Finance Transformation Senior Manager

About the role

For our client, an international organization undergoing a global finance transformation, we are looking for an experienced Finance Transformation Professional.

The person in this position will coordinate the daily activities of the Finance Transformation Management Office and support the global delivery of finance transformation initiatives. The role combines transformation governance, project management, process improvement, organizational change and the transition of finance processes into new service delivery locations.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate the day-to-day operations, priorities, governance and delivery cadence of the Finance Transformation Management Office.
• Maintain an integrated overview of global finance transformation initiatives, including milestones, dependencies, risks and expected outcomes.
• Monitor transformation KPIs, project milestones, business outcomes and benefits realization.
• Identify potential deviations, risks and delivery challenges and ensure their timely escalation.
• Prepare materials for steering committee meetings and support effective decision-making.
• Ensure clear ownership, accountability and transparency across transformation initiatives.
• Assess the organizational impact of planned changes and coordinate appropriate change management activities.
• Engage key stakeholders and address potential adoption barriers.
• Support the harmonization and standardization of finance processes across different service delivery locations.
• Coordinate the transition of finance processes into new delivery locations.
• Support process re-engineering, centralization, automation and digital finance initiatives.
• Develop transformation roadmaps and support the prioritization of individual initiatives.
• Manage project dependencies, milestones, risks, actions, issues and decisions.
• Support executive reporting and communicate transformation progress to senior stakeholders.

Candidate profile

• At least 5 years of professional experience, preferably within finance, finance operations or a related area.
• At least 5 years of experience in project management, business transformation or process improvement.
• Previous experience in consulting or an internal transformation function would be an advantage.
• Strong understanding of finance transformation, target operating models and shared services or Global Business Services environments.
• Experience in the centralization, standardization, transition or automation of finance processes.
• Ability to define KPIs, baselines, targets and business cases.
• Experience in monitoring transformation outcomes and benefits realization.
• Practical knowledge of transformation roadmaps, initiative prioritization and dependency management.
• Experience with milestone tracking, governance, executive reporting and RAID management.
• Knowledge of SAP or another enterprise-class ERP platform would be an advantage.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.