Finance Managed Services Managing Director

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC seeks a senior leader to head Finance Managed Services, owning origination, qualification and end-to-end delivery across client engagements in the UK. You will drive profitable growth, set strategic direction, and collaborate with Partners to shape integrated solutions for multi-million-pound portfolios.

You will lead teams, embed automation and AI-enabled delivery, and ensure governance and risk controls while building trusted relationships with C-suite stakeholders. London-based role.

Qualifications

• Proven senior leadership experience in building and scaling Finance Managed Services or comparable managed service offerings.
• Strong commercial acumen, including ownership of multi-million-pound sales and revenue targets and accountability for profitable growth.
• Deep expertise in end-to-end finance operations and managed service delivery, with the ability to drive consistency, efficiency, and quality at scale.
• Ability to develop and articulate compelling value propositions and establish trusted-advisor relationships with senior client stakeholders, including C-suite executives.
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills, with experience working across Consulting, Operate, and Markets within a matrix organisation.
• Experience embedding technology-enabled delivery models, including automation, AI, analytics, and standardised processes, to improve productivity and outcomes.
• Demonstrated capability in governance, risk management, and quality control across large-scale, complex delivery portfolios.
• Leadership capability to inspire teams, drive change, and embed a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, commercial and operational leadership for PwC's Finance Managed Services business. Leading origination and qualification of large, complex FMS opportunities.
• Lead end-to-end operational performance across Finance Managed Services client engagements, ensuring high-quality delivery, consistency, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Drive profitable growth through expansion of the managed services footprint, development of new markets and deeper penetration of existing client accounts.
• Own commercial performance/growth, including responsibility for achieving c.£10m annual sales targets and c.£5m gross revenue across Finance Managed Services and related offerings.
• Strengthen PwC's market position by developing differentiated value propositions, enhancing thought leadership and building trusted C-suite client relationships.
• Collaborate with Partners, Managing Directors and teams across Consulting and Operate to shape integrated solutions and unlock cross-firm and cross-sector opportunities.
• Embed standardisation, automation, AI-enabled delivery and data-led insight to improve productivity, reduce cost and enhance operational efficiency.
• Ensure strong governance, risk management, quality controls and compliance across multi-million-pound delivery portfolios within a matrix management environment.
• Build and sustain a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and operational excellence across multidisciplinary delivery teams.

Skills

Senior leadership

Commercial acumen

End-to-end finance ops

Governance and risk management

Value proposition development

Client relationship management

Matrix management

Automation / AI-enabled delivery

Job description

• Provide strategic, commercial and operational leadership for PwC's Finance Managed Services business. Leading origination and qualification of large, complex FMS opportunities.
• Lead end-to-end operational performance across Finance Managed Services client engagements, ensuring high-quality delivery, consistency, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Drive profitable growth through expansion of the managed services footprint, development of new markets and deeper penetration of existing client accounts.
• Own commercial performance/growth, including responsibility for achieving c.£10m annual sales targets and c.£5m gross revenue across Finance Managed Services and related offerings.
• Strengthen PwC's market position by developing differentiated value propositions, enhancing thought leadership and building trusted C-suite client relationships.
• Collaborate with Partners, Managing Directors and teams across Consulting and Operate to shape integrated solutions and unlock cross-firm and cross-sector opportunities.
• Embed standardisation, automation, AI-enabled delivery and data-led insight to improve productivity, reduce cost and enhance operational efficiency.
• Ensure strong governance, risk management, quality controls and compliance across multi-million-pound delivery portfolios within a matrix management environment.
• Build and sustain a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and operational excellence across multidisciplinary delivery teams.

Requirements

• Proven senior leadership experience in building and scaling Finance Managed Services or comparable managed service offerings.
• Strong commercial acumen, including ownership of multi-million-pound sales and revenue targets and accountability for profitable growth.
• Deep expertise in end-to-end finance operations and managed service delivery, with the ability to drive consistency, efficiency, and quality at scale.
• Ability to develop and articulate compelling value propositions and establish trusted-advisor relationships with senior client stakeholders, including C-suite executives.
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills, with experience working across Consulting, Operate, and Markets within a matrix organisation.
• Experience embedding technology-enabled delivery models, including automation, AI, analytics, and standardised processes, to improve productivity and outcomes.
• Demonstrated capability in governance, risk management, and quality control across large-scale, complex delivery portfolios.
• Leadership capability to inspire teams, drive change, and embed a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership in Finance Managed Services, driving profitable growth and operational excellence through strategic client engagement and technology-enabled delivery models. Capable of developing compelling value propositions and fostering trusted relationships with C-suite executives while ensuring governance and quality across complex delivery portfolios.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Senior Leadership Experience
• Commercial Acumen
• End-to-End Finance Operations
• Governance and Risk Management
• Technology-Enabled Delivery Models

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Finance Managed Services
• Operational Performance Management
• Sales Target Achievement
• Quality Control
• Automation
• AI-Enabled Delivery
• Data Analytics
• Continuous Improvement
• Value Proposition Development
• Client Relationship Management

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Influencing Skills
• Change Management
• Team Inspiration
• Trusted Advisor Relationship Building

Industry Keywords

• Managed Services
• C-Suite Engagement
• Matrix Management
• Market Positioning
• Operational Efficiency