Join Accenture as a Finance Reinvention Associate Director in London on a full-time basis. This senior client-facing role involves leading F&A sales, driving CFO-level relationships, and designing AI-first finance solutions for Fortune 500 clients.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent (CPA strongly preferred).
10+ years in large-scale F&A transformation, consulting, or BPO with a sales or revenue component.
Minimum 5 years of deep domain experience in PTP, OTC, RTR, or FP&A.
Demonstrated AI fluency and ability to design AI-first operating models.
Big 4 or Tier 1 consulting background preferred.
Skills & Responsibilities
F&A Domain Expertise: Lead process re-engineering and digital transformation across PTP, OTC, RTR, or FP&A towers to drive enterprise finance reinvention.
AI & Automation Skills: Apply agentic AI, GenAI, and intelligent automation to design modern, AI-first finance operating models.
Sales & Business Development: Own the full deal lifecycle from pursuit and origination through shaping and closing large-scale managed services contracts.
CFO-Level Advisory: Serve as a trusted advisor to CFOs, CAOs, and finance leadership to influence strategy and build lasting client relationships.
Potential transition routes: People from senior management consulting, finance transformation director, or large-scale BPO leadership roles may bring relevant advisory, sales, and domain expertise, alongside meeting the mandatory 10+ years of F&A transformation experience.
Job description
Finance Reinvention Associate Director - Finance Practitioner
Location: London
Mobility: Up to 100%
We are looking for a commercially sharp, deeply experienced Finance Practitioner to lead Finance Reinvention for Fortune 500 clients. You will combine domain mastery in F&A with fluency in AI, agentic technologies, and modern ERP ecosystems — driving deals from origination through wins and building lasting CFO and CAO level relationships. This is a senior client-facing role for someone who can sell, shape, and deliver large-scale transformation in equal measure.
What You Will Do
Lead F&A Sales and Practice — Own the full deal lifecycle from pursuit and origination through shaping, oral presentations, workshops, co-design, and project execution for global enterprise clients.
Drive CFO-level relationships — Serve as a trusted advisor to CFOs, CAOs, and Finance leadership, influencing strategy and generating new opportunities through insight and credibility.
Design AI-first Finance solutions — Apply agentic AI, intelligent automation, and emerging ERP and ecosystem technologies to reinvent F&A operating models, with clear value outcomes at the centre of every design decision.
Shape compelling value propositions — Translate complex transformation programme into commercially clear narratives that win client CFO confidence and close large-scale managed services deals.
Deliver deep domain expertise — Act as a recognised specialist in at least one F&A tower (PTP, OTC, RTR, or FP&A), leading process re-engineering, digital transformation, and AI integration within that domain.
Set the thought leadership agenda — Contribute to market-facing points of view on Finance Reinvention, AI in F&A, and the future of the Finance function; elevate the firm's presence at industry forums.
Qualifications
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent; CPA a strong plus
10+ years in large-scale F&A transformation, consulting, or BPO — with a clear sales or revenue component
Proven track record leading and closing large Finance consulting or managed services deals
Minimum 5 years deep domain experience in PTP, OTC, RTR, or FP&A
Demonstrated AI fluency — able to design and articulate AI-first operating models, not just reference AI concepts
Preferred
CPA certified; Big 4 or Tier 1 consulting background
Hands-on experience deploying agentic AI, GenAI, or intelligent automation in a Finance context
Deep familiarity with leading ERP and F&A platforms (SAP, Oracle, Workday, Coupa, etc.)
Industry expertise in Consumer Goods, Industrials, or Financial Services
Experience structuring and winning F&A managed services contracts
Travel requirement: up to 30% domestic and international travel may be required.
Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the services we are known for.
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About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
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