Senior Director, Global Business Services and Finance Transformation Leader
Dentsply Sirona
United States, North Carolina, Charlotte
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Salary
Rank
Senior Director
Responsibility
Head of SS/GBS
Scope
Global
Workplace
100% in office
Functions
Finance
Reports to
VP, Chief Accounting Officer
Level
0
Travel Max:
25%
Posting Date
05-25-2025
Description
As the Senior Director, Global Business Services and Finance Transformation Leader, you will be responsible for providing leadership, strategic direction and innovation to Dentsply Sirona’s Finance organization, overseeing the Global Business Services team and Finance functional transformation. The Global Business Services team is a global shared services function responsible for managing financial and operational activities within record-to-report, order-to-cash, procure-to-pay and travel and entertainment expenses. This key leadership position provides operational oversight and establishes the strategic direction to support the business and key stakeholders in achieving operational objectives in accordance with service-level agreements. As a leader of Finance Transformation initiatives, this position also provides input on establishing global business processes and implementing the SAP S/4HANA that allow Dentsply Sirona to operate more efficiently and for establishing a performance-based culture within the Global Service Centers that drives towards continuous service improvement and cost reduction. A critical element of transformation also includes establishing a people management strategy, including balancing captive and outsourced resource model.
The Senior Director, Global Business Services and Finance Transformation Leader position reports to the VP, Chief Accounting Officer.
The successful candidate will be joining an innovative and dynamic company at an exciting time with the opportunity to have a meaningful impact on the future direction of Dentsply Sirona. The Global Business Services team is a growing and evolving team that is expanding to meet the needs of the Company while operating with a continuous improvement mindset to leverage established and emerging technologies to operate in an efficiently and cost-effectively.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and operational direction to the GBS organization by establishing a mission, priorities, policies and service level agreements that provide support to key stakeholders.
- Develop delivery strategies and establish performance metrics to monitor and ensure the organization delivers on the objectives in accordance with the established operating model.
- Develop and execute a multi-year roadmap for finance transformation and centralization with a focus on standardization, automation and process optimization.
- Partner with IT and business leaders to deploy enabling technologies, particularly the execution of the global implementation of SAP S/4HANA, as well as established and emerging technologies, such as robotics process automation, artificial intelligence and data analytics that drive efficiency and transparency.
- Establish and lead a Finance Transformation Office to drive change initiatives and measure outcomes.
- Following our transition methodology, implement the Company’s strategy to transfer the in-scope finance and accounting work from the business units to the global delivery service centers.
- Proactively seek out opportunities to expand the reach of the GBS organization through expanding the locations it supports and the services it offers.
- Develop and review the financial budgets and forecasts for the GBS organization and support other functions in the development and review of their financial budgets
- Demonstrate commitment to open communication in an effort to fully participate in organizational problem-solving, decision making and strategic planning.
- Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting according to DS needs and expectations
- Enhance and/or develop, implement, and enforce policies and procedures that will improve the overall operation and effectiveness of GBS operations and impact
- Build and develop a global team, fostering a high-performance culture focused on accountability, learning, and innovation.
- Lead with empathy, diversity, and inclusion at the forefront of team development and engagement.
Qualification & Requirements
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline
- Graduate degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related discipline, preferred.
- Professional certification strongly preferred
- Minimum of 14 years of professional experience in related function
- Global company experience, including leadership of a globally disbursed team
- Experience robotics process automation, artificial intelligence, data analytics and visualization and other emerging technologies
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA or other large ERP applications
- Medical device or manufacturing experience preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Uncompromised commitment to operate in an ethical and compliant manner
- Ability to build relationships to partner with the business and work with various levels of internal and external constituencies, such as top leaders and key external partners
- Experience leading a shared service function and driving large scale functional transformation
- Strong financial and business acumen
- Superior communication skills, including verbal, oral and through presentations
- Results and continuous improvement-oriented; ability to anticipate and plan, to drive policy and process initiatives and lead changes with a strategic global mindset
- High quality threshold with ability to understand details and formalize executive-level summarization
- Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive and pragmatic approach to solutioning and collaborative resolution; strong follow-through
- Adept at leveraging technology and analytics to improve internal audit effectiveness
- Ability to work in a challenging environment with multiple, changing, and competing priorities
- Strong team orientation, and ability to fit in with Dentsply Sirona’s culture
- Willingness to travel as necessary, approximately 25%
Benefits
You are instrumental in our success, which is why Dentsply Sirona proudly offers you a comprehensive benefits program. We want to make a difference in your life.
Wherever you are in life, Dentsply Sirona cares and is with you. As a full-time associate, you are eligible for most benefits the first day of the month following your date of hire. Benefits must be selected within 30 days of your date of hire.
Company Profile
Dentsply Sirona
Industry
Medical Device
Revenue
$3.92B
Employees
16,000
Fortune 500 Rank
NA
Global 500 Rank
NA
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