Chief Financial Officer at Salt River Shared Services – Scottsdale, Arizona

Job Summary:

The CFO – Shared Services & Enterprise Finance is responsible for leading the Shared Services organization, ensuring operational excellence, financial integrity, regulatory compliance, and scalable service delivery while also serving as a strategic financial partner to supported business units.

This role balances operational discipline with advisory leadership, translating financial data into actionable business intelligence that supports enterprise performance, decision-making, and long-term value creation. The CFO ensures Shared Services functions as both a stable operational backbone and a value-enabling partner to the enterprises it supports.

Key Outcomes of the Role:

Success in this role looks like:

· Accurate, timely, and reliable financial reporting across supported entities

· Stable, scalable, and efficient shared services operations

· Strong internal controls and compliance posture

· Clear, predictable service delivery and operational continuity

· Financial insights that actively inform business decisions

· Shared Services viewed as a value enabler rather than a cost center

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Shared Services Leadership & Operational Excellence

• Lead Accounting, Finance, and HR Shared Services functions
• Establish clear service models, workflows, and expectations
• Ensure workload balancing, capacity planning, and continuity safeguards
• Drive process standardization and automation initiatives
• Build operational resilience through documentation and redundancy

Financial Reporting, Controls & Compliance

• Oversee financial reporting across supported entities
• Maintain accounting policy consistency and governance
• Govern month-end close processes and accuracy standards
• Lead audit, tax, and regulatory compliance activities
• Maintain internal control frameworks and risk mitigation practices

Operational Efficiency & Systems Optimization

• Identify process inefficiencies and operational bottlenecks
• Drive automation, systems improvements, and workflow optimization
• Improve the scalability and repeatability of shared services functions
• Establish KPIs and performance metrics

Strategic Business Partnership

• Advise business unit leadership on financial and operational decisions
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning processes
• Provide financial modeling and scenario analysis
• Translate financial reporting into actionable business insight
• Identify opportunities for profitability and performance improvement

Performance & Financial Intelligence

• Develop and maintain KPIs and performance dashboards
• Lead variance analysis and performance review discussions
• Deliver forward-looking financial insights
• Support pricing, cost optimization, and investment analysis

Service Delivery & Stakeholder Alignment

• Maintain strong partnerships with supported enterprises
• Establish SLAs and service expectations
• Resolve escalated service or financial issues
• Align Shared Services priorities with enterprise needs while maintaining operational discipline

The above-cited duties and responsibilities describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to the job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that an incumbent may be expected or asked to perform.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in accounting and financial management and with at least 5 years of management experience required
• CPA designation preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of principles and practices of accounting, data systems applications of accounting systems and budgeting procedures; and applicable federal, state, and local agency rules and regulations governing financial operations

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Comfort working with data in spreadsheets, databases, or BI tools
• Ability to translate complex operational and financial concepts into clear, actionable insights
• Organized and capable of managing multiple requests and priorities
• Strong understanding of modern platforms, operational frameworks, and service delivery models
• Highly analytical, solutions-oriented, and comfortable operating in ambiguity
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills