Director, Strategic Finance

Accordion; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Strategic Finance to lead client engagements and enhance value creation for private equity-backed companies. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative environment, leading a team of experts while driving strategic initiatives across Europe. Ideal candidates will bring over 10 years of experience in finance or consulting, demonstrating exceptional leadership and communication skills. Join a dynamic team committed to transforming the finance landscape and making a significant impact on client success.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in finance, consulting, or private equity.
• Strong Excel and financial modeling skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagements and manage consultant teams.
• Drive marketing efforts and cultivate client relationships.

Skills

Financial Modeling

Quantitative Analysis

Client Relationship Management

Project Management

Leadership

Communication Skills

Excel Proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business

MBA

Job description

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Talent Acquisition | Private Equity Consulting | M&A Value Creation | Turnaround & Restructuring

Company Overview

There’s a better way to work in finance—and more specifically, a better way to unlock value potential in private equity-backed portfolio companies. Working at the intersection of sponsors and management teams across every stage of the investment lifecycle, our team provides hands-on, execution-oriented support to elevate the office of the CFO.

So, what does it mean to work at Accordion? It means joining 1,400+ finance & technology experts in a high-growth, collaborative, and agile environment while changing the way portfolio companies drive value. It also means making your mark on Accordion’s future.

With the London office launching our European footprint, London-based Accordionites will have a unique opportunity to flex their entrepreneurial muscles and drive our business forward in the European market.

Accordion is headquartered in New York City with 10 offices around the globe. Come join us as we build something great, together.

Strategic Finance

Accordion’s Strategic FP&A Practice helps Private Equity backed Finance teams build capabilities to enhance performance visibility, planning activities, data analytics, and business partnering to enable and accelerate value creation.

By combining extensive operational FP&A experience, data and technology skills, and a proprietary engagement model, we develop and implement tools and processes and deliver solutions that meet the rigour and pace required in a PE-backed environment.

This role can be based in our London office. Ideal candidates should be local to the desired location, with the flexibility to work remotely 1-2 days a week, blending the best of both worlds for efficiency and collaboration.

What You’ll Do

• Provide project leadership and execute on client engagements, including directing and overseeing teams of consultants, managing work streams to agreed timelines, performing quality control of client deliverables and leading the presentation of deliverables.
• Act as relationship manager, responsible for addressing client and financial sponsor needs and associated communications throughout the course of engagements.
• Drive Accordion know-how and best practices in the execution of all client engagements.
• Work with Business Development team to cultivate client relationships and drive marketing efforts for potential new engagements.
• Work closely with client management teams to assess project needs and lead the development of proposals and work plans for potential client engagements.
• Work with Consulting Execution team on practice development initiatives, including development of execution toolkits and resources for key service areas, as well as the build-out and ongoing maintenance of Accordion’s consulting knowledge hub.
• Lead/participate in consultant teach-ins and other training exercises.
• Regular and extensive travel across Europe to work with clients in the relevant jurisdictions.
• Mentor junior consultants and actively participate in career development.
• Actively participate in the recruiting and on-boarding process for new consultants, as well as the performance review process for engagement teams.

Ideally, You Have

• A bachelor’s degree in business, finance or economics. MBA a plus.
• 10 years+ experience at (a) a top tier private equity firm, investment bank and/or consulting firm, and/or (b) the FP&A department of an operating company.
• Track record of interacting with private equity funds and private equity owned businesses a plus.
• Strong quantitative and organisational skills.
• Track record of managing others towards beautiful delivery.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Client focused, results-driven, and extreme attention to detail.
• Strong Excel skills with financial modeling and valuation skills.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership and team-management skills.
• A track record of acting with integrity.

Ideally, You Are

• A self-starter with a strong work ethic.
• A leader of others; you lead by example.
• A strong team player, able to work with team members across all levels.
• Able to effectively communicate complex issues and solutions, and raise issues to senior team members when necessary.
• Comfortable managing projects with multiple complex workstreams while also focused on your single workstream (you are managing and doing).
• Excited to be part of a growing team, with a focus on driving future growth
• Full of entrepreneurial spirit and comfortable in a fluid, flat organisation.
• Knowledgeable about the relationship between Private Equity sponsors and their portfolio companies.
• Passionate about delivering exceptional client service.
• Someone who enjoys mentoring others and doing meaningful work.
• Willing to get your hands dirty in the details of a project while simultaneously seeing the whole picture.

Accordion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, or any other status protected under law.

Please note that as per Accordion policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our inclusive diversity values. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Accordion will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting, Finance, and Project Management

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services and Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

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