Manager, Operational Finance, Finance and Performance, Consulting

Basic information

Location

London

Service line

Consulting

Date published

03-Jun-#####

Req #

15928


Job description
Connect to your IndustryWe help CFOs drive value for their organisations across three dimensions:Finance Business Architecture: a team that looks to join together the enitre finance organisation across process, data, people and technology. Leading transformation programmes, often with a technology platform (SAP S/4 HANA, Oracle, Workday etc.). at the core, we use our extensive knowledge of the end-to-end finance organisation to re-imagine and realise our client’s future finance operations.End-to-end Process Expertise: We have in-depth knowledge of core finance processes (R2R, O2C, P2P) and partner with our clients to transform the heart of the finance organisation. We assist clients to design a finance function that is powered by machines and new models of talent in order to maintain the relevance and competitiveness of Finance.Project Management, Implementation & Business Adoption: encompasses activities required to lead and enable Finance Transformation projects, implementing and supporting the business adoption and readiness. We help CFOs assess what they need and should be doing today and how to prepare for tomorrow to drive change through their organisation.Connect to your career at DeloitteDeloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, that covers audit, risk advisory, and consulting services across tax, legal, business, technology and corporate finance, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more. What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.Connect to your opportunity Within the Enterprise Technology & Performance practice, the Operational Finance team provides a market-differentiating capability. We help clients realise the value from Finance transformation by addressing challenges around their data. We deliver solutions to improve data quality, accuracy and consistency, efficiently enrich the data to turn it into financial information that can be used for improved reporting, automation and AI driven improvements.ResponsibilitiesAs a Manager within the Operational Finance team, you will have responsibility for the following:Transforming Finance – Design and implement changes to core finance process, technologies, teams and data to achieve real business outcomes.Business-Process & Technology Acumen - Address client business challenges, by defining transformation at the intersection of process, people, data and technology. Driving Change and Adoption – Communicate messages with clarity and confidence to drive business change and instill confidence in our clients’ finance teams.Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving - Collect and analyse information to develop informed recommendations that shape or support our clients’ strategy.Delivery Excellence – Work with multiple cross functional teams to collaborate and deliver a high quality work product, from business cases to new process designs.Managing diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution.Stakeholder Management – collaborate with relevant stakeholders to deliver favorable commercial outcomes.Connect to your skills and professional experienceKnowledge of Finance and Financial Data:You have worked with and understand Financial Data Model Design, Data Governance and Data Migration and that has allowed you to make key decisions in that space and drive major process redesign efforts.Fluent in the interplay of end-to-end finance processes and policy – Record to Report, Projects, Fixed Assets, Intercompany, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Cash Management, Planning & Budgeting, Management and Statutory Reporting, process optimisation levers and how these are used to run and operate businesses.Shaped the intersection between data, systems, and process across Finance to deliver transformation outcomes.Understand the industry and technology trends and the impact they have on the Finance organization and able to credibly form opinions on how these would impact and shape client decisions.Project Delivery:You have extensive experience in managing projects/programme delivery, with ability to align traditional management techniques with agile ways of working. Including experience in shaping and leading large multi-functional teams in a client facing environment, with evidence of planning and managing projects on time and to budget.You are able to operate in complex corporate environment and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels to facilitate dialog between the technical teams and senior finance and business stakeholders to drive solutions and implement lasting changes in the processes as well as behaviors.You have experience of working with CFOs, C-Level and Finance Leadership to assist, support and influence them, whilst building and maintaining strong relationships.Prior experience across the majority of the following:Experience working on finance transformation projects in either technology implementation, target operating model, service delivery model or financial process redesign and automation.Experience leading the definition of key reporting and information model dimensions and work with business and finance stakeholders to shape how to build and improve finance processes that will assure its accuracy.Experience driving teams that deliver changes to financial data model and business adoption activities, including capability build, benefit tracking and business readiness.Experience in managing teams to reconcile complex data sets, and influencing stakeholders in the resolution of reconciliation differences and their root causes.Experience within Robotic Process Automation, Cloud based technologies and working with the Finance function would be beneficial.Experience in the Financial Services and/or Insurance industries (or equivalent).Desirable skills:Experience working with core ERP and EPM technologies such as SAP, Oracle, Workday Financials, OneStream, Anaplan, Blackline.Experience working with broader digital technologies that enhance the operations of a finance team.Understanding Finance as a function and as a consumer of data on both Management reporting and statutory level.In depth understanding of financial data, including data transformation, enrichment, and reconciliations.Finance professional qualification such as (but not limited to): ACA, ACCA, CIMA.Leading a transformation team, that has worked to develop, improve or transform finance operations.Connect to your business - ConsultingDistinctive thinking, deep expertise, and collaborative working. That’s what connects us. That’s what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest challenges around, join us. Together, we’ll make an impact that matters.Personal independenceRegulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.Connect with your colleagues "What attracted me to Deloitte were the endless opportunities and the collective experience of other like-minded individuals. Deloitte’s clients include many of the world’s largest organisations; I wanted to be part of a team that made a difference that I could be proud of." - Dan, ConsultingOur hybrid working policy You’ll be joining one of our innovative virtual communities based in London, with hybrid working. Our hybrid model enables our people to collaborate, connect and innovate in both an online and physical capacity. As well as remote working, you’ll attend virtual collaboration spaces and client sites, depending on the requirements of the role.   At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life.  That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.Our commitment to you Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before. We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.Connect to your next step A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careersWPFULL SLCONS