Associate Director – Finance Transformation

Associate Director – Business Consulting, Finance Transformation Location: London - hybrid working Salary: Competitive, based on experience

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced finance transformation professional to join a leading global professional services firm as an Associate Director within its Business Consulting practice. Robert Walters is partnering with this business to support the recruitment of this key leadership role.

This position offers the opportunity to work with ambitious, growth-focused organisations, helping them modernise finance functions, adopt digital solutions, and deliver sustainable operational change. You will play a senior role across client engagements, people leadership, and business development.

As an Associate Director in Finance Transformation, you will lead complex consulting engagements and act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading end-to-end finance transformation projects
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships at senior levels
• Designing and facilitating finance workshops and diagnostics
• Developing future-state finance processes and operating models
• Coaching, mentoring, and performance-managing consulting teams
• Contributing to proposals, pitches, and wider business development activity
• Supporting clients with digital finance solutions and process optimisation
• Managing multiple projects while maintaining high delivery standards

About You

You will bring significant experience delivering finance transformation initiatives, ideally within a consultancy or professional services environment.

You will have:

• Proven experience leading finance transformation programmes
• Strong people management and coaching capability
• A recognised finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• In-depth understanding of finance processes and best-practice design
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience contributing to proposals and winning new work
• Confidence facilitating workshops and senior client discussions
• A proactive, structured, and solutions-focused mindset
• An interest in digital finance tools and emerging technologies

Why Join

You’ll be joining a firm known for its collaborative culture, accessible leadership, and commitment to professional development. Flexible working is embedded, alongside strong wellbeing support and clear progression opportunities.

Reward & Benefits

• Competitive salary and cash allowance
• Bonus scheme
• 27 days’ holiday plus additional seasonal allowance
• Private healthcare and wellbeing support
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Flexible benefits and lifestyle options
• Electric car salary sacrifice and cycle-to-work schemes

Apply

If you are interested in this opportunity or would like a confidential discussion, please apply directly or email kay.edle@robertwalters with your CV.

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