone alignment. Ensure Finance considerations are included in broader transformation plans.

+ Support Testing, Training & Deployment.

+ Assist with the design and execution of finance-related test scenarios. Provide feedback on training content and support training delivery where appropriate. Participate in deployment planning and go-live readiness activities.

+ Act as a Liaison Across Finance and Transformation Teams.

+ Serve as a connector between Finance subject matter experts and enterprise transformation leads. Effectively communicate Finance needs, raise risks or gaps, and ensure Finance voices are heard and aligned with overall objectives.

+ Adapt and Problem Solve in a Dynamic Environment.

+ Approach ambiguity with curiosity and a solution-oriented mindset. Be ready to pivot based on evolving business needs, new discoveries, or changes in scope.

Qualifications

+ Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.

+ Minimum eight (8) years of related accounting experience; extra credit may be given for public accounting experience

+ Solid understanding of finance operations and how technology can enable key functions such as AP/AR, GL, project costing, financial reporting, and budgeting preferred.

+ Advanced skills and experience using Microsoft Office; specifically, Microsoft Excel.

+ Must be a self-motivator, flexible, well-organized and have strong client service skills.

+ Strong documentation and communication skills to clearly capture and convey business requirements and decisions preferred.

+ Problem solving skills - strong analytical and critical thinking skills to identify problems and develop innovative solutions.

+ Planning/organizing – the ability to manage multiple tasks to ensure assignments are completed in a timely and productive manner.

+ Quality control/attention to detail – demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; monitors own work to ensure quality and applies feedback to improve performance.

+ Adaptability – adapts to change in the work environment and can deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.

+ Excellent oral and written communication skills.

+ Preferred (but not required):

+ Experience with Oracle and Microsoft Power BI.

+ ERP transformation experience. Familiarity with ERP systems and digital finance tools (Oracle, SAP, Workday, Hyperion).

+ Prior involvement in cross-functional projects or change initiatives strongly preferred.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

**Job** Accounting/Finance

**Primary Location** US-MO-Kansas City

**Schedule:** Full-time

**Travel:** No

**Req ID:** 252600

**Job Hire Type** Experienced #LI-DS #COR