Senior Manager, Finance Transformation

PwC South East Asia Consulting; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC South East Asia Consulting seeks a Senior Manager, Finance Transformation to define and lead the finance transformation strategy across enterprise-wide initiatives, governance, automation, analytics, and data-enabled decision making. You will partner with CFOs and senior leaders to design operating models, drive ERP modernisation, and deliver sustainable outcomes in R2R, P2P, O2C, FP&A, and close processes.

Local market focus prioritized.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• MBA, CPA, CA, ACCA, CFA, CIMA, or equivalent professional qualification is preferred.
• Typically 10-15+ years of experience in finance transformation, consulting, finance operations, business transformation, shared services, or digital finance programmes.
• Proven track record leading large-scale, enterprise-wide transformation initiatives and managing complex programme portfolios.
• Strong experience in finance operating model design, process transformation, ERP implementation, automation, analytics, organisational change, and digital finance solutions.
• Deep understanding of finance processes including R2R, P2P, O2C, FP&A, financial close, consolidation, governance, controls, and reporting.
• Experience engaging with senior executives and influencing strategic business and transformation decisions.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, regulatory requirements, internal controls, risk management, corporate governance, and audit frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the enterprise finance transformation strategy and multi-year roadmap aligned to business objectives, growth priorities, and CFO agenda.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior executives, providing leadership on finance operating model design, digital finance capabilities, process excellence, governance, and transformation investments.
• Lead large-scale finance transformation programmes across core finance processes including Record-to-Report (R2R), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), financial close, consolidation, controls, and management reporting.
• Drive ERP implementations, finance platform modernisation, automation, analytics, AI-enabled solutions, workflow optimisation, and data transformation initiatives in partnership with technology teams and external vendors.
• Identify and deliver opportunities for process standardisation, operational efficiency, automation, data quality improvement, cost optimisation, and enhanced business performance.
• Develop business cases, value realisation plans, benefits tracking frameworks, governance structures, and executive reporting to support transformation initiatives.
• Oversee programme governance, project delivery, risk management, resource planning, budgets, stakeholder engagement, and portfolio performance.
• Partner with Finance, IT, Operations, Shared Services, and business leaders to deliver sustainable transformation outcomes and drive organisational change.
• Lead change management, communications, capability building, training, and user adoption activities to maximise business value from transformation investments.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, regulatory requirements, internal controls, audit expectations, risk management frameworks, and data governance standards.
• Build and lead high-performing teams through coaching, mentoring, talent development, and fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Job description

Senior Manager, Finance Transformation

The Senior Manager, Finance Transformation is responsible for defining and leading the finance transformation strategy and portfolio of initiatives that modernise the finance function, strengthen financial governance, improve enterprise-wide performance, and enable data-driven decision-making. The role serves as a trusted advisor to CFOs, Finance Directors, and senior business leaders, driving large-scale transformation programmes across finance operating models, digital enablement, process excellence, automation, analytics, and organisational change.

The role provides strategic leadership across Finance, Technology, Shared Services, and Business Operations to design and deliver sustainable transformation outcomes spanning record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, financial planning and analysis, close and consolidation, management reporting, controls, governance, and finance business partnering.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the enterprise finance transformation strategy and multi-year roadmap aligned to business objectives, growth priorities, and CFO agenda.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior executives, providing leadership on finance operating model design, digital finance capabilities, process excellence, governance, and transformation investments.
• Lead large-scale finance transformation programmes across core finance processes including Record-to-Report (R2R), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), financial close, consolidation, controls, and management reporting.
• Drive ERP implementations, finance platform modernisation, automation, analytics, AI-enabled solutions, workflow optimisation, and data transformation initiatives in partnership with technology teams and external vendors.
• Identify and deliver opportunities for process standardisation, operational efficiency, automation, data quality improvement, cost optimisation, and enhanced business performance.
• Develop business cases, value realisation plans, benefits tracking frameworks, governance structures, and executive reporting to support transformation initiatives.
• Oversee programme governance, project delivery, risk management, resource planning, budgets, stakeholder engagement, and portfolio performance.
• Partner with Finance, IT, Operations, Shared Services, and business leaders to deliver sustainable transformation outcomes and drive organisational change.
• Lead change management, communications, capability building, training, and user adoption activities to maximise business value from transformation investments.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, regulatory requirements, internal controls, audit expectations, risk management frameworks, and data governance standards.
• Build and lead high-performing teams through coaching, mentoring, talent development, and fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• MBA, CPA, CA, ACCA, CFA, CIMA, or equivalent professional qualification is preferred.
• Typically 10-15+ years of experience in finance transformation, consulting, finance operations, business transformation, shared services, or digital finance programmes.
• Proven track record leading large-scale, enterprise-wide transformation initiatives and managing complex programme portfolios.
• Strong experience in finance operating model design, process transformation, ERP implementation, automation, analytics, organisational change, and digital finance solutions.
• Deep understanding of finance processes including R2R, P2P, O2C, FP&A, financial close, consolidation, governance, controls, and reporting.
• Experience engaging with senior executives and influencing strategic business and transformation decisions.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, regulatory requirements, internal controls, risk management, corporate governance, and audit frameworks.

Considering the requirements of the role, our preference at this stage is to prioritise local Malaysian.