Company Profile
At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally native, data-empowered solutions. Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry team. Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of continuing that success.
Overview
We're seeking an experienced Financial Operations Consultant to support a large-scale enterprise effort in a fast-paced and collaborative environment. This role will play an important role in managing new financial programs such as expense and travel management and other related efforts. The ideal candidate has a strong background in financial operations management, and enterprise-level invoicing and payment workflows. Successful candidates will possess excellent executive presence, strong communication skills, and the ability to operate effectively across cross-functional business and technology teams. This is a 6 month+ consulting role working in a remote capacity in MST or CST time zone. This role does not support candidates who require visa sponsorship or visa transfer.
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, implementation, and enterprise rollout of a new Travel & Expense (T&E) program.
- Coordinate the deployment and integration of Coupa Expense, Navan, and Wells Fargo corporate card solutions.
- Partner with Finance, Accounting, Procurement, IT, HR, Operations, vendors, and business stakeholders to drive successful program delivery.
- Oversee program governance, project planning, testing, organizational readiness, go-live activities, and post-launch stabilization.
- Identify process improvement opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, accuracy, and internal controls.
- Manage vendor inquiries and support enterprise procurement, expense management, and payment processing platforms.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics is required.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in financial operations, financial management, or accounting-related activities specifically with payment management, processing and financial operations.
- Experience with Coupa Expense for enterprise expense management and reimbursement processes.
- Experience using Navan (formerly TripActions) for corporate travel booking and travel program administration.
- Experience supporting Wells Fargo corporate credit card programs, including card issuance, expense reconciliation, and program administration.
- Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
- Excellent organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail skills needed.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced enterprise environment in a collaborative manner.
- Experience within technology, broadband, telecommunications, or other large-scale enterprise industry environments is preferred.
Compensation
Sand Cherry Associates is required by Colorado law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range considers a wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and delivery model. This is a consulting engagement with an expected annual salary of $120,000-$135,000 . Years of experience, level of education, geographic location, unique skills/qualifications for the specific role and potential certifications can be key factors in the final compensation for this role.
Benefits
Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries. We recognize our employees for their contributions. Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry. Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization. We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce. Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace. Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients. Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics
- Minimum 7 years experience in financial operations, payment management, invoicing, and billing
- Experience with payment management, revenue recognition, account reconciliation, vendor management, and purchasing operations
- Experience with Procure-to-Pay (P2P) implementation and processes
- Experience with Coupa Expense (enterprise expense management)
- Experience using Navan (TripActions) for corporate travel programs
- Experience supporting Wells Fargo corporate card programs (issuance, reconciliation, administration)
- Strong executive presence and effective cross-level communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced enterprise environment
- Experience within technology, broadband, telecommunications, or other large-scale enterprise environments
- Ability to work remotely in MST or CST time zone for 6-12 month consulting engagement
What We Do
Sand Cherry is a team of experienced management consultants and proven industry leaders, bringing real world experience allied with a wealth of knowledge to meet each of our clients’ specific needs. Our experience gives us thorough understanding of industry leaders, players, dynamics, and systems — we are ready to “hit the ground running” for your business from day one. Our skill set combines strategy, marketing, product and operations expertise to ensure we provide clients with best-in-class business strategies, developing solutions for operational issues and leading major tactical initiatives. Our work touches every facet of our client’s businesses from customer experience to business operations and beyond. Sand Cherry consultants have designed and deployed solutions for some of the top names in the broadband & cable industries. Our expertise enables us to step into your business, integrate with your team, and begin making progress on your critical initiatives. Sand Cherry consultants apply our strategic insights and experience to improve your operations. Our team utilizes data-driven, market-tested approaches that will drive results for your business. We integrate with your team and apply our experience and skill to start making an impact immediately.
