Professional Services, Consulting, FinanceIndustries
Requirements
Qualified accountant with ACA, CIMA or other accounting qualification, and a strong academic record is desirable
Strong and recent experience of finance transformation projects and programmes (e.g., Finance Operating Model Design, Finance process design such as R2R, P2P, O2C, Shared Service Centres and Outsourcing, Business case development)
Prior consulting experience in finance transformation or significant roles in large scale finance transformation projects in industry is essential
Tech-savvy individual with a general curiosity around technology and particularly how it can be leveraged in a professional context across organisations
Strong analytical and interpersonal skills, with a commitment to professional and client service excellence
The ability to develop good working relationships is critical
Problem-solving skills, adaptability, strong communication, and the ability to remain logical in ambiguous situations
Responsibilities
Defining the Target Operating Model for Finance (identifying the future role of Finance, and understanding how it will deliver services to the business in terms of process, technology, people and organisation)
Undertaking Finance diagnostic exercises to understand the 'health' of the Finance function and identifying what is required to solve the challenges it faces
Designing, building, and implementing components of the future Finance organisations, particularly focusing on Finance organisation design, shared services design, implementing Centres of Excellence and defining leading practice Finance processes
Performing detailed financial analysis to support business case development and benefits realisation
Experience in shared service centre delivery across feasibility assessment, design, build and implementation
Delivery of leading practice process design in an ERP implementation, working alongside Global Process Owners, business SMEs and Technology to drive full end-to-end process standardisation and simplification
Consulting on the potential impact and benefits of implementing specific technologies (e.g., SAP S4HANA, Oracle Fusion, SAP Analytics Cloud)
Planning and managing a project to time and to budget in support of the overall project plan
Building and maintaining strong client relationships, supporting and leading bid and sales activities