Accounting Transformation Lead

About Lyra Health Lyra Health is a leading provider of evidence-based mental health care, serving more than 20 million people globally in partnership with employers and more than 100 million through health plan and partner relationships. The company has delivered more than 15 million sessions of mental health care, published more than 35 peer-reviewed studies, and delivered unmatched outcomes in terms of access, clinical effectiveness, and cost efficiency. Extensive peer-reviewed research confirms Lyra’s transformative care model helps people recover twice as fast and results in a 26% annual reduction in overall healthcare claims costs. Lyra is transforming access to life-changing mental health care through Lyra Empower, the only fully integrated, AI-powered platform combining the highest-quality care and technology solutions.
About the Role: 

The Sr. Accounting Transformation Lead is responsible for supporting the SVP, Global Controller to advance the maturity, scalability, and effectiveness of the company's accounting operating model. This role will partner closely with the global leadership team to identify, prioritize, plan and execute accounting transformational initiatives that support the company's growth and long-term strategic objectives.

With the Global Controller, this leader will co-develop and drive accounting transformation spanning organizational design, process standardization, technology enablement, public-company readiness. The successful candidate will combine proven experience in accounting and strategy development, change management, operational excellence.  Sr. Accounting Transformation Lead should have exceptional project management skills along with exceptional communication experience and demonstrated success with delivering excellence for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Accounting Transformation Strategy

• Assess current-state capabilities across people, processes, technology, data, governance, and controls and identify opportunities to strengthen the accounting operating model.

• Translate strategic priorities into project plans with measurable objectives, milestones, dependencies, resource requirements, and expected business outcomes.

Process Excellence & Global Standardization

• Identify opportunities to simplify, harmonize, automate, and strengthen core accounting processes, including record-to-report, financial close, reconciliations, consolidation, intercompany accounting, financial reporting, and other controllership activities.

• Manage the development of clearly defined roles, responsibilities, policies, procedures, and performance expectations.