North Highland
Director - Finance Transformation

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As the world's leading change and transformation consultancy, we're helping businesses move from strategy to reality by taking a pragmatic and practical approach to build solutions that last.
We're seeking a Director – Finance Transformation to join our Strategy Practice in London and help us translate vision into value and create lasting impact.
Summary
We help our clients grow and become more customer-centric and make-for-change businesses by modernising client operations and transforming their workforce & finance operations. You will work alongside our industry and practice leaders, identifying opportunities and shaping and delivering work to make this happen.
You will work across the FTSE 100 and the largest public-sector clients and bring deep knowledge of the latest financial thinking to business transformation engagements. You will work and lead collaborative teams, helping clients develop their finance strategy and translating that into an effective Finance Operating model, bringing together best practice processes, technology, and organisation.
You will be comfortable working at an enterprise level, but also confident in bringing leading-edge perspectives to senior Finance professionals and/or other functional leaders with Operating challenges.
You Will
- Use your knowledge of finance transformation strategy and design to influence senior clients and bring a best-practice lens to organisational design, processes, and ways of working. You will be expected to collaboratively design strategies, align leaders, and manage project scope in ambiguous environments, delivering desired business outcomes and high-quality deliverables.
- Work closely with other Strategy Practice colleagues to bring cross-capability expertise as integrated solutions to clients.
- Actively drive business development through the identification of new opportunities with new and existing clients and shaping and leading proposal development.
- Influence senior buyers through expertise, market knowledge, and across finance transformation to support business growth.
- Participate in Strategy Practice initiatives to build and grow our approach to driving customer-centric businesses by modernising client operations and transformation objectives.
- Contribute to the formal development of tools, methodologies, and go-to-market applications, and inspire innovative approaches and techniques.
- Nurture talent in a high-growth team, building scale as we expand our business and promoting our people-centric culture as an ambassador for driving a great working experience.
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Ideally, We’d Like
- 10+ years of professional, hands-on experience in finance transformation at an established consultancy.
- A demonstrated track record of successfully working on large, complex consulting engagements. This will include leading the finance transformation strategy and design.
- Evidenced history of delivering projects across finance transformation initiatives, including organisation and operating model re-design, process transformation, automation and technology enhancements, global location and sourcing strategies.
- Experience using practical tools and methodologies, finance design, and an outside-in perspective.
- An ability to build, lead, and develop teams in thinking in a design-led, employee and/or customer-focused way.
- Successful business development focus, specifically in crafting proposals and pitching to clients. Establishing immediate credibility with C-suite clients to build consensus and achieve goals through influence.


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Total Rewards associated with this position include a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being and financial security. Unique perks include flexible time off, a private medical plan, a health cash plan, a workplace savings scheme (including ISAs and GIAs), and enhanced parental leave.
Important Information
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United Kingdom, without the need for visa sponsorship by North Highland. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided, either now or in the future, for this position.
- North Highland is an equal opportunity employer, and we adhere to all applicable laws and regulations to ensure a fair and equitable workplace. All qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We handle all information in accordance with local privacy standards and maintain strict confidentiality.
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