Finance Change & Transformation Expert

Ing Banking; Milano; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Smart Working

Meal vouchers and corporate restaurant

Health insurance

Pension fund and welfare plan

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Ing Banking seeks a Finance Change and Transformation Lead to design and deliver end-to-end initiatives across Accounting, Financial Reporting and Regulatory Reporting. You will collaborate with Finance, Risk, Compliance, Operations, Data and Technology to translate needs into governed data and scalable processes, enabling AI-enabled finance solutions.

The role requires leading cross-functional programs, assessing regulatory impacts, and ensuring compliant, auditable outcomes while driving

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field.
• Four+ years of audit experience in banks or regulated financial institutions, plus consulting or finance transformation experience (minimum 2 years).
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial statements and end-to-end finance processes.
• Experience with IFRS 9/16/18, GL transformation, finance data architecture or AI-enabled transformations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Finance change and transformation initiatives from impact assessment to post-go-live stabilization.
• Assess accounting standards and regulatory requirements impacts on processes, data and controls.
• Translate needs into business/functional requirements, data specifications and acceptance criteria.
• Design and implement accounting, Financial Reporting and Regulatory Reporting solutions with analytics, automation and AI capabilities.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams across Finance, Risk, Compliance, Operations, Data and Technology.
• Define scope, plans, milestones, resources, governance; monitor delivery and risks.
• Plan testing, data migration, reconciliation and reporting validation including AI output controls.
• Ensure solutions are compliant, auditable and governed with data privacy and model risk safeguards.
• Drive process simplification, standardization and automation while preserving data integrity.
• Support stakeholder engagement, training and transition to business-as-usual operations.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data governance

Data lineage

AI literacy

Requirement gathering

Process mapping

Agile familiarity

Communication

Delivery-focused mindset

Education

Master’s degree in Economics/Finance/Accounting/Business Administration

Job description

In this role you design and deliver finance change initiatives across Accounting, Financial Reporting and Regulatory Reporting to support Group and local requirements. You’ll work with Finance, Risk and ICT to translate needs into sustainable processes and governed data, enabling controlled AI adoption. You will lead cross-functional programs, drive data governance and AI pilots, and oversee end-to-end transformation including new accounting standards and reporting frameworks. This position offers impact across a global bank and a path to scalable, compliant, AI-enabled finance solutions.

• Flexible Smart Working
• Meal vouchers and corporate restaurant/bar
• Health insurance
• Pension fund and welfare plan
• Training and development opportunities
• Lead end-to-end Finance change and transformation initiatives from impact assessment to post-go-live stabilization
• Assess accounting standards and regulatory requirements impacts on processes, data and controls
• Translate needs into business/functional requirements, data specifications and acceptance criteria
• Design and implement accounting, Financial Reporting and Regulatory Reporting solutions with analytics, automation and AI capabilities
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams across Finance, Risk, Compliance, Operations, Data and Technology
• Define scope, plans, milestones, resources, governance; monitor delivery and risks
• Plan testing, data migration, reconciliation and reporting validation including AI output controls
• Ensure solutions are compliant, auditable and governed with data privacy and model risk safeguards
• Drive process simplification, standardization and automation while preserving data integrity
• Support stakeholder engagement, training and transition to business-as-usual operations
• Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Management Engineering or a related discipline
• At least four years of audit experience in banks or regulated financial institutions, followed by consulting or Finance transformation experience (2 years minimum)
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial statements and end-to-end Finance processes
• Experience with complex Finance initiatives (IFRS 9/16/18, GL transformation, Finance data architecture, Data Management or AI-enabled transformations)
• Understanding of bank prudential and supervisory reporting and data governance concepts
• Hands-on experience in requirements gathering, process mapping, impact analysis, solution design, testing, migration and implementation
• Sound project management skills with Agile familiarity and ability to plan an AI roadmap
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication, including senior and international partners
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Ability to work across functions and geographies with a delivery-focused mindset
• Facilitation and communication
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Data governance and data lineage
• Data management
• AI literacy and responsible AI understanding