Job Title: Vice President, Finance About Us Slalom is a modern consulting firm focused on strategy, technology, and business transformation.
In 39 markets around the world, Slalom’s teams have autonomy to move fast and do what’s right.
They are backed by regional innovation hubs, a global culture of collaboration, and partnerships with the world’s top technology providers.
Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Seattle, Slalom has organically grown to over 8,000 employees.
Slalom has been named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For five years running and is regularly recognized by employees as a best place to work.
Learn more at slalom.com.
Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life.
As a result, Slalom is proud it invest in benefits that include: meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability.
We also offer additional benefits such as a yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being related expenses as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
Our Finance team is investing in our people, modernizing our systems and processes, and evolving our global strategy.
In the decade ahead we will continue our global expansion and project significant growth.
To support this growth and position Slalom for the years ahead, we are hiring a senior Finance Leader to work closely on key initiatives with leadership throughout Slalom.
Who You’ll Work With Global Services is comprised of collaborative, inclusive, cross-functional teams that work together to support our corporate functions.
We push the boundaries of what’s possible and deliver solutions that accelerate innovation at a global scale.
Our teams include Information Technology, Legal, Information Security & Governance, Marketing, Operations, Finance & Accounting, People, and our Executive Office.
What You’ll Do The Vice President (VP) of Finance will initially be focused on owning and driving various strategic initiatives and special projects.
This role, by design, will not have any direct reports initially.
Our goal is to afford this individual the time and space to tackle mission-critical and foundational initiatives.
Over time, this individual will lead a team(s) of finance professionals.
The VP Finance is a newly created role, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, and will partner closely with C-level Executives and senior leaders throughout Slalom.
People leadership and collaboration expertise are key in order to be successful in this role.
We are seeking a values-based Leader to foster connections and drive teamwork and outcomes.
Examples of initiatives you will drive: Evolve and own a program to evaluate and manage business investments across Slalom, including strategic capital planning Advance the evolution of reporting and analytics strategy for the Finance team Co-own/lead the establishment of the global operating model and team for Finance Partner with the CFO and other executives to evolve the Slalom employee ownership program at a global scale Develop and implement a long-term procurement management strategy Who you are: You are excited and energized to take on challenging and complex business opportunities in a fast-growing global company You are an excellent listener and communicator who enjoys building strong relationships with business leaders, and can navigate complex initiatives with skill and grace You are an accomplished executive skilled at communicating with company executives and board members, with the ability to develop and articulate high-impact strategies and outcomes You are passionate about accelerating innovation and best practices to achieve global scale and measurable impact You embrace a “people first” mentality, and are committed to hiring and developing team members to help them elevate their performance, grow their careers, drive value, foster high-performance teamwork, and create the “next generation” of Slalom Finance leadership You bring a “get-it-done” attitude combined with a humble and curious mindset, and are eager to acquire deep knowledge about our business and how to add significant value What You’ll Bring Proven experience leading Finance departments for publicly traded or large private companies with a global footprint Strategic leadership with demonstrated experience building global teams in multiple countries in high growth companies Passion in building strong teams with demonstrated experience leading, developing, coaching, mentoring, and empowering team members Demonstrated track record of delivering high-impact results based on shared goals and objectives Strong financial technical aptitude with deep experience across multiple facets of finance and accounting, including strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities Excellent communication with the ability to convey complex concepts to a wide variety of audiences CA/CPA/CMA and public accounting experience a plus Professional services experience a plus #LI-AW1 Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.