CFO Advisory Leader — AI-Driven Finance Transformation

Grant Thornton Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton Ireland seeks an experienced CFO Advisory professional at Manager/Associate Director level to lead finance-led, AI-enabled advisory capabilities, partnering with senior finance leaders to shape strategy, operating models and performance management.

You will deliver practical CFO advisory solutions across finance strategy, operating model design, data and reporting, and AI use cases, supported by automation and modern finance technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor level degree in a relevant field and professional accounting qualification.
• Experience delivering complex finance transformations and CFO advisory.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and managing client engagements.

Responsibilities

• Lead CFO advisory, finance transformation and AI-enabled finance programmes.
• Define finance vision, strategy and target operating models.
• Design end-to-end finance processes including budgeting, forecasting and reporting.
• Translate CFO priorities into clear requirements, roadmaps and work plans.
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, analytics, ERP/EPM for efficiency and insight.
• Lead workshops with finance leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Prepare high-quality deliverables and executive presentations.

Skills

CFO Advisory

Finance Transformation

AI & Analytics

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Project Management

Data-driven Finance

ERP/EPM

Business partnering

Change Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, Information Systems

ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA or equivalent

Programme management / business analysis / agile delivery knowledge

Tools

ERP systems (SAP/Oracle/M Dynamics/Workday)

Power BI / Analytics tools

EPM platforms (Anaplan, Oracle Hyperion)

BI/Analytics (Tableau)

Job description

Grant Thornton Ireland seeks an experienced CFO Advisory professional at Manager/Associate Director level to lead finance-led, AI-enabled advisory capabilities, partnering with senior finance leaders to shape strategy, operating models and performance management.

You will deliver practical CFO advisory solutions across finance strategy, operating model design, data and reporting, and AI use cases, supported by automation and modern finance technologies.