DescriptionGrant Thornton is seeking a Senior Director Value Creation Office (VCO) to join the team in New York NY or Iselin NJ.
Grant Thornton is seeking a high-impact Senior Director to join our Value Creation Office (VCO)an internal transformation team focused on driving performance improvement process redesign and operational efficiency across the firm.
This role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution. Youll partner with senior functional leaders across Finance HR IT Risk Legal and other ICS functions to identify opportunities for improvement design future-state workflows and drive execution with a focus on measurable outcomes.
You will play a key role in helping the firm evolve toward a function-led geographically agnostic shared services model which enables us to scale smarter optimize costs and improve the quality of internal service deliveryregardless of physical location. This role will support that model by organizing and enabling better collaboration across our U.S. Ireland and India platforms while working closely with our leadership teams on end-to-end transformation efforts.
Key Responsibilities:
Operational Strategy and Transformation
- Lead strategic initiatives that identify and deliver value across internal functionsdriving cost optimization automation and improved service quality.
- Design and implement future-state operating models that support scalability efficiency and excellence across key ICS areas.
- Analyze current processes and organizational structures to identify inefficiencies duplications or legacy structures that can be streamlined or modernized.
Shared Services Enablement
- Help structure and operationalize a firm-wide shared services strategy with a focus on aligning functions (e.g. Finance HR IT) to a consistent and scalable delivery framework.
- Collaborate with regional leaders in the U.S. Ireland and India to drive cohesion across geographies and eliminate siloed operating practices.
- Support the transition of appropriate workstreams into shared services environments in a thoughtful and well-governed wayemphasizing service levels consistency and career development opportunities across all locations.
Execution and Change Leadership
- Lead cross-functional project teams from ideation through execution including scoping project planning implementation and value tracking.
- Serve as an internal advisor and execution partner to function leaders seeking to modernize their teams and delivery models.
- Work with HR and Communications teams to ensure strong change management practices are embedded in all transformation efforts.
Performance Tracking and Governance
- Define KPIs OKRs and tracking mechanisms to monitor performance of all transformation initiatives.
- Deliver concise high-impact reporting and executive updates to senior leadership.
- Maintain a firm-wide value realization tracker to ensure transparency and accountability.
What Youll Bring:
- Bachelors degree in Business Finance Operations or a related field; MBA or relevant graduate degree preferred.
- 1015 years of total experience with a background in internal finance management consulting transformation leadership or corporate strategy.
- Proven success designing and executing enterprise-level transformations preferably within a professional services or partnership model.
- Experience with shared services strategy and implementation including global models is strongly preferred.
- Excellent problem-solving and structured thinking skills with the ability to break down complex challenges and develop practical solutions.
- Exceptional communication and influencing skillsable to work cross-functionally and credibly engage with senior leaders.
- Highly collaborative leadership style with a bias toward results and execution.
The base salary range for this position in the firms Iselin NJ or New York NY offices only is between $202500 and $337500 per year.
Required Experience:
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