Delaware North

Director, Global Finance Transformation

Delaware North$178K — $224K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or related is required; master's degree is preferred
  • CPA strongly required
  • Minimum of 5 years of public accounting experience with 10 years in accounting operations and finance process design
  • Leadership experience required
  • Experience with ERP systems, OneStream, BlackLine, Alteryx, or similar tools preferred
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives across accounting and business teams

Responsibilities

  • Strengthen finance operations through development of policies, procedures, and internal controls
  • Drive end-to-end process optimization to reduce bottlenecks and improve accuracy
  • Improve alignment between Accounting and Financial Systems for finance technology initiatives
  • Partner with Financial Systems and Accounting leaders for process ownership and issue resolution
  • Develop and maintain finance policies and operating standards for consistency and accountability
  • Lead change management initiatives for new processes and system enhancements
  • Utilize KPIs and analytics to measure operating effectiveness and drive improvement
  • Document and develop team capabilities to reduce key-person dependency

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with up to 4% company match
  • Annual performance bonus based on multiple performance factors
  • Paid vacation days and holidays
  • Paid parental bonding leave
  • Tuition and/or professional certification reimbursement
  • Generous friends-and-family discounts at many of our hotels and resorts
Full Job Description
The opportunity

Delaware North is seeking a Director, Global Finance Transformation to join our Global Accounting Services team based at our global headquarters in Buffalo, New York. The Director, Global Finance Transformation is responsible for leading finance transformation, process optimization, and shared services centralization. This role is a key leader in evolving Delaware North's finance shared services vision by identifying and transitioning field-based accounting work shared services, strengthening finance operations through robust policies, procedures, and internal controls, and improving service delivery.

Pay

Minimum - Anticipated Maximum Base Salary: $178,400 - $224,700 / year

In addition to base salary, we offer an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. The advertised pay range represents what we believe at the time of this job posting, that we would be willing to pay for this position. Only in special circumstances, where a candidate has education, training, or experience that far exceeds the requirements for the position, would we consider paying higher than the stated range. Information on our comprehensive benefits package can be found at https://careers.delawarenorth.com/benefits/ .

What we offer

At Delaware North, we care about our team members' personal and professional journeys. These are just some of the benefits we offer:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with up to 4% company match
  • Annual performance bonus based on level, as well as individual, company, and location performance
  • Paid vacation days and holidays
  • Paid parental bonding leave
  • Tuition and/or professional certification reimbursement
  • Generous friends-and-family discounts at many of our hotels and resorts


What will you do?
  • Strengthen finance operations through development and oversight of policies, procedures, and a strong internal controls framework across core shared-services processes
  • Drive end-to-end process optimization across Record to Report, Procure to Pay, and Order to Cash to reduce bottlenecks, improve accuracy, and support consistent service delivery
  • Improve alignment between Accounting and Financial Systems for OneStream, ERP, and related finance technology initiatives, including post-implementation testing and performance monitoring
  • Partner with Financial Systems and Accounting leaders to align process ownership, requirements, testing, issue resolution, and performance monitoring for finance technology changes and implementations
  • Develop, implement, maintain, and oversee finance policies, procedures, and operating standards to support consistency, accountability, and a strong internal controls framework across finance operations
  • Provide change management leadership for new processes, system enhancements, and organizational changes by facilitating cross-functional collaboration, training support, stakeholder alignment, and adoption planning
  • Utilize key performance indicators, dashboards, analytics, and post-implementation reviews to measure operating effectiveness, identify risks, and drive continuous improvement
  • Lead documentation, cross-training, and team capability development to reduce key-person dependency and support the continued evolution of Global Accounting Services as a Center of Excellence


More about you
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or related is required; master's degree is preferred
  • CPA strongly required
  • Minimum of 5 years of public accounting experience coupled with 10 years of progressive experience with strong understanding of accounting operations, controls, and finance process design in a complex environment is required
  • Leadership experience required
  • Shared services, outsourcing, or finance transformation experience is preferred
  • Experience with ERP systems, OneStream, BlackLine, Alteryx, or similar tools preferred
  • Experience with audit, SOX/internal controls, and governance frameworks along with policy development, procedure governance, change management, and performance monitoring
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives across accounting, systems, and business teams
  • Experience leveraging data, reporting, analytics and automation to improve finance process performance and operating insight


Shift details

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About Delaware North

Delaware North is a global hospitality and entertainment company founded in 1915 by Marvin Jacobs. The company is headquartered in Buffalo, New York, and operates in the lodging, sporting, airport, gaming, and entertainment industries. Delaware North has operations in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The company is privately held and has been owned by the Jacobs family since its inception. Delaware North is known for its high-quality food and beverage services and has partnerships with several professional sports teams and venues. The company is also involved in several philanthropic initiatives, including the creation of the Parks and Resorts division, which operates several national parks and resorts in the United States.
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Size
55,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1915

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