Solution Lead : Finance Transformation

Purpose of Job
1. Business development – growing and delivering on a client target portfolio
2. Solution / proposition development – developing a response to client / market / industry issues
3. Engagement delivery - managing project deliverables and teams

Key Outputs
Business development –
• Client targeting / Leveraging personal and business networks
• Issue identification
• xCompetency collaboration
• Leading key account programmes
• Leveraging research (internal and external knowledge) and trends to develop thought leadership

Solution development –
• Collaboration in developing answers to complex client issues and developing tailored solutions
• Response to client requests and RFPs
• Developing and leading proposals and development of hypothesis / business cases
• Providing advise to client and team as subject matter expert
• Research and alignment of firm service offerings and expertise
• Developing industry / solution knowledge

Engagement delivery –
• Managing projects of high complexity (locally, on the African continent & participation in global engagements)
• Managing alliance partners and joint business relationships (contactors and sub-contractors to projects)
• Managing engagement economics of projects
• Defining the objective and project deliverables
• Preparing and monitoring project plan
• Allocating tasks to individuals
• On-site quality control and team management
• Reporting progress against the project plan
• Conducting post implementation quality review
• Leading client meetings at a higher level
• Report writing

Experience
• Minimum of 10 years experience within Advisory / Consulting with business industry experience preferable
• Knowledge of leading practices in group and business services / support services with specific expertise in Finance Transformation, Finance Processes, Operating Model Design and Implementation, Shared Services and Enterprise Performance Management
• Microsoft applications (Powerpoint, Excel, Word and MS Project)
• ERP systems (SAP / Oracle)

Qualifications
? B.Comm / B.Compt / B.Acc Hons (essential)

Professional Affiliations:
? CA / ACMA accreditation (essential)