Associate Partner - Financial Management

IBM Global Business Services (GBS) is a global business with the ability to consult, advise and recommend solutions encompassing organisational change, financial management, technology implementation, software solutions and outsourced processes across a wide variety of industry sectors. The consultants provide industry specific thought leadership and technical capability which in turn leads to opportunity for innovative process, strategic consulting and technology enabled solutions. The GBS advisory consulting service areas are managed through one service line, Strategy and Transformation. Within this service line the Finance and Risk (F&R) practice works with clients to address issues of importance to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in creating value for the corporation and delivering world-class finance capabilities. The role of Finance in sustaining and creating value is changing dramatically. Finance's traditional guardianship and risk management roles are facing increased scrutiny. At the same time, Finance is being asked to become more effective and efficient in supporting core needs across the enterprise: - delivering faster and more accurate transaction processing - providing more responsive budgeting and forecasting - executing a faster close for real time reporting - delivering the right information quickly, to the right people at the right time IBM’s F&R service areas are: Finance strategy: Helping clients develop a vision and blueprint for the future. This includes using diagnostic activity, current and future state operating model constructs, and use of modelling tools to identify and prioritise opportunities for value creation and to develop the capabilities of the finance organisation. Performance management and analytics: Offering clients an enterprise-wide business intelligence and performance management approach that links strategy with performance measures using state-of-the-art technologies to cascade these measures and analysis throughout the organisation quickly and cost-effectively. They integrate informational assets from different systems across the value chain and deliver role-based intelligence to finance information consumers in a personalised manner. Finance transformation: Services include design, integration and implementation of finance and accounting processes based on ERP platforms and enabling technologies. Helping clients optimise financial processes, improve efficiency and productivity, and eliminate non-value added tasks. Ways to achieve this may be through outsourcing, shared services, organisational redesign and benchmarking. Business risk management: Helping clients identify, assess, manage and optimise business risks across the enterprise. Assisting clients design and implement financial controls to support existing and emerging regulatory initiatives. Providing solutions in niche risk areas, e.g. Anti Money Laundering. Role Description: We are specifically looking for candidates with vast experience and industry knowledge of finance strategy and operational performance improvement in the Communications Sector (Telco, Utilities, and Media) and Distribution Sector (including Consumer Goods, Retail, Pharma, Travel & Transport). The individual must be able to demonstrate proven in-depth experience of consulting at CFO / FD level with a credible track record in both shaping and selling engagements as well as leading the delivery of complex engagements in this domain. Summary: IBM Global Business Services is the world’s largest consulting organisation, being a partner to clients of unmatched breadth and depth. This is a compelling opportunity in a role that offers: • A lead role building and developing a world class business. • Established access to a tier one client base and the opportunity to work within a successful practice. The benefits of working within a truly global brand with huge resources. • A peer group t
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Bachelor's Degree Developing, shaping and closing opportunities in Finance and Risk in the Communications or Distribution sectors, ideally for a professional services company : Mastered Able to generate small deals of up to $1M per annum and larger deals of up to $5M or greater : Mastered Understanding of the business models used in Communications or Distribution Sector clients with some deeper specialism, (e.g. how Finance and Risk supports business strategy delivery) : Mastered Demonstrable experience and track record in shaping commercially realistic propositions and delivering successfully to contract. : Mastered Ability to build skills and manage a team of consultants to maximise performance. Gravitas and leadership qualities capable of inspiring teams. : Mastered Highly credible board level business relationships in the industry and evidence of successfully developing business through these relationships and networks. : Mastered Track record in shaping and leading major business change initiatives working in multi-disciplinary teams and of delivering against business objectives in a challenging client environment : Mastered Understanding of E2E propositions including appreciation of technology as an enabler. Also will be a qualified Accountant. : Mastered Excellent analytical and reasoning skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Motivated by success and working in a team of fellow high performers. Willing to travel and work away from home. : Applied English: Fluent
Additional information Summary: IBM Global Business Services is the world’s largest consulting organisation, being a partner to clients of unmatched breadth and depth. IBM is as a pre-eminent player within Finance & Risk and this is a compelling opportunity in a role that offers: • A lead role building and developing a world class business. • Established access to a tier one client base and the opportunity to work within a successful practice. • The benefits of working within a truly global brand with huge resources. • A peer group that is dynamic and successful.
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Associate Partner - Financial Management