Project Director – Finance & Accounting Readiness & Transformation

ABOUT SLATE

At Slate were building safe reliable vehicles that people can afford personalize and loveand doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate because people should have control over how their trucks look feel and represent them.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Project Director Finance & Accounting Readiness & Transformation will lead Slates enterprisewide program to ensure our finance accounting controls and systems capabilities are fully prepared for Job One and beyond. This role will drive the implementation of critical process policy and system enhancements across finance accounting IT and operations to enable a fast accurate close; robust controls; and scalable efficient business processes.

This position will also serve as a key partner to the CFO acting as a chief of staff for readiness-related priorities leadership team alignment and organizational planning and budgeting. The Project Director will directly manage the Senior Manager Finance Operations & Systems Enablement and will have the authority to set priorities secure resources and when necessary take direct ownership of high-priority deliverables.

The ideal candidate combines deep finance leadership experience with a proven ability to lead crossfunctional transformation initiatives. This position reports directly to the CFO and works closely with senior leaders across the organization.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

Program Prioritization & Delivery Ownership

Establish and maintain a clear set of priorities across all finance and accounting readiness workstreams balancing urgency strategic importance and available capacity.

Determine and secure the resources needed for each workstream leveraging internal teams external partners and temporary staffing as required.

Monitor progress and remove roadblocks escalating issues and reallocating resources as needed.

When necessary assume direct ownership of deliverables to ensure ontime highquality completion especially for the most critical readiness objectives.

Realign or reassign ownership from functional leaders when priority deliverables require centralized control to meet program goals.

Finance & Accounting Transformation

Lead crossfunctional projects to improve the speed accuracy and scalability of the financial close and reporting process partnering closely with other members of the Finance Leadership Team.

Lead crossfunctional finance process improvement initiatives spanning recordtoreport ordertocash procuretopay treasury operations and tax processes in partnership with functional leaders to ensure readiness scalability efficiency and strong governance.

Controls Governance & Policy Implementation

Own and drive the readiness workstream for governance and accounting policies setting priorities securing resources andwhen necessarytaking direct ownership of deliverables to ensure timely development approval and rollout of key policies (e.g. Treasury & Investments Delegation of Authority Procurement Code of Conduct) in alignment with readiness objectives.

Systems & Technology Enablement

Lead the finance systems and technology readiness workstream ensuring all critical systems and integrations (e.g. NetSuite Adaptive FloQast Procurement HRIS Equity Management) meet scalability control and reporting needs.

Directly manage the Senior Manager Finance Operations & Systems Enablement providing guidance setting priorities and ensuring alignment with readiness objectives.

Partner with IT Finance Systems and other functional leaders to prioritize system enhancements and integrations that support readiness deliverables.

Ensure business process and control requirements are embedded in all system configurations and enhancements.

Oversee testing validation and adoption of all finance-related systems improvements ensuring operational and control requirements are met.

CFO Office & Leadership Team Support

Serve as a strategic partner to the CFO acting as chief of staff for readiness-related priorities and organizational initiatives.

Organize and facilitate CFO leadership team meetings including agenda setting materials preparation follow-ups and tracking of action items.

Assist the CFO with finance and accounting organizational planning ensuring structure capabilities and resourcing are aligned with current and future priorities.

Coordinate cross-functional initiatives on behalf of the CFO ensuring decisions and communications are cascaded effectively across the leadership team.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

15 years of progressive finance leadership experience ideally within complex manufacturing or automotive environments.

Proven track record in finance transformation controls implementation or largescale process improvement programs.

Deep FP&A accounting and operational finance expertise.

Strong understanding of governance risk and compliance requirements.

Exceptional project management skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams concurrently.

Skilled at influencing across functions and levels including senior executives and committees.

Proficiency in financial systems (NetSuite Adaptive ERP/BI tools) and strong data analysis capabilities (Power BI Alteryx Tableau etc.).

WHY JOIN TEAM SLATE

At Slate were fueled by grit determination and attention to detail. The start-up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness move our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence innovation and mutual respect and is motivated by shared principles.

• Safety First

• Delight Customers

• One Team

• Relentless Improvement

• Fast Frugal and Scrappy

• Respectful Collaboration

• Positive Legacy

WE WANT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE.

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