Associate Director, Finance Functional Architect for Financial Services, Finance Strategy

Finance Strategy within Finance Transformation at Deloitte acts as the trusted partner to CFOs, with extensive experience in delivering complex Finance transformations to a diverse pool of Financial Services clients across Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance and Investment Management & Wealth

We are seeking an experienced Associate Director to advise finance functions on enhancing their current system landscape. You will have experience and interest in delivering large scale finance systems transformation and will understand the key Finance flows and how they interconnect with the front office systems through to reporting.

The candidate should ideally possess the following:

• Deep understanding of Finance within Financial Services
• Large scale systems assessment, design and integration
• Deep understanding of front to back information flows for Finance
• Strong working knowledge of all the key Finance systems including ledger/subledger, consolidation and reporting solutions
• Understanding of the key vendor offerings across Finance functional areas (ERP, EPM)
• A good understanding of how AI can play a key part in solving our clients' challenges
• Experience in leading large scale transformation engagements with strong communication and stakeholder management skills

You will be a highly entrepreneurial self-starter. This role is critical to the continued growth and success of the Finance Strategy team and will play a part in building, developing and inspiring this community.

You will have the following skills and experience:

• Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience
• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or equivalent
• A proven track record of success in demanding finance roles, either within Financial Services or a consulting environment.
• You'll have a demonstrable ability to identify and lead on new business opportunities, contributing to the growth of the practice. This could include experience in developing proposals, pitching to clients.
• Proven ability to effectively plan, manage, and deliver high-quality projects, demonstrating strong financial acumen and people leadership skills. You can confidently lead teams and inspire high performance.
• Strategic thinker with an ability to translate ideas into actionable plans and drive them to
• Experience of working with senior stakeholders across the Finance and Technology functions

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