Senior Consultant - Finance Transformation

Veran Performance is a technology-agnostic consultancy that specialise in back-office service enablement and transformation.

We're the largest independent HR and Finance Cloud technology and transformation consultancy in the UK, and our mission is to help you deliver visible benefits to your business and end users.

We close the gap between your expectations of business transformation and the reality of what gets delivered, whether that is technology, process, or people change.

Veran Performance is looking to bring on board individuals who are passionate about finance transformation and have a proven track record in this domain. This role is the ideal opportunity for a qualified accountant, with 5-10 years of operational and Finance Transformation experience, you will also have implemented SaaS solutions for Finance, preferably Oracle, Workday or SAP. 

As a Senior Finance Transformation Consultant, you will be responsible for guiding and challenging existing client processes and ways of working. You will lead workshops, facilitate key decisions, support with vendor selection and guide the client through the implementation and adoption of new technology. You will understand, not only how to get the most from SaaS technology across many Finance areas, but you will understand how to make the transformation successful from a business perspective. This role is a blend of stakeholder and project management, solution and process design and change management with a focus on supporting Finance teams and the wider business through their transformation journey.  

• Advising clients on Finance service design and changing operating models that result from the deployment of technology and automation. 
• Supporting clients with a case for change, defining where there are opportunities to make changes and how these can be translated into a roadmap and action plan. 
• Defining transformation roadmap and implementation plans. 
• Providing expertise to clients regarding the deployment of finance technology solutions, from both a functional, organisational and change perspective. 
• Supporting clients to design technology and automation solutions that deliver the outcomes required and align to strategic design principles. 
• Leading a functional team to deliver all aspects of transformation. 
• Working with clients to identify and resolve any risks and issues arising from the deployment of technology solutions. 
• Working with technical teams to ensure the technical solution is built as per the design and meets the requirements of the business. 
• Working with the business to define and embed new ways of working. 
• Working on internal process improvement projects as part of the Veran Finance Community 

• Advising clients on Finance service design and changing operating models that result from the deployment of technology and automation. 
• Supporting clients with a case for change, defining where there are opportunities to make changes and how these can be translated into a roadmap and action plan. 
• Providing support and expertise with Finance service design, operating models and capability. 
• Providing expertise to clients regarding the deployment of finance technology solutions, from both a functional, organisational and change perspective. 
• Supporting clients to design technology and automation solutions, including facilitation of design principles. 
• Mapping and documenting Finance processes. 
• Working with clients to identify and resolve any risks and issues arising from the deployment of technology solutions. 
• Working with technical teams to ensure the technical solution is built as per the design and meets the requirements of the business. 
• Working with the business to define and embed new ways of working. 
• Working on internal process improvement projects as part of the Veran Finance Community 
• Preferably 1 year post qualification

All our roles work across three areas of the business and dependent on the level, have a set of role expectations.

Those areas are:

• Customer Success – working across Veran to ensure that our collective activities and interactions, both external and internal, are always supporting the delivery of successful outcomes with our clients.
• Community Development – creating, enhancing, and maintaining our expertise collateral, assets, and methodologies to support successful delivery outcomes, continued growth, and the capability development to support our people in their delivery. 
• Business Development – ensuring we are focused on excellent client satisfaction, building relationships, engaging the market, and enhancing Veran’s visibility.

We're the largest independent HR and Finance Cloud technology and transformation consultancy in the UK, and our mission is to help you deliver visible benefits to your business and end users.

We close the gap between your expectations of business transformation and the reality of what gets delivered, whether that is technology, process, or people change.

As a member of Veran, you can expect to get hands-on experience at many different levels. If you are the type of person who enjoys delivering tangible results for your customer and you can see yourself forming part of a high-performing and diverse team, this job could be your next move! 

Please note that sponsorship for candidates is not available for this role at this time.