Finance Transformation Lead: AI-Driven Operating Models in Sydney

Accenture is a leading solutions and services company that helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed across the enterprise. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world.

Through our Reinvention Services, we bring together our capabilities across strategy, consulting, technology, operations, Song and Industry X with our deep industry expertise to create and deliver solutions and services for our clients. Our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity, and we measure our success by the 360° value we create for all our stakeholders.

WHO WE ARE: The CFO&EV team works with clients to tackle issues of importance to the Chief Financial Officer, principally in the development and implementation of new finance operating models, finance organisation strategies, treasury and risk management strategies, and development of new business insight and performance management capabilities. Our analysis, insight and recommendations enable our clients to achieve long-term transformation and growth.

THE WORK: You will be working on significant Transformation in the CFO Agenda across our offerings of Finance Strategy, Value Case, Operating model, Process design, Integrated Planning and Forecasting and Global Business Services.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Proven experience within a top tier consulting firm providing Finance Transformation services for clients.
• Proven experience in delivering transformation projects to improve Finance functions, including Finance operating models (design to implementation, including Shared Services / Outsourcing), Finance organisation design, Finance process improvement and digitisation (OTC, RTR, PTP, FP&A).
• Proven history of working successfully with Finance leadership.
• Prior experience in developing and delivering Finance related solutions across industry sectors in Australia.
• Ability to manage and solve complex business problems.
• An undergraduate degree is a necessity with qualifications in Finance highly regarded.
• Knowledge of the Australian Market.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Advisory experience into key Finance digital technologies (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Workday, Anaplan, Onestream etc.).
• Broad understanding of AI / Generative AI / Agentic and their potential impact on finance processes, with keen interest in emerging trends.

Working Rights: Candidate will need to hold independent working rights for Australia as the business are presently unable to support Visa Sponsorship.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an exceptional individual.

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