Director - Finance Centre of Excellence

The Team We have a clear vision of being the market-leading Finance Centre of Excellence for deals.  We are deal experts who specialise in the finance function, and aim to be the first choice for client finance teams through all types of transactions (separations, integrations, joint ventures, single asset deals, finance function assessments, and IPOs) in corporate and PE environments.  

The team deals with all aspects of operational finance function issues in deals such as standalone or integrating finance functions, operating models, governance, reporting and MI, core processes/ TSAs, and systems changes.  We have brought together professionals from diverse backgrounds in industry and deals consulting, who provide constructive challenge, holistic support and proven frameworks to help clients protect and create value across the entire lifecycle.

The Role As a Director in the Finance CoE, you will play a senior leadership role in shaping, delivering, and growing our finance-focused deal advisory propositions. You will lead complex, high‑pressure, multi‑workstream engagements, working directly with CFOs and finance leadership teams on both the buy-side and sell-side to design, plan, and execute finance work streams within transaction environments. You will be accountable for leading engagement teams, serving as a trusted advisor to clients, applying our methodology and best practices, and overseeing the deliverables, quality and commercial success of projects.

You will also lead business development for key pursuits/ sectors/ accounts, proposition building, and the growth of our people and culture.

Roles & Responsibilities Client Delivery & Leadership
• Lead end‑to‑end finance support across the deal lifecycle, often as part of a wider deal teams, shaping our support and ensuring delivery excellence.
• Serve as a key advisor to CFOs and senior finance stakeholders in different sectors, providing challenge, insight, and practical direction during high‑pressure deal environments
• Collaborate with multi‑workstream delivery teams often across multiple geographies, ensuring coordination, quality assurance, and value across finance work streams.
• Lead and review separation/ integration planning, operating model design, and deal‑driven finance change outcomes.
• Build strong relationships with clients across sectors, as well as other advisory firms involved in deals (e.g. legal, banking, technology).People Leadership
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development for senior managers and below team members, fostering a high‑performing, collaborative and supportive team culture.
• Drive capability development within the Finance CoE, helping colleagues grow expertise across deal execution, finance operations, core processes and consulting skills
• Promote the values of inclusion, agility, and personal development reflected in the firm’s ‘Our Deal’ and ‘The Academy’ commitments.

Market & Proposition Development
• Innovate, shape and expand Finance CoE propositions in integration, separation, finance function assessments, cutover and operating model design.
• Drive business development efforts, including proposal leadership, origination conversations, and building long‑term client relationships.
• Contribute thought leadership on future trends in finance functions, disruptive technologies, data‑driven insight, and leading practice in deal-related finance transformation.

The Person Skills, Qualifications & Experience Essential Experience
• Substantial  experience working in a leading consulting firm, Big 4, private equity or strategy / corporate development team with a focus on the finance function in industry
• The candidate must have previous experience in consulting as well as industry. The latter needing to be in an operational capacity as ‘Line Management’
• Experience of leading mid-sized and large deal execution projects with a focus on CFO-relevant issues
• Strong academic track record
• Experience of managing or supporting high-value business development activities with C-level stakeholders
• Demonstrable ability to independently generate sales opportunities, commercialise relationships with senior executives…