The Company

We are seeking an experienced Group Finance Transformation & Process Improvement Lead for a 12-month consulting engagement with a fast-growing international financial services group undergoing significant expansion and transformation.

This is a great fit for someone who combines strong technical accounting and Group consolidation expertise with a transformation mindset, and who enjoys getting hands-on to resolve complex finance issues while using process improvement, automation and AI to build a more scalable and controlled Finance function.

The Role

Lead the hands-on remediation of historical finance and accounting records across multiple Group entities, including GL analysis, reconciliations and balance sheet clean-up.
Investigate aged, unusual or unsupported transactions, resolve accounting issues and strengthen supporting documentation and audit trails.
Establish and enhance the Group consolidation and reporting process, improving the accuracy, consistency and timeliness of financial reporting.
Standardise consolidation processes across entities, including chart-of-accounts mapping, consolidation adjustments, intercompany eliminations and FX translation.
Review and strengthen intercompany accounting, including reconciliations, related-party transactions and documentation supporting transfer pricing requirements.
Identify recurring accounting and control issues, address root causes and strengthen the overall financial control environment.
Review existing Excel-intensive processes and identify opportunities to standardise, automate and improve consolidation, reporting, reconciliation and data workflows.
Explore the practical application of AI, machine learning and intelligent automation to improve finance processes, controls and exception identification.
Review selected Finance and wider business workflows to strengthen controls, approval processes, cost management and operational efficiency.
Develop and implement a roadmap towards a more scalable, automated and well-controlled Group Finance function.

Your Profile

10+ years of relevant Finance experience, preferably within wealth management, private banking, EAM, IFA, insurance, asset management or broader financial services.
Strong technical accounting fundamentals with the ability and willingness to work hands-on at General Ledger and transaction level.
Demonstrated experience resolving complex accounting, reconciliation, financial-control or historical remediation issues.
Strong experience in Group consolidation and multi-entity reporting, ideally across multiple jurisdictions.
Experience with intercompany accounting, related-party transactions and transfer pricing documentation would be advantageous.
Track record in finance transformation, process improvement, internal controls or operating-model enhancement.
Strong understanding of Excel-based finance processes with experience improving them through systems, automation or data solutions.
Exposure to AI-enabled finance transformation, intelligent automation, machine learning or analytics would be highly advantageous.
Experience supporting rapid business growth, M&A integration, new-market entry or organisational transformation would be beneficial.
Highly independent, pragmatic and execution-oriented, with the ability to move comfortably between detailed accounting work and broader transformation initiatives.

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Please send your resume, in WORD format only and quote reference number AW13493598, by clicking the apply button. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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