Finance Process Excellence Lead – Automation & AI Strategy

Cox; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Cox is seeking a Senior Manager, Finance Process Improvement & Automation to drive strategy, governance, and execution across the Finance organization in Atlanta. You will partner with Finance leaders to diagnose issues, prioritize opportunities, and redesign processes for sustainable improvements using automation and AI where appropriate.

This role emphasizes influence and cross-functional collaboration, coordinating with technology teams, centers of excellence, vendors, and contractors to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years leading cross-functional business process improvement, transformation, automation, or technology-enabled change initiatives.
• Finance or Accounting experience is required.
• 5+ years leading portfolios of complex business initiatives, with governance, prioritization, and executive communications.
• Working knowledge of automation, AI, controls, testing, deployment, and change adoption.

Responsibilities

• Own and advance Finance process improvement, automation, and AI strategy, roadmap, and portfolio.
• Partner with Finance leaders to identify pain points, diagnose root causes, and define target-state outcomes.
• Lead process redesign from assessment through implementation, including mapping, standardization, controls, testing, and adoption.
• Establish governance for intake, prioritization, funding, and delivery based on value, risk, capacity, and cost.
• Translate business needs into requirements, delivery plans, milestones, risks, and success criteria.
• Evaluate and recommend the optimal solution approach, including process and system changes, automation, analytics, AI, or hybrid.
• Lead design, development, testing, pilots, and deployments with security, scalability, and sustainability.
• Measure portfolio performance, adoption, and value realization; conduct post-implementation reviews.
• Champion a culture of process excellence, automation, and responsible AI adoption through coaching and change leadership.
• Advise Finance leadership on emerging technologies, trends, opportunities, risks, and strategic recommendations.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Finance process improvement

Automation

AI

Executive communication

Change leadership

Governance

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, or related field

Tools

Lean

Six Sigma

Job description

Cox is seeking a Senior Manager, Finance Process Improvement & Automation to drive strategy, governance, and execution across the Finance organization in Atlanta. You will partner with Finance leaders to diagnose issues, prioritize opportunities, and redesign processes for sustainable improvements using automation and AI where appropriate.

This role emphasizes influence and cross-functional collaboration, coordinating with technology teams, centers of excellence, vendors, and contractors to