Finance Transformation Manager

Finance Transformation, Senior Manager (GBS)

Dublin or Belfast

My client is looking for a Senior Manager to join their Finance Transformation team, global business services, who delivers finance service offerings. This is a senior role, and my client is looking for between 8-10 years commercial working experience in the finance field. You will be working in a client facing role, building finance functions that are business-focused, cost-effective, and Agile.

You will be supporting clients across the full lifecycle of the transformation journey, including:

Performing current-state diagnostics
Developing a vision, strategy, and operating model
Delivering an activity analysis, and creating a business case
Crafting an integrated implementation roadmap
Guiding location and sourcing model selection
Designing and implementing future state processes and technologies (particularly across record-to-report, order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, as well as identifying AI opportunities
Shaping future organisation design
Overseeing transition to future models
Designing and implementing experience-led service management
All encompassed by end-to-end programme management
Experience in business development and solution design for Global Business Services, a strong successful track record of delivering change programmes within a GBS organisation and strong senior client relationships and proven ability to originate and lead major engagements.

Building strong relationships is essential, working with clients to understand their most critical business problems and priorities, consulting to evaluate, design, and deliver solution options that leverage cutting-edge technologies. This would suit a strong communicator, a team players and relationship builder. Someone who can take a professional approach, with the natural ability to establish personal credibility with clients. You will be highly organised, and capable of coordinating your own workload and that of other team members, meeting deadlines, proactively managing risks, and delivering quality outcomes.

Working with clients to help them understand current and emerging Finance and/or GBS trends, leading workshops, developing Finance and/or GBS implementation roadmaps, helping clients think about transition strategies. Skills include -

A valid and certified professional accounting qualification
Experience in the design and implementation of best-in-class Service Management processes (incorporating service management tools and performance management frameworks)
Experience facilitating the planning, delivery and management of services, ensuring client requirements and specifications are achieved
Understanding or application of relevant technologies such as: Service Management Tools, GenAI and Agentic AI, Accounting Automation, Consolidation and Reporting Tools