Global Accounting Transformation Leader

Lyra Health; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Lyra for Lyrians coaching

Equity via RSUs

Paid time off

Parental leave

401K with matching

Monthly tech allowance

Job summary

Lyra Health is seeking a Sr. Accounting Transformation Lead to partner with the SVP, Global Controller and drive the maturity and scalability of the accounting operating model.

You will lead initiatives across design, processes, and technology to support growth and IPO readiness. You will collaborate with global leaders to standardize procedures, enhance close efficiency, and implement finance technology solutions while managing change across functions and geographies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field; CPA strongly preferred.
• Approximately 12+ years of progressive experience in accounting, controllership, finance transformation, with leadership experience in complex, high-growth organizations.
• Experience leading large-scale Finance or Accounting transformation initiatives involving multiple functions, geographies, systems, and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience redesigning and standardizing accounting processes and operating models.
• Strong understanding of finance technology ecosystems, including ERP, consolidation, financial reporting, close management, reconciliation, workflow, automation, and data/analytics solutions.

Responsibilities

• Accounting Transformation Strategy: Assess current-state capabilities across people, processes, technology, data, governance, and controls and identify opportunities to strengthen the accounting operating model.
• Translate strategic priorities into project plans with measurable objectives, milestones, dependencies, resource requirements, and expected business outcomes.
• Process Excellence & Global Standardization: Identify opportunities to simplify, harmonize, automate, and strengthen core accounting processes, including record-to-report, financial close, reconciliations, consolidation, intercompany accounting, financial reporting, and other controllership activities.
• Technology Automation: Identify opportunities to leverage automation, analytics, artificial intelligence, workflow solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy, controls, and decision-making.
• Public Company Readiness: Project manage the critical accounting readiness activities associated with SEC-compliant financial reporting, disclosure processes, close and reporting timelines, supporting documentation, and reporting governance.
• Change Leadership: Provide clear, concise reporting to senior leadership regarding transformation priorities, progress, risks, decisions, and resource requirements.

Skills

Accounting transformation

Project management

Strategic planning

Change leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

CPA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Consolidation software

Financial reporting tools

Workflow automation

Job description

Lyra Health is seeking a Sr. Accounting Transformation Lead to partner with the SVP, Global Controller and drive the maturity and scalability of the accounting operating model.

You will lead initiatives across design, processes, and technology to support growth and IPO readiness. You will collaborate with global leaders to standardize procedures, enhance close efficiency, and implement finance technology solutions while managing change across functions and geographies.