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Join EY-Parthenon in London as a Director in CFO Advisory, Strategy & Execution on a full-time basis with flexible working arrangements. In this leadership role, you will advise senior executives and Private Equity investors on high-profile transactions, finance transformations, and value creation initiatives while driving the growth of the practice.

Requirements

  • Significant experience in finance transformation, CFO advisory, transaction services, consulting, or industry finance
  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
  • Proven ability to lead large, complex programmes and manage senior stakeholder relationships
  • Experience in business development and client account management
  • Experience working with Private Equity backed businesses is preferred

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Financial Leadership: Lead complex finance workstreams across acquisitions, disposals, integrations, and separations to drive successful deal outcomes.
  • Operating Model Design: Design and implement finance operating models, organisational structures, and process improvements to enhance performance and scalability.
  • Value Creation: Drive initiatives including cost reduction, working capital optimisation, and cash flow improvement.
  • Business Development: Originate and lead sales opportunities, proposals, and market-facing initiatives to expand the CFO Advisory footprint.
  • Potential transition routes: People from senior management consulting, corporate finance leadership, or industry Director of Finance roles may bring strong strategic advisory and stakeholder management skills, alongside meeting the mandatory qualification requirement.

Job description

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Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Director, CFO Advisory, Strategy & Execution, EY-Parthenon – London

Description

Join our CFO Advisory team within EY-Parthenon's Strategy and Transaction Execution practice. We are looking for experienced and commercially minded professionals who are passionate about helping CFOs, Private Equity investors and leadership teams create value through transactions, transformation and finance function excellence.

Our team works across a broad range of sectors, supporting clients through both deal and non-deal situations. We advise organisations throughout the capital lifecycle, helping finance leaders navigate complex challenges, deliver transformation and drive sustainable business performance.

We combine deep finance expertise with AI-enabled transformation, digital finance capabilities, operational improvement and transaction execution experience to help clients unlock value and build future-ready finance functions.

The Opportunity

The CFO Advisory team, within CFO and Liquidity Advisory, is a rapidly growing part of EY-Parthenon, focused on supporting CFOs and finance functions across acquisitions, disposals, integrations, separations and broader transformation programmes.

As a Director, you will play a leading role in delivering client engagements, developing senior stakeholder relationships and contributing to the growth of our CFO Advisory offering. You will have the opportunity to work on high-profile transactions and strategic initiatives, helping clients address their most pressing finance and operational challenges.

As part of a high-growth practice, you will be expected to contribute significantly to business development, proposition development and market-facing activity. You will help shape the future direction of our CFO Advisory offering, build strategic client relationships and support the continued expansion of our market presence.

Key Responsibilities

  • Advise CFOs, Finance Directors, CEOs and investors on transactions, finance transformation, value creation and performance improvement.
  • Lead finance workstreams across acquisitions, disposals, integrations, separations, carve-outs and broader business transformation programmes.
  • Design and implement finance operating models, organisational structures and process improvements that enhance performance, scalability and control.
  • Support clients across the deal lifecycle, including diligence, transaction execution, 100-day planning, integration, separation and exit readiness.
  • Drive value creation initiatives including cost reduction, working capital optimisation, cash and liquidity improvement, and P&L enhancement.
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EY UK

Director, CFO Advisory, Strategy & Execution, EY-Parthenon - London

London
  • Advise clients on the application of AI, automation, data and digital technologies to improve finance performance and decision-making.
  • Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and collaborate across EY service lines to deliver integrated solutions.
  • Leadership & Growth Responsibilities

    • Lead complex engagements and multidisciplinary teams, ensuring high-quality delivery and client impact.
    • Develop and grow strategic client relationships, identifying opportunities to expand EY's support and create additional value.
    • Originate and lead business development activities, including proposals, market-facing initiatives and sales opportunities.
    • Develop innovative CFO Advisory propositions aligned to evolving client needs and market trends.
    • Coach and develop team members, fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture.
    • Contribute to the growth, scaling and market profile of the CFO Advisory practice through thought leadership, recruitment and capability development.

    Skills and Attributes for Success

    To qualify for this role, you must:

    • Have significant experience within finance transformation, CFO advisory, transaction services, consulting or industry finance roles.
    • Be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
    • Possess strong analytical, commercial and problem-solving skills.
    • Demonstrate experience leading large and complex programmes.
    • Strong appreciation of finance operating models including people, process, systems, governance, controls and data
    • Understanding of high quality reporting and management information leveraging data and technology
    • Have a proven ability to manage senior stakeholder relationships.
    • Demonstrate business development and client account management experience.
    • Have experience acting as a change agent within complex organisations.
    • Possess strong communication and presentation skills.

    Ideally, You'll Also Be

    • Experienced in working with Private Equity backed businesses.
    • Comfortable operating within a fast-paced and evolving environment.
    • Experienced or appreciation of finance processes within a GBS / SSC environment
    • Industry FP&A and business partnering experience or exposure to these roles as an advisor
    • Skilled in leading teams through complex business challenges.
    • Commercially minded with strong decision-making capabilities.
    • Passionate about continuous learning and professional development.
    • Curious, adaptable and solution-focused.

    What We Look For

    • Team players who combine strong technical expertise with commercial awareness.
    • Individuals who are passionate about helping clients solve complex business challenges.
    • Leaders who build strong relationships and inspire those around them.
    • Professionals who thrive in a collaborative, high-performing environment.
    • Individuals excited by the opportunity to contribute to the continued growth of a market-leading practice.

    What We Offer

    We offer a competitive remuneration package, flexible working arrangements and a comprehensive range of benefits.

    Our culture is built around continuous learning, transformative leadership and inclusiveness. We provide our people with the opportunities, experiences and support needed to build exceptional careers while helping clients solve some of their most important strategic and operational challenges.

    EY | Building a better working world

    EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

    Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

    EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

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