Finance Operations Manager – Global Reconciliation

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The Finance Operations Manager – Global Reconciliation is a senior leadership role responsible for leading a reconciliation team within a complex global financial operations environment. This role will provide visible on-site leadership in Minneapolis while supporting a team through significant transformation, including work moving to Chennai, collaboration across global teams, and migration to a new reconciliation system. The leader will be responsible for team development, operational execution, reconciliation quality, balance sheet control, disciplined escalation, and supporting change across the reconciliation function.

Leadership & Team Development Lead, motivate, coach, and develop a team of reconciliation professionals through organizational change and ongoing transformation.   Create an environment of accountability, collaboration, engagement, and continuous improvement. Identify, support, and develop individual strengths and future leadership capabilities across the team. Establish clear expectations while helping maintain employee engagement and operational stability during periods of change.   Reconciliation Control & Risk Management Provide oversight of daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reconciliation activities to support accuracy, timeliness, control requirements, and balance sheet integrity. Support reconciliation quality, certification ownership, disciplined escalation, root cause analysis, and sustainable issue resolution. Monitor aged items, exceptions, trends, and unresolved breaks to identify potential risks and support proactive issue management. Partner with Risk, Audit, Finance, Operations, and Technology teams to strengthen the control environment and support control effectiveness. Global Operating Model Leadership Operate effectively within a global organizational structure spanning multiple locations, time zones, and business partners. Partner closely with global leaders, Chennai/GCC teams, and teams in Europe to support consistent execution, service delivery, and stakeholder alignment. Support the leader and reconciliation team in Chennai through close partnership and ongoing coordination. Drive accountability across geographically dispersed teams while maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders. Change & Transformation Leadership Help lead teams through transformation, including work moving to Chennai, operating model changes, process improvement, and migration to BlackLine. Support strategic initiatives related to GCC expansion, process optimization, system migration, and operating model transformation. Translate strategic objectives into practical execution plans for the team. Drive adoption of new processes, tools, and ways of working while maintaining focus on reconciliation quality and operational execution. Leadership Presence & Stakeholder Management Provide visible on-site leadership in Minneapolis and participate in strategy, project, and decision-making discussions when the manager is not on site. Build effective partnerships with Finance, Operations, Technology, Risk, Audit, Controllership, Business Line stakeholders, Deloitte, and BlackLine as appropriate. Communicate clearly with senior leaders and stakeholders, providing concise and actionable information. Advocate for team priorities, risks, resource needs, and employee development while demonstrating the confidence to speak up,