Manager Of Financial Operations, Btg

Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) is a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, serving the senior-level talent and consulting needs of the world's top organizations. In our role as trusted leadership advisors, we partner with our clients to develop future-ready leaders and organizations, bringing together our services and offerings in executive search, diversity and inclusion, leadership assessment and development, organization and team acceleration, culture shaping and on-demand, independent talent solutions. Heidrick & Struggles pioneered the profession of executive search more than 70 years ago. Today, the firm provides integrated talent and human capital solutions to help our clients change the world, one leadership team at a time.®
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Job Description:
Manager, Financial Operations, Business Talent Group
Who We Are:
Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) is a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, serving the senior-level talent and consulting needs of the world's top organizations. Heidrick & Struggles pioneered the profession of executive search more than 70 years ago. Today, the firm provides integrated talent and human capital solutions to help our clients change the world, one leadership team at a time.®
Heidrick & Struggles acquired Business Talent Group (BTG) in 2021 to become the first global leadership advisory firm offering the full spectrum of executive and high-end talent solutions-from on-demand independent professionals to interim executives to permanent placements-together with its consulting services. lending hands-on client support, proprietary technology, and leading corporate practices, BTG enables companies to work smarter, faster, and more flexibly by accessing a curated network of thousands of the world's best independent business professionals.
Role Responsibilities:
The Manager of Financial Operations is responsible for the operational performance of BTG's business and therefore has a wide range of responsibilities. This individual functions in many ways as a representative subject matter expert for the business with the following areas of responsibility.

• Prepare for and actively contribute to meetings as a BTG representative with the corporate finance, IT, HR Payroll and Commercial teams to provide an operational lens focused on driving efficiencies and positive outcomes.
• Engages with a range of Heidrick & Struggles teams (Legal, Operations, Corporate Finance) to represent BTG's financial interests (Legal, Operations, Corp. GL/Accounting).
• Work closely with BTG Operations team to conduct root cause analysis and identify process improvements to ensure completeness and accuracy of data critical to financial processing and reporting
• Work closely with Corp Global AR and Commercial team on Credit and Collection matters
• Support VP, Finance during month-end close and budget cycles (good)
• Advise sales team on financial and operational matters related to new or existing client projects

People Management

• Supervise and manage team of 7 - BTG Accounting/Billing Manager, Billers, AP Analyst and Contract Admin
• Manage workflow and employee issues (appraisals, performance reviews etc.)
• Serve as an escalation point for Billers, AP Analyst and Contract Admin for urgent or pressing matters

Accounting and Reporting

• Review and approve invoices.
• In conjunction with Treasury, responsible for overseeing monthly cash flow forecast and daily management of cash
• Manage and approve weekly talent and vendor pay cycles
• Review and approve consulting invoices payroll (work closely with HR and Payroll)
• Monthly review and approve AP Accruals to H&S Corp AP
• Manage and confirm revenue and COS transactions are properly recorded in General Ledger
• Monthly financial statement review and analysis
• Manage month-end close and adhere to key deadlines
• Prepare and review monthly financial flux variances, G&A Expenses, monthly revenue estimate and Out-Of-Period reporting.
• Review and Approve Client Refunds and Support with monthly and quarterly referral reporting

Internal Controls & Compliance

• Responsible for proper stewardship and compliance of Grant of Authority and Invoice Approval Matrix
• Responsible for Revenue / COS /Contract Admin / Talent AP audit support gathering and submission Invoice Approval Matrix
• Manage and validate process controls - SOX Compliance
• Process improvement and integration with H&S platforms (i.e., Concur, Amex, TripActions, Travel Policy, Vendor Portal, Payroll, etc...)
• Responsible for reviewing and managing application of Sales Tax to client billings

IT and Tech Support

• Work closely with Operations and IT on process improvements
• Prepare PeopleSoft Ad-hoc Reporting (on what?)

Troubleshoot escalated PeopleSoft Issues (BI, AP, GL, TR, CA and PC subledgers)
Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years financial accounting and reporting experience in a public company
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage teams of professionals with cross functional skills achieving results under tight deadlines.
• Experience leading financial month end and year end closure processes.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office, Oracle/PeopleSoft
• Track record of success influencing internal stakeholders on decisions related to resource investments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven ability to work across different departments and teams with clear and direct communication, instilling collaboration and building rapport.
• Record of success in influencing decisions, building consensus and driving change through effective communication means.
• Strong team player across all departments - excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems using a variety of methods, data-driven, independent thinking and using sound judgment to come to mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Proven track record working with internal and external customers to achieve positive outcomes.
• Customer obsessed, demonstrating the effective use of knowledge and insights to bring value to internal and external customers.
• History of leveraging benchmarking data and continuous research on competitors to identify and apply best practices

Heidrick & Struggles is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, or citizenship status.