Manager - FAAS, Private Equity, Operational Excellence

Manager - FAAS, Private Equity, Operational Excellence, Riyadh

Location:

Riyadh

Other locations:
Primary Location Only

Date: 16 Sept 2026

Requisition

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The opportunity

We are seeking a Manager to join the Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) practice within Banking and Capital Markets practice. This role requires a strong combination of banking domain knowledge,Asset Management, Private Equity Accounting and Operational Excellence.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead and support Banking and Capital Markets advisory engagements across finance transformation, operating model design, core banking modernisation, digital channels, data, controls and technology-enabled change.
• Lead and support asset management/private equity advisory engagements across finance, operating model design both as the management company level and at the portfolio company level
• Strong understanding of fund controllership and fund accounting principles and practices.
• Work with client stakeholders across business, finance, operations, technology, risk and compliance functions to assess current-state challenges, define target-state requirements and develop practical implementation roadmaps.
• Translate banking strategy and business requirements into actionable workplans, process designs, capability maps, target operating models, governance structures and implementation deliverables.
• Support large-scale transformation and implementation programmes, including programme governance, PMO setup, milestone tracking, RAID management, business readiness, change adoption and executive reporting.
• Contribute to business development activities including proposal development, credentials, scope definition, effort estimation, client presentations and preparation of boardroom-ready materials.
• Coach and manage junior team members, ensuring high-quality analysis, structured problem solving, strong documentation and timely delivery of client outputs.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong structured problem-solving skills with the ability to break down complex banking issues into clear hypotheses, analyses and recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage confidently with client teams across business, finance, technology, operations and risk functions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop executive-level presentations, reports, process documentation and decision-ready materials.
• Ability to manage multiple work streams, prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and maintain high-quality delivery standards in a fast-paced consulting environment.
• Commercial mindset with the ability to identify client needs, support proposal development and contribute to the growth of the FAAS Banking and Capital Markets practice.
• Experience coaching junior consultants and reviewing deliverables to ensure analytical rigour, traceability and professional quality.

To qualify for the role, you must have.

• 5–7 years of relevant professional experience, preferably gained within a top-tier consulting firm, Big Four advisory practice, financial services technology advisory firm or a leading banking transformation environment.
• Strong experience serving Banking and Capital Markets clients, with exposure to retail banking, corporate banking, transaction banking, treasury, payments, lending, deposits, cards, trade finance, capital markets or related banking products.
• Strong experience serving asset management and private equity clients. Familiarity with different types of fund structures.
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