Finance Transformation Senior Manager

Antal; Łódź; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Antal is assisting an international organization undergoing a global finance transformation. We seek a Finance Transformation Professional to coordinate the Finance Transformation Management Office and support global delivery of initiatives across governance, processes, and new service locations.

The role combines transformation governance, project management, process improvement, organizational change and centralization of finance processes, offering exposure to complex international projects

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in finance transformation, finance operations, or related area.
• At least 5 years in project management, business transformation or process improvement.
• Consulting experience or in-house transformation function is a plus.
• Strong understanding of finance transformation, target operating models and shared services.
• Experience centralizing, standardizing, transitioning or automating finance processes.
• Ability to define KPIs, baselines, targets and business cases.
• Experience monitoring transformation outcomes and benefits realization.
• Knowledge of SAP or another ERP platform is advantageous.
• Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day operations and governance of the Finance Transformation Management Office.
• Maintain an integrated view of global initiatives, milestones and dependencies.
• Monitor KPIs, milestones, outcomes and benefits realization.
• Identify risks and delivery challenges and escalate timely.
• Prepare materials for steering committee meetings and decisions.
• Ensure clear ownership and transparency across initiatives.
• Assess organizational impact and coordinate change management activities.
• Engage stakeholders and address adoption barriers.
• Support standardization and harmonization of finance processes across locations.
• Coordinate transitions of processes into new delivery locations.
• Support process re-engineering, automation and digital finance initiatives.
• Develop roadmaps and prioritize initiatives.
• Manage dependencies, milestones, risks, actions, issues and decisions.
• Report progress to senior stakeholders and support executive reporting.

Skills

Finance transformation

Project management

Change management

Stakeholder management

KPIs

Benefits realization

Risk management

Roadmap development

Executive reporting

RAID management

Tools

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

For our client, an international organization undergoing a global finance transformation, we are looking for an experienced Finance Transformation Professional.

The person in this position will coordinate the daily activities of the Finance Transformation Management Office and support the global delivery of finance transformation initiatives. The role combines transformation governance, project management, process improvement, organizational change and the transition of finance processes into new service delivery locations.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate the day-to-day operations, priorities, governance and delivery cadence of the Finance Transformation Management Office.
• Maintain an integrated overview of global finance transformation initiatives, including milestones, dependencies, risks and expected outcomes.
• Monitor transformation KPIs, project milestones, business outcomes and benefits realization.
• Identify potential deviations, risks and delivery challenges and ensure their timely escalation.
• Prepare materials for steering committee meetings and support effective decision-making.
• Ensure clear ownership, accountability and transparency across transformation initiatives.
• Assess the organizational impact of planned changes and coordinate appropriate change management activities.
• Engage key stakeholders and address potential adoption barriers.
• Support the harmonization and standardization of finance processes across different service delivery locations.
• Coordinate the transition of finance processes into new delivery locations.
• Support process re-engineering, centralization, automation and digital finance initiatives.
• Develop transformation roadmaps and support the prioritization of individual initiatives.
• Manage project dependencies, milestones, risks, actions, issues and decisions.
• Support executive reporting and communicate transformation progress to senior stakeholders.

Candidate profile

• At least 5 years of professional experience, preferably within finance, finance operations or a related area.
• At least 5 years of experience in project management, business transformation or process improvement.
• Previous experience in consulting or an internal transformation function would be an advantage.
• Strong understanding of finance transformation, target operating models and shared services or Global Business Services environments.
• Experience in the centralization, standardization, transition or automation of finance processes.
• Ability to define KPIs, baselines, targets and business cases.
• Experience in monitoring transformation outcomes and benefits realization.
• Practical knowledge of transformation roadmaps, initiative prioritization and dependency management.
• Experience with milestone tracking, governance, executive reporting and RAID management.
• Knowledge of SAP or another enterprise-class ERP platform would be an advantage.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

What the role offers

• The opportunity to contribute to global finance transformation initiatives.
• Exposure to complex international projects and senior stakeholders.
• The possibility to influence finance operating models, processes and service delivery structures.
• A role combining strategic transformation with hands-on project delivery.
• An international and collaborative working environment.

Why apply for an Antal job offer?

When your application is successful, you will be supported by a dedicated Consultant who will stay in regular contact with you (via email or phone), help you prepare for interviews with your future employer, and ensure a smooth and professional recruitment process.