Senior Director, Finance Shared Services

Job title: Senior Director, Finance Shared Services

Company: NetApp


Job description: About NetAppWe’re forward-thinking technology people with heart. We make our own rules, drive our own opportunities, and try to approach every challenge with fresh eyes. Of course, we can’t do it alone. We know when to ask for help, collaborate with others, and partner with smart people. We embrace diversity and openness because it’s in our DNA. We push limits and reward great ideas. What is your great idea?“At NetApp, we fully embrace and advance a diverse, inclusive global workforce with a culture of belonging that leverages the backgrounds and perspectives of all employees, customers, partners, and communities to foster a higher performing organization.” -George Kurian, CEOJob SummarySenior Director, Finance Shared Services
Remote-US-IrelandJob highlightsThe Senior Director, Finance Shared Services will lead NetApp’s Record-to-Report (General Accounting), Statutory Accounting, Invoice-to-Pay, Global Payroll, and Commissions Finance teams. In addition to ensuring these teams deliver accurate, consistent, and effective outputs and services across NetApp, this role is responsible for promoting efficiencies and continuous improvement, driving strategic initiatives, and supporting the achievement of corporate goals. An ability to effectively partner with a diverse set of leaders and stakeholders, including those in Human Resources, Tax, Treasury, Corporate Legal, Sales Operations, FP&A, SEC Reporting, and Internal Audit, across multiple geographies, is critical to success. This role reports to the Chief Accounting Officer.Key Responsibilities:

• Oversees the design and delivery (including the accuracy, compliance, timeliness) of key accounting and finance services / activities across the Company, including monthly accounting close activities, global payrolls, commissions calculations, vendor payments, and statutory financial statement filings.

• Sponsors and champions continuous improvement projects focused on process excellence, efficiency and/or cost reduction.

• Drives or supports strategic initiatives, such as new system and technology implementations and enhancements, external service provider optimizations, and policy changes.

• Partners with the Business Transformation office to implement Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies.

• Contributes to M&A activities, including integration of finance operations for acquired companies.

• Provides information and responds to inquiries from leadership specific to payroll, commissions, expense reimbursement and vendor payments.

• Monitors and improves key performance metrics to measure quality and efficiency of shared services processes and outputs.

• Ensures that structures, responsibilities, and geographical locations of teams align with organization objectives to support responsiveness and appropriate escalation for service issues.

• Manages staff performance and development, including through establishing individual and team goals, coaching and counseling, training, mentoring and career planning.

• Establishes and maintains strong, collaborative relationships with leaders and stakeholders within and outside the CFO organization.

• Partners with Corporate Legal, Tax and others to keep up to date on new and changing regulations and legislation impacting 1) payroll design, delivery and reporting, and 2) statutory financial reporting requirements.

• Ensures an effective internal control environment including maintenance of SOX documentation.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.

• 10+ years of experience leading large accounting and finance teams (preferably, including Payroll)

• Substantial experience managing offshore operations and successfully delivering outcomes from a shared service model primarily based overseas (preferably India).

• Knowledge of fundamental accounting principles, payroll (and related tax) regulations, and internal controls concepts, necessary to oversee monthly accounting closes, statutory financial reporting, and global payroll and commissions processing and reporting.

• Knowledge of accounting, payroll management and commissions systems and solutions.

• Experience partnering with IT and other functions to successfully implement new systems

• Proven success in driving finance process improvement, efficiencies, and simplification

• Demonstrated success partnering with stakeholders in a complex, highly matrixed, and global environment.

• Ability to coach and manage talent across large teams to achieve outstanding performance.

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with all levels in the organization.

• Global mindset with cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity.

EducationIC – Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience. Mgr & Exec – Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience.Equal Opportunity Employer:NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.Did you know…
Statistics show women apply to jobs only when they’re 100% qualified. But no one is 100% qualified. We encourage you to shift the trend and apply anyway! We look forward to hearing from you.Why NetApp?In a world full of generalists, NetApp is a specialist. No one knows how to elevate the world’s biggest clouds like NetApp. We are data-driven and empowered to innovate. Trust, integrity, and teamwork all combine to make a difference for our customers, partners, and communities.We expect a healthy work-life balance. Our volunteer time off program is best in class, offering employees 40 hours of paid time off per year to volunteer with their favorite organizations. We provide comprehensive medical, dental, wellness, and vision plans for you and your family. We offer educational assistance, legal services, and access to discounts. We also offer financial savings programs to help you plan for your future.If you run toward knowledge and problem-solving, join us.USA Residents Only:The base salary hiring wage range for this position which the Company reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position in the specified geographic areas or locations, is [$270,000] – [$320,000]. Final compensation will be dependent on various factors relevant to the position and candidate such as geographical location, candidate qualifications, certifications, relevant job-related work experience, education, skillset and other relevant business and organizational factors, consistent with applicable law. In addition, the position may include some of the following comprehensive benefits such Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401(K), Paid Time off (PTO), sick time, leave of absence as per the FMLA and other relevant leave laws, Company bonus/commission, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU’s).

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Location: Cork

Job date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 04:12:52 GMT

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