Finance Transformation Manager

RSM; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

27 Days Holiday

Wellbeing benefits

Access to 300+ courses

Job summary

RSM UK is seeking a finance transformation expert to join our Consulting team. You will support CFOs in designing future-ready Finance operating models, governance frameworks, and data-driven finance processes.

You’ll work with cross-functional teams to deliver value for middle-market clients, embracing a digital-first approach and a collaborative culture. The role offers hybrid working, diverse career opportunities, and exposure to transformation initiatives across FP&A, R2R, P2P, and O2C, with

Qualifications

• Finance qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, AAT)
• Management & PQE experience with an established portfolio of work experience
• Strong academic record in finance/accounting/business management or data analytics
• Proven experience in finance transformation projects including process redesign, system implementation and operating model development
• Experience in designing and implementing Finance Target Operating Models
• Strong understanding of FP&A, R2R, P2P, O2C processes
• Lead engagements, planning and workshops, identify gaps, propose solutions
• Ability to manage stakeholders and drive change in complex environments
• Strong project management, communication and client-relations skills
• Must be a team player, able to work in virtual teams and independently
• Proactive, organised, self-motivated
• High proficiency in MS Office
• Demonstrate alignment with RSM core values
• Experience managing a team and coaching junior members

Responsibilities

• Work closely with clients in Finance Transformation projects to deliver pragmatic solutions
• Contribute to proposals and presentations as a trusted advisor
• Support CFOs in designing finance operating models and governance frameworks
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and budget
• Engage with clients to identify objectives, processes gaps, and improvements
• Help develop and implement finance solutions in ERP and technology platforms

Job description

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions - we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

Make an Impact at RSM UK

At RSM, our consulting team brings together diverse advisory experts to deliver our six core solutions: business transformation, forensic, deal services, restructuring, finance function support, and risk and governance.

Our solutions are designed to address the unique needs, challenges, and opportunities our clients face as they strive to achieve their aspirations and organisational goals. Whether it’s supporting global expansion, developing acquisition strategies, facilitating private equity investments, or collaborating with boards to manage risk and governance, our consulting experts work as one cohesive team. We prioritise simplicity, providing data-driven insights, value-added assurance, and high-quality execution to empower our clients in building sustainable, future-fit businesses.

It’s an exciting time to join our consulting team, as we embark on ambitious growth plans that promise to create diverse career opportunities. We are committed to enhancing our six solutions, expanding and developing our team of expert consultants, embracing a digital-first approach, strengthening our global presence, and building strong client relationships.

Our Business Transformation team is one of six core solution sets within Consulting designed to help businesses transform by improving their operations and supporting them to overcome performance challenges that lead to lasting growth and adaptability (across strategy, technology, finance, innovation, and people). We are guided by good practice principles, and the latest technologies, but never constrained by them. At our core we are critical-thinkers, problem-solvers and visionaries.

Finance Transformation team sits within our growing Business Transformation Consulting practice and we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual to join us.

Over the last few years, we have seen a change in the work that traditional back-office functions, like Finance, delivers and how it is delivered.

CFOs face increasing complexity and an ever-changing business environment. They are tasked with driving enterprise performance, participating in strategic direction and growth, whilst also running an effective and efficient finance function. This has accelerated how Finance operates and resulting in the need for Finance to becoming more agile, streamlined, and efficient, enabling the delivery of more accurate, reliable and insightful financial information. Many CFOs are struggling to navigate and manage these changes.

Here at RSM, we partner with CFOs to design and implement future-ready Finance operating models. We take the time to understand our clients’ business, their vision and needs. We evaluate and deploy pragmatic solutions that elevate their teams, enhance their effectiveness, and enable them to better serve their businesses while modernising their digital footprint.

You will make an impact by:

• As part of the Finance Transformation team you will be working closely with clients and it is critical that you establish trust and credibility quickly to build effective relationships.
• You must be a team player, have a ‘can do’ attitude and understand that the best solutions come from collaboration and exchange of ideas.
• You will be a problem solver, creative thinker, and self-starter, who is organised, proactive and inquisitive. Ideally you will already have been involved in Transformation projects and can demonstrate the value delivered to organisations with which you’ve worked. You should be comfortable in managing a team and juggling multiple deadlines.
• You will contribute to client proposals and presentations and our clients will see you as a trusted advisor to work closely with them in identifying, analysing, and solving their business challenges.

What we are looking for:

Are you someone who thrives on variety, loves learning new things, and enjoys connecting with people? If you can spot inefficiencies in everyday life and are passionate about making improvements, this role is perfect for you!

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Here’s what we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:

• Finance qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, AAT etc)
• Management & PQE experience with an established portfolio of work experience, ideally within a professional services environment
• Strong academic record: preferably with a relevant or business-focused degree (such as finance, accounting, business management or data analytics)
• Proven experience in finance transformation projects, including process redesign, system implementation and/ or operating model development
• Experience in designing and implementing Finance Target Operating Models, including organisational design, service delivery models and/or governance frameworks
• Strong understanding of finance processes and what ‘good looks like’ (e.g. across financial planning & analysis (FP&A), record-to-report (R2R), procure-to-pay (P2P), and order-to-cash (O2C))
• Able to lead engagements, planning and facilitating workshops to confirm objectives and requirements, identifying processes gaps, and analyse the impact and propose solutions to address these
• Ability to work in cross-functional project teams, manage stakeholders, and drive change in complex environments.
  Excellent project management skills, with a strong track record of delivering transformation initiatives on time and within budget
• Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex ideas to non-technical stakeholders and influence at all levels of the organisation
• Strong client relationship management skills
• Must be a team player, able to work in virtual teams and independently
• Proactive, organised, and self-motivated
• High proficiency in MS Office (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint))
• Demonstrate and operate in line with RSM’s core values of excellence, teamwork, integrity, respect, and stewardship
• Experience of managing a team and coaching more junior team members

Desirable

• Experience of working with (or knowledge of or interest in) ERP platforms and other technology solutions (e.g. Alteryx);
• Experience of proposal writing and business development
• Exposure to different methodologies (e.g. Lean Six Sigma, Agile, Waterfall, SCRUM etc.)
• Hands-on experience with different finance technology platforms (e.g. SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday, Blackline and /or Anaplan)
• Knowledge of change management principles and techniques, including stakeholder engagement and communication planning.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capability to interpret data, identify trends, and recommend improvements.

What we can offer you:

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• Hybrid working
• 27 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
• Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team

Diversity and Inclusion at RSM

At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.

At RSM we work hard to create an environment where our people can make a difference - to themselves, their career, their teams, and to the success of our firm and clients. We support all our people to work flexibly, to manage their family and other responsibilities alongside their work commitments; we believe this is key to achieving an inspiring and fulfilling working environment.