Finance Transformation Lead – Financial Sector - BDO Belgium

This job in a nutshell

Ready to make your mark as a Finance Transformation lead? Join us and lead the charge in building and spearheading a service offering tailored to the unique needs of financial services clients. As a trusted advisor to CFOs, you'll leverage your expertise in accounting, reporting, and cross-functional consulting to guide clients through intricate transformation journeys.

Make your career count as a Finance Transformation lead!

What will you be doing?

As the driving force behind our finance transformation service offering for the financial services sector, you become the go-to expert for CFOs. Armed with a blend of accounting, reporting, and versatile consulting abilities, you guide clients through intricate transformation journeys. Your robust leadership acumen enables you to steer teams, foster business growth, and wield influence with clients and stakeholders alike.

What will you be doing?

• Build and lead a service offering that provides finance transformation services to financial services clients
• Develop and execute business development strategies to acquire new clients and expand existing relationships
• Manage teams of consultants and subject matter experts to deliver high-quality services on time and within budget
• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders to understand their business objectives, pain points, and opportunities for improvement
• Design and implement finance transformation initiatives that align with clients' strategic priorities and regulatory requirements, including IFRS and Sustainable Finance (i.e. EU Taxonomy, CSRD, etc.)
• Conduct assessments, diagnose issues, and recommend solutions to improve finance processes, systems, data, and organisation
• Lead and support the implementation of ERP systems, such as SAP, Oracle, or Workday, to streamline finance operations and enhance data analytics with solutions such as AnaPlan or Tagetik
• Build and maintain relationships with external partners, such as technology vendors, industry associations, and academia, to stay abreast of trends and innovations in finance transformation
• … and many more exciting things!

We believe that working closely with our clients, integrating our approach with their team, and customising interventions to their needs, ensures an optimal client experience.

What do you bring to the table?

This job is definitely for you if you ...

• Gathered at least 10 years of relevant experience in finance transformation consulting, in the financial services industry
• Native proficiency in either Dutch or French, coupled with advanced proficiency in the other language, is required, along with fluency in Englis
• Demonstrated expertise in accounting, financial reporting, and management reporting, with knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements
• Possess strong leadership skills, with experience in building and managing high-performing teams and developing talent
• Have excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and persuade clients and stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
• Have a track record of business development, including lead generation, proposal development, and sales closure
• Possess transversal core consulting skills, such as project management, problem solving, change management, and stakeholder engagement
• Gathered experience with the implementation of ERP systems, such as SAP, Oracle, or Workday
• Are flexible in travelling and working in different locations as needed
• Want to be part of a team with strong growth potential.

What do we bring to the table?

According to our own colleagues, it’s got something to do with the great team spirit and atmosphere within our organisation and the focus on their wellbeing… But hey, just take a look for yourself at what we got to offer

• Culture: you will join a team of experts who encourage respect, diversity and teamwork
• Development: you decide the direction of your career, and we support you where necessary.
• Impact: from day 1 you will be given responsibility, with support from your team.
• Growth: you get access to a whole range of training courses through our BDO Academy.
• Network: you can work on different projects and clients, across business practices.
• Flexibility: you choose where you work with flexible working hours.
• Wellbeing: your physical and mental health is important to us.
• Proximity: you work in an open culture, so feel free to speak to anyone, at any level.
• Sustainability: you work within a company with an integrated sustainability policy.

Feel like you’re perfect for the job? Let us know and we’ll get in touch!