Finance Transformation Consultant

Sharp Business Systems France; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp UK is seeking a Finance Transformation Consultant to join our ERP & Business Solutions team. You will work directly with CFOs, Finance Directors and senior stakeholders to deliver finance transformation initiatives that improve performance, efficiency and decision-making.

You will lead client engagements ranging from standalone finance improvement programmes to ERP-enabled transformation powered by Microsoft technologies.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with finance background.
• Experience in finance transformation, ERP, or business improvement.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, FP&A and financial reporting.
• Ability to engage with senior finance leadership and facilitate workshops.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support finance transformation engagements for clients.
• Define future-state operating models and roadmaps.
• Deliver measurable business outcomes and value from technology investments.
• Engage with CFOs, Finance Directors and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Finance transformation

ERP

Stakeholder engagement

Workshop facilitation

Analytical thinking

Finance processes

Tools

Microsoft technologies

ERP software

Job description

Are you a qualified finance professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with a passion for helping organisations modernise their finance function and drive meaningful business change?

Sharp UK is seeking a Finance Transformation Consultant to join our growing ERP & Business Solutions team. This is an exciting opportunity to work directly with CFOs, Finance Directors, and senior business stakeholders to deliver finance transformation initiatives that improve performance, efficiency, and decision-making.

You'll lead and support a variety of client engagements, ranging from standalone finance improvement programmes to strategic ERP transformation projects powered by Microsoft technologies. You'll play a key role in helping organisations optimise financial processes, enhance reporting and analytics, strengthen governance, and adopt modern Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) practices.

The ideal candidate will combine strong finance knowledge with consulting and transformation experience, enabling them to confidently engage with stakeholders, facilitate workshops, define future-state operating models, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

Key Areas of Focus

• Transformation and process improvement
• Budgeting, forecasting and FP&A
• Financial reporting and performance management
• ERP-enabled business transformation
• Business process analysis and optimisation
• Digitalisation, automation and AI opportunities
• Client advisory and stakeholder engagement

What We're Looking For

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with a strong finance background
• Experience in finance transformation, consulting, ERP, or business improvement roles
• Strong understanding of finance processes, controls, reporting, budgeting and forecasting
• Ability to engage effectively with finance leadership and executive stakeholders
• Excellent workshop facilitation, analytical and communication skills
• Experience helping organisations improve finance functions, operating models, and business processes
• A passion for helping organisations embrace change and realise value from technology investments

Why Join Sharp?

At Sharp, we're building a market-leading Business Applications and AI consultancy practice focused on delivering real business outcomes. You'll have the opportunity to work on transformational projects, collaborate with experienced consultants, and help shape the future of finance for organisations across the UK and internationally.

This role is ideally suited to a finance-qualified professional who enjoys combining technical financial expertise with consulting, stakeholder engagement, and transformation delivery to help organisations unlock greater business value.