Partner – CFO Advisory & Finance Transformation

Partner – CFO Advisory & Finance Transformation

Location: Greater Paris Region

Sector: Consulting – CFO Advisory, Finance Transformation

We are working with a major international professional services organisation on the appointment of a senior Partner – CFO Advisory & Finance Transformation to help develop and grow its Finance Transformation capability in France.

The organisation operates through a highly international model, with teams collaborating across multiple countries and significant cross-border client activity. It is currently experiencing strong demand for CFO Advisory and Finance Transformation services and sees this area as an important strategic growth priority.

The firm is therefore looking for a senior consulting leader who combines strong Finance Transformation expertise with commercial credibility and the ambition to build and grow a business .

The Opportunity

The successful Partner will take a senior leadership role across areas including:

• Finance Transformation
• Finance Operating Model design and transformation
• Finance function effectiveness
• Performance management
• Financial planning, budgeting and forecasting
• Management reporting
• Planning and decision-support processes
• Finance process optimisation
• Digital Finance
• EPM strategy and technology-enabled transformation
• Transformation programme design and implementation

The individual does not need to be a technical EPM implementation specialist.

The firm works with specialist technology and implementation partners where appropriate.

However, candidates should ideally have a strong understanding of the EPM landscape and how platforms such as Anaplan, OneStream, Oracle and SAP can support wider Finance Transformation programmes .

The emphasis is on being able to advise CFOs on the broader transformation agenda, identify opportunities and lead complex programmes rather than personally delivering technical implementations.

Building the Practice

This is not simply a delivery leadership position.

The firm is looking for someone with strong commercial experience who can develop senior CFO relationships, identify opportunities and help build the Finance Transformation proposition.

There is already significant client demand and a substantial international platform to leverage, but the successful Partner will have considerable freedom to influence:

• Which areas of CFO Advisory the firm prioritises
• How the Finance Transformation proposition develops
• How the firm takes its capabilities to market
• Which strategic technology partnerships it leverages
• How the French practice collaborates with teams internationally
• How the team and capability are built over time

For someone who wants to put their stamp on a growing practice , rather than simply inherit an established structure, this represents a particularly interesting opportunity.

A Global Operating Model

One of the major attractions of the opportunity is the firm's international operating model.

The successful Partner will work with colleagues and clients across multiple countries, with opportunities to collaborate on major international assignments and leverage expertise from across the global organisation.

The environment is dynamic, entrepreneurial and relatively flat , giving senior leaders significant access to decision-makers and the ability to influence how the business develops.

The firm is looking for someone with a growth mindset , who enjoys building businesses, is prepared to work hard and wants to operate in an ambitious international environment.

The Profile

Candidates should ideally bring:

• Significant experience in CFO Advisory and/or Finance Transformation
• Strong understanding of the CFO agenda and the challenges facing modern finance functions
• Experience advising CFOs and other senior finance executives
• Strong commercial experience and evidence of developing client relationships and generating consulting opportunities
• Experience leading complex Finance Transformation programmes
• Good knowledge of the EPM ecosystem , without necessarily being a technical implementation specialist
• The credibility to operate at Partner level with major organisations
• An entrepreneurial and growth-oriented mindset
• An interest in building and developing a practice rather than purely managing an existing portfolio
• The ability and willingness to work internationally

Candidates will currently be working within a consulting or professional services firm at Partner, Managing Director, Director or equivalent senior level.