Finance Transformation Director: AI, Data & Value

Accenture; Toronto; On-site; CAD 172,000 - 324,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in Canada seeks a Principal Director-level leader to drive finance transformation engagements and modernize finance functions for large organizations. You will shape strategic objectives, prioritize initiatives, and deliver transformation roadmaps while expanding CFO & EV practice through executive relationships.

You will advise CFOs and senior leaders, leveraging AI capabilities to enhance data, analytics, planning, reporting, and enterprise-wide digital transformation across

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of finance and/or management consulting experience, including significant experience leading finance transformation programs for large, complex organizations.
• Minimum 12 years’ experience working with finance functions, including analytics, planning, forecasting, core finance operations, operating models, organization structures, process redesign, and technology-enabled transformation.
• Minimum 8 years working with Canadian organizations in Banking, Insurance, Consumer Goods & Retail, Natural Resources, Oil & Gas, Utilities, Health, or Public Sector.
• Minimum 8 years leading large, multidisciplinary consulting engagements, managing executive stakeholders, and developing high-performing cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of emerging AI capabilities and their application across finance transformation, operating models, and enterprise technology.
• A University Degree is required for this position.
• Must be willing to travel.
• English is required for this position with cross-country interactions.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance transformation engagements by helping clients modernize their finance functions, define strategic objectives, prioritize initiatives, and develop actionable transformation roadmaps.
• Drive growth of the CFO & EV practice by building and expanding C-suite relationships, originating and shaping complex business development opportunities, mentoring senior talent, and strengthening Accenture’s position as a leader in finance transformation.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to CFOs and senior executives, bringing deep finance transformation expertise to solve complex business challenges and shape long-term transformation strategies.
• Help clients unlock greater business value by transforming finance data, analytics, planning, performance management, and reporting capabilities to enable better decision-making and support enterprise-wide digital transformation.
• Design future-state finance capabilities that harness generative AI, agentic AI, intelligent automation, and predictive analytics to streamline operations, enhance decision-making, and transform end-to-end finance processes.
• Lead the full lifecycle of large-scale client engagements, from market development, opportunity shaping, and proposal leadership through delivery, while managing project economics, engagement risk, executive stakeholder relationships, and client satisfaction.
• Develop, mentor, and inspire high-performing consulting teams while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.

Skills

Finance transformation

Engagement leadership

Executive stakeholder management

Strategy & advisory

Education

University Degree

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Workday

SAC

Anaplan

OneStream

Tableau

Power BI

Python

Job description

Accenture in Canada seeks a Principal Director-level leader to drive finance transformation engagements and modernize finance functions for large organizations. You will shape strategic objectives, prioritize initiatives, and deliver transformation roadmaps while expanding CFO & EV practice through executive relationships.

You will advise CFOs and senior leaders, leveraging AI capabilities to enhance data, analytics, planning, reporting, and enterprise-wide digital transformation across