Our client's mission is to be the leading FT practice in the UK market, to be number one in otheir focus markets, and to be recognised as innovators in finance technology.
Your responsibilities as a Senior Manager:
· Engagement delivery: responsibility for leading programmes and projects of a large size and complexity, with respect to planning, managing and executing the delivery of engagements, including overseeing the writing of client reports and the review and quality assurance of work products
· Risk management: identifying and managing risks, engagement assurance and commercial risk management and ensuring the Firm's frameworks are implemented appropriately and effectively
· People development: leading large teams, identifying team member development needs and accelerating development with particular emphasis on managing and mentoring engagement team members, coaching and skills transfer
· Practice development: taking a leading role in processes and initiatives that are key to scaling the business
· Practice development: taking a lead role in the design and development of thought leadership papers / development of new methodologies
· Business development: leading the establishment and development of relationships both internally and with clients, as well as leading business development activity (including developing, contributing to and presenting proposals/bids for future work)
The Person
· Recognises the importance of continuous self and team development and actively strives to achieve this.
· Evidence of being an active listener, strong team player and willingness to develop new skills and capabilities
· Helps others to understand how their work contributes to the overall success of an engagement and the wider firm
· Fosters a sense of self belief and confidence in others
· Seeks to understand others motivations
· Supports others to make brave decisions
· Relevant finance qualification – ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA or equivalent
· Flexibility to travel
Skills and experience required
Successful candidates should be able to demonstrate the following skills:
· Proven track record of working on finance improvement consulting projects, working across multiple aspects of a finance function
· Good understanding of issues and challenges facing Finance functions, Finance business partnering and trends in Finance
· Experience managing teams to deliver to deadlines and required quality standards; experience developing, coaching and mentoring team members
· Excellent communicator with the personal skills to build strong and lasting internal and client relationships; and the ability to deliver clear, concise, focused messages to senior finance team members or clients
· Strong commercial and financial analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, generate insights and construct solutions.
· Impactful written communications, producing high quality, client ready outputs (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio)
Relevant experience in one or more of the following solution areas:
· Integrated Finance Transformation – through operating model design, data and technology, including robotics and artificial intelligence, providing leading practice insights across finance and accounting processes
· Enterprise Performance Management – planning, budgeting and forecasting, management information and reporting, profitability and cost management, and performance data and analytics.
· Global Business Services – business and information technology outsourcing, shared service and global business services design, build, transition and implementation
Relevant large corporates experience and knowledge in one or more of the following sectors:
· Aerospace & Defence
· Consumer Markets
· Energy
· Industrial Manufacturing
· Leisure
· Life Sciences
· Retail
· Technology, Media & Telecommunication
If you are interested in this role please email your CV to
cv@mwn.co.uk