Sr. Director, Finance Operations

Description

We are seeking an experienced and transformation-driven Sr. Director, Order-to-Cash to lead and optimize the Order-to-Cash (OTC) function for Macmillan's U.S. Trade business.

Reporting to the SVP, Finance Operations, this role is accountable for establishing best-in-class processes, implementing technology-driven improvements, and ensuring compliance, efficiency, and strong cash performance. The Director will be a key strategic leader within Finance Operations, responsible for defining the function's roadmap and leading continuous improvement across Accounts Receivable, and Credit & Collections activities.

This is a high-impact opportunity for a finance professional with deep transformation experience, a passion for process excellence, and a proven ability to partner across functions in a dynamic publishing environment.

What You'll Do

Strategic Leadership and Ownership

• Serve as the single-point process owner for Accounts Receivable, and Credit & Collections across Macmillan's U.S. Trade organization.
• Develop and implement a strategic roadmap for the Accounts Receivable and Credit & Collections process that aligns with Finance Operations goals and business growth objectives.
• Partner with stakeholders in Finance, Accounting, Customer Service, Operations, Sales, and Technology to standardize processes, policies, and controls.
• Drive process governance, ensuring efficiency, accountability, and alignment across functions.

Transformation and System Optimization

Performance and Continuous Improvement

Leadership and Collaboration

Risk Management and Compliance

What You'll Bring :

Ideal Experience :

This role will have an annual salary of $165k to $175k.

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.

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