Process Optimization Lead

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• Posted: February 24,2025
  
  

SkyWater is thrilled to be partnering withan industry-leading organization that is seeking a Process Optimization Leadto spearhead business integration and continuous improvement initiatives across finance, accounting, and procurement functions. This pivotal role focuses on enhancing business process capabilities, driving operational efficiencies, and leading integration readiness for mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

The ideal candidate will be a process-oriented leader with strong expertise in financial operations, procurement workflows, and cross-functional collaboration. This role is perfect for someone passionate about building scalable processes, standardizing operations, and playing a critical role in business transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead business process management initiatives, championing best practices and methodologies across finance, accounting, and procurement workstreams.
• Oversee integration efforts for mergers and acquisitions, including process gap analysis, future state design, and synergy identification.
• Drive process improvement initiatives by exposing inefficiencies, recommending solutions, and facilitating the implementation of process changes.
• Partner with functional process owners to develop, document, and maintain standard operating procedures, process maps, and best practices.
• Collaborate closely with IT and business leaders on systems installations, ensuring seamless integration with existing business processes.
• Lead workstream-level discovery, planning, and execution for integrations, managing impacts to processes and technologies.
• Analyze business-specific metrics to drive cost savings, process efficiencies, and business growth.
• Provide thought leadership on process management and integration strategies, influencing key stakeholders across multiple functional areas.
  
  

Desired Skills And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred).
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in process management, project management, operations management, or similar roles.
• Proven expertise in finance, accounting, and procurement processes, including financial reporting, reconciliations, inventory accounting, and purchasing.
• Prior experience leading M&A integrations, with a demonstrated ability to identify process synergies and drive business value.
• Strong understanding of ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar) and how technology enables process improvement.
• Exceptional analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Highly self-motivated, detail-oriented, and results-driven with a proven track record of leading successful process optimization projects.