Consulting Director - Finance - Local Public Services

Job Description

Were one of the worlds leading professional services organisations. From 158 countries, we help our clients, some of the most successful companies on the globe to create the value they want. We help to measure, protect and enhance the things that mattermost to them.In Consulting our business is transformation and we are known for our focus on and commitment to achieving results. We combine strategy, technology and management consulting expertise to help organisations succeed with an understanding of howbusiness works and a knowledge of how the right technology in the right place can create competitive advantage.Our Finance Team provides full lifecycle support to CEOs, CFOs, controllers and treasurers and other members of the CSuite to optimise the valuedelivered by their finance and broader business/corporate services/back office functions and to improve their contribution to the overall performance of the business.The right person will have skills in technology-enabled Finance and corporate services transformationcovering areas such as Finance, HR, Procurement, IT, with experience of selling and implementing technology-enabled global business services models. Typical technologies are Microsoft Dynamics and Oracle.We deliver high value solutions, from strategy to execution,solving our clients complex business problems through technology enablement. These include:Finance and business services operating model transformation (service and interaction models, organisation design process change, shared services, sourcing etc) fromstrategy and assess through to implementationDriving value from technology to enable operating model transformation (Cloud ERP, Robotics Process Automation and AI, EPM, Consolidation and Reporting, Data Models, Priority Based Budgeting) covering all elementsfrom vendor assessment and selection, architecture design through to systems and business integrator implementation.Achieving business insight and achieving business growthChanging culture in Corporate Services.About the role:This is a senior level appointmentfor a Director to be responsible for:building relationships with our key clients within Local Public Servicesidentifying client needs, proposing solutions to them and closing salesleading the delivery of projectsdeveloping the careers of the teams workingwith and reporting to youRequirements:Essential skills & experienceConsulting track record (ideally Big 4) with extensive experience & network within the Local Public Services marketExperience of leading large scale global technology-enabled Finance and widerCorporate Services transformation programmes from assessment and strategy through deliveryExperience of leading the design and implementation of leading finance technologies (ERP & EPM systems, RPA, AI). Microsoft and Oracle being the preferred ERP technologies.Operatingmodel re-design and experience of shared services and outsourcing; Finance Business Partnering.Leading and developing teamsUnderstanding our clients business and showing strong commercial acumenA substantive track record of new business salesSenior stakeholdermanagement and relationship buildingDesirable skills & experienceExperience of Lean methodologies for process/ cost optimisationExperience of developing thought leadership, new methodologies and propositions in this areaFormal accounting qualification or equivalentunderstanding of accounting principles and processes.Understanding of broader business services office processes and technology, i.e. HR, payroll, procurement, CRM.ConsultingIn Consulting we deliver practical, far-sighted advice that gets straight to the heartof clients business issues and delivers amazing results by helping our clients improve the way they operate, reduce costs, manage risks, leverage talent or fundamentally change the way they do business, the work you do will be all about helping organisationsof all shapes and sizes work smarter and grow faster. You could find yourself working with household names in a diverse range of industries - everyone from big-name broadcasters and high-street banks to multinational telecoms operators and energy companies.Theskills we look for in future employeesAll our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours makeup our global leadership framework, The PwC Professional and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.Learn more here: uk/careers/experienced/applyThe DealWe want allof our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have The Deal.Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: https://careers/about-us/the-new-deal.htmlDiversityValuing Difference. Driving Inclusion.We work ina changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business,enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasinglyagile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.uk/diversity