Executive Head of Finance

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ROLE TITLE LEVEL 3

LOCATION London, United Kingdom, with a UK & Ireland remit

REPORTING LINE Europe CFO

FUNCTION Finance – NTT DATA UK & Ireland

ROLE TYPE Enterprise finance, commercial and transformation leadership

NTT DATA is seeking an outstanding finance executive to lead the Finance function for its UK & Ireland business. UK&I represents approximately $800m of revenue within a European business of approximately $3.5bn. Reporting to the Europe CFO, the role is a key member of the UK&I Executive Leadership Team and a senior member of the European Finance leadership community. The Executive Head of Finance will combine financial and commercial leadership with a significant transformation mandate.

The role will improve performance, governance and decision support while integrating historically separate finance organisations, processes, data and three ERP environments into a more cohesive, efficient and future‑ready function. Success requires financial rigour, commercial judgement, strategic thinking, transformation leadership and exceptional stakeholder management across UK&I, Europe, Global Practices, Group Finance and the wider NTT DATA matrix.

• Own – the financial leadership, performance, governance and transformation of the UK&I business.
• Lead – planning, forecasting, performance management, financial control and commercial decision support.
• Transform – disparate finance teams, processes, data and three ERP environments into an integrated operating model.
• Partner – with the UK&I Executive Leadership Team, Europe CFO, Global Practices and Group Finance to shape strategy and improve outcomes.
• Build – a high-performing, commercially focused and technology-enabled Finance organisation with strong succession capability.
• Position – Finance as a trusted adviser and constructive challenger, bringing transparent insight into growth, profitability, cash and risk.

Leads Finance for an approximately $800m UK&I business within NTT DATA’s approximately $3.5bn European operations.

• Provide overall financial leadership and help shape and execute UK&I strategy.
• Translate strategic objectives into clear plans, targets and performance measures.
• Drive profitable growth, margin improvement, productivity, working capital and cash generation.
• Provide timely insight into performance drivers, risks and opportunities.
• Define and execute the roadmap for one integrated UK&I Finance function.
• Integrate teams and establish clear roles, accountability and a shared culture.
• Simplify and standardise processes, controls, reporting, data and ways of working.
• Progress from three ERP environments towards a unified technology and data landscape while protecting control and continuity.

• Support major client opportunities, investments and strategic decisions.
• Strengthen pricing, deal economics, risk‑and‑return discipline and commercial accountability.
• Lead planning, budgeting and forecasting with clear operating…