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Finance Transformation Manager – CFO Solutions
CerosAssistant Manager for Finance Transformation at Grant Thornton UK. Improving finance functions with technology, process redesign while collaborating with senior finance leaders.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Work on engagements that help clients improve how they close their books, reconcile accounts, and report with greater speed and confidence.
- Develop skills across process redesign, close automation technology, and stakeholder management- supported by experienced Directors and Partners who will help you grow.
- Take on increasing responsibility for leading workstreams and managing client relationships, building towards Manager and beyond.
- Build your own internal and external network so that you can grow your experience of opportunity generation as you progress towards Associate Director and beyond.
- Develop your skills and knowledge around finance automation technology including achieving certification status of selected solutions.
- Use empathy and listening skills to uncover the real root cause of issues and translate that into compelling propositions for clients.
- Demonstrate a collaborative attitude towards colleagues across Consulting and wider Grant Thornton, always looking to bring the most appropriate capabilities to our clients regardless of departmental boundaries.
- Take real ownership of quality, compliance, and risk matters on your engagements.
- Assist with practice development initiatives - whether internal business development, external marketing, or the continued improvement of our toolkit- typically in conjunction with senior colleagues, with scope to carve your own niche over time.
- Take responsibility for managing engagement budgets and timelines.
- Support and lead workstreams within controllership and financial close transformation engagements, from diagnostic through to implementation.
- Analyse current-state close processes- identifying bottlenecks, manual workarounds, control weaknesses, and opportunities for automation.
- Assist in the design and implementation of improved close calendars, account reconciliation frameworks, task management workflows, and intercompany processes.
- Support close technology implementations across FloQast, OneStream, and Prophix- including requirements gathering, configuration support, testing, and user adoption activities.
- Develop process documentation, policy frameworks, and training materials that help clients embed and sustain change.
- Build strong day-to-day relationships with client finance teams, acting as a trusted and responsive point of contact.
Requirements
What you’ll need- professional qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA, CIMA, or CIPFA) with post-qualification experience
- A genuine interest in finance transformation and the role technology can play in improving controllership and close processes
- Confidence engaging with senior finance stakeholders, and the ability to manage expectations effectively
- A background in Finance Consulting, External Audit, or line finance roles in industry, particularly those focused on financial close, reporting, or controls
- Proven experience in one or more of: month-end and year-end close; account reconciliation; financial controls and compliance; process improvement; finance system implementation
- Exposure to close automation or EPM technologies such as FloQast, OneStream, Prophix, BlackLine, or similar
- Experience of Finance Change or Transformation Programmes, even in a supporting role
- The ability to use a framework and methodology-driven approach to identify root causes, propose solutions, and support delivery
- A track record of using digital and analytical skills in a finance context
- Past experience of leading workstreams or small teams, and a desire to grow as a people leader.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Tailored development programmes and access to coaching
- Flexible bank holidays- allowing you to celebrate the days that are important to you
- Benefits including pension, life assurance and private medical, additional holiday purchasing and health benefits
- Any benefits giving you access to shopping discounts, gym memberships, financial advice
- And more.
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Hard Skills & Tools
Month-End CloseYear-End CloseAccount ReconciliationFinance System ImplementationDigital SkillsAnalytical Skills
Soft Skills
EmpathyListening SkillsCollaborationConfidence in Engagement
Certifications
ACAICASCAACCACIMACIPFA