Senior Managing Finance Transformation Consultant

International Business Machines Corporation; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting is seeking a Business Transformation Consultant specializing in Finance Transformation to help clients develop strategies that create competitive advantages and close performance gaps. You will develop transformation strategies for financial consolidation, close and reporting, planning, budgeting and forecasting, and financial business intelligence, analytics, and information management.

You will also optimize processes and deliver executive dashboards and KPI rationalization.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in finance transformation and performance management.
• Experience optimizing financial consolidation, close and reporting processes.
• Experience evaluating and designing EPM packages for planning and forecasting.
• Proven ability to support financial BI, analytics and KPI rationalization.

Responsibilities

• Develop Transformation Strategies addressing consolidation, close and reporting, planning, budgeting and forecasting, and BI, analytics, and information management.
• Optimize financial processes including chart of accounts design and close acceleration.
• Support planning and budgeting strategies, including EPM package evaluation and design.
• Drive BI initiatives with KPI rationalization and executive dashboards.
• Assess client performance to inform transformation recommendations.

Skills

Finance Transformation

EPM

KPI Design

BI & Analytics

Dashboard Design

Tools

EPM Packages

Job description

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You'll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you'll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Business Transformation Consultant specializing in Finance Transformation, you will help clients develop strategies that create and sustain competitive advantages. You will identify the necessary strategic capabilities and assess client performance gaps to drive comprehensive transformation recommendations.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Develop Transformation Strategies: Develop comprehensive transformation recommendations addressing financial consolidation, close and reporting, planning, budgeting & forecasting, and financial business intelligence, analytics, and information management.
• Optimize Financial Processes: Help clients optimize financial consolidation, close and reporting processes, including chart of accounts design and configuration, and accelerate close processes.
• Support Planning and Budgeting: Assist with planning, budgeting & forecasting strategies, including Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) package evaluation, selection, and design.
• Drive Business Intelligence: Support financial business intelligence, analytics, and information management initiatives, such as financial and non-financial KPI rationalization, balanced scorecard design, and executive dashboard development.
• Assess Client Performance: Identify the necessary strategic capabilities and assess client performance gaps to inform transformation recommendations.

Required technical and professional expertise

• Deep Expertise in Finance Transformation: Proven experience in developing comprehensive transformation recommendations for finance functions, including financial consolidation, close and reporting, planning, budgeting & forecasting, and financial business intelligence, analytics, and information management.
• Experience with Financial Process Optimization: Demonstrated ability to optimize financial consolidation, close and reporting processes, including chart of accounts design and configuration, and accelerate close processes for clients.
• Enterprise Performance Management Expertise: Experience in evaluating, selecting, and designing Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) packages to support planning, budgeting & forecasting strategies.
• Business Intelligence and Analytics Experience: Proven experience in supporting financial business intelligence, analytics, and information management initiatives, such as financial and non-financial KPI rationalization, balanced scorecard design, and executive dashboard development.
• Strategic Capability Assessment: Deep expertise in identifying necessary strategic capabilities and assessing client performance gaps to inform transformation recommendations.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• EPM Package Evaluation: Experience with evaluating, selecting, and designing Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) packages to support planning, budgeting & forecasting strategies, including assessment of client needs and vendor offerings.
• Financial KPI Rationalization: Proven experience in rationalizing financial and non-financial KPIs, designing balanced scorecards, and developing executive dashboards to support business intelligence and analytics initiatives.
• Chart of Accounts Design: Deep expertise in designing and configuring charts of accounts to optimize financial consolidation, close and reporting processes, and accelerate close processes for clients.

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.