Finance Lead

Accenture in South Africa; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in South Africa seeks a senior leader to drive Finance Reinvention across global accounts, embedding data, analytics and AI into finance transformations.

You will own end-to-end programs, design ERP-enabled operating models, and shape proposals, RFPs and deal structures. You will lead large, matrixed teams and collaborate with CFOs and executive stakeholders.

This role demands strategic thinking, executive presence and a track record of delivering measurable finance outcomes at scale.

Qualifications

• Extensive senior finance leadership experience in complex, global, matrixed organizations.
• Experience embedding data, analytics, and AI into finance.
• Strong executive presence with ability to influence at C-suite level.
• Experience with ERP platforms SAP/Oracle and digital finance tools.
• Familiar with regulatory, compliance, and reporting requirements.
• Ability to originate and close deals.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end finance reinvention programs.
• Identify opportunities across priority accounts for Finance Reinvention offerings.
• Shape and lead proposals, RFP responses, and deal structuring.
• Contribute to account growth strategy and positioning of Finance Reinvention.
• Mentor and develop next-generation finance transformation leaders.

Skills

Finance processes

ERP platforms (SAP/Oracle)

Data analytics & AI in finance

Executive leadership

Deal origination & closing

Change management

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

About Accenture

Accenture helps the world's leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 786,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $70 billion in FY25 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com.

Client Leadership & Advisory

Serve as a trusted advisor to CFOs and Finance leadership teams, shaping their finance transformation agenda

Lead CFO-level conversations on:

• Finance Operating Model redesign
• Digital Finance and ERP transformation (e.g., SAP S/4HANA)
• Data, analytics, and AI in finance

Translate business strategy into finance-led value creation opportunities

Finance Transformation Delivery

Own end-to-end finance reinvention programs, including:

• Financial planning & analysis (FP&A) modernisation
• Finance platform transformation (SAP, Oracle)
• Intelligent Finance Operations, including integration of:
  • Advanced analytics and predictive insights
  • AI-driven automation (e.g., close, forecasting, anomaly detection)
  • Data governance and finance data models
• GBS design and implementation

Account & Growth Leadership

Identify and originate finance transformation opportunities across priority accounts

Own pipeline development and conversion for Finance Reinvention offerings

Shape and lead proposals, RFP responses, and deal structuring

Contribute to account growth strategy and positioning of Finance as a key entry point

Practice Development & Thought Leadership

Build and scale Finance Reinvention capability locally/regionally

Develop reusable assets, accelerators, and industry-specific propositions

Contribute to thought leadership on:

• Future of Finance
• CFO agenda in South Africa / Africa

Mentor and develop next-generation finance transformation leaders

Key Skills & Experience

Functional Expertise

Deep understanding of:

• Finance processes (R2R, FP&A, O2C, P2P)
• Finance operating models and shared services
• Regulatory, compliance, and reporting requirements

Transformation Expertise

• Extensive senior finance leadership experience in complex, global, matrixed organizations
• Strong exposure to ERP platforms (SAP/Oracle) and digital finance tools
• Experience embedding data, analytics, and AI into finance

Leadership & Commercial Acumen

• Strong executive presence and ability to influence at C-suite level
• Demonstrated ability to originate and close deals
• Experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong commercial acumen with ability to influence C-suite stakeholders
• Comfort operating in high ambiguity, fast-evolving environments

Typical Outcomes / Success Measures

• Growth in Finance Reinvention revenue and pipeline
• Successful delivery of high-impact finance transformation programs
• Strength of CFO relationships across priority accounts
• Measurable client outcomes (cost reduction, faster close, better insights)
• Maturity and scale of the Finance Reinvention practice

Leadership Capabilities

• Strategic thinking with a value-creation mindset
• Ability to translate data into actionable, executive-level insights
• Ability to bridge finance, technology, and business strategy
• Results-driven with focus on tangible value delivery
• Collaborative, influential, and client-centric
• Strong influencing and stakeholder engagement skills
• Change leadership in AI-enabled and transformation contexts

What Differentiates This Role

• Positioned as a value architect, not a traditional finance leader
• Accountable for enterprise and client value creation, not just reporting
• Embedded in a client-aligned Reinvention Partner model
• Shapes how finance enables Accenture to deliver end-to-end reinvention at scale