Finance Strategy & Consulting

Consultant or Manager | Oslo, Norway

Are you a finance transformation professional who wants to drive real reinvention for some of Norway’s most complex organizations? Are you highly motivated to shape the AI-driven future of finance - and build a practice around it?

Accenture's Finance Strategy & Consulting practice is looking for Consultants and Managers to join our growing team in Oslo.

You will work with clients to improve and reinvent their finance functions, combining finance expertise, consulting skills and technology to deliver practical, sustainable outcomes. Depending on your experience, you will contribute to or lead workstreams across finance transformation, operating model design, process improvement, performance management, digitalisation, data and AI.

We are looking for finance consulting profiles, with experience in navigating a range of transformation challenges. You should enjoy solving business problems, working collaboratively, building trusted client relationships and contributing to the growth of our Finance practice in Norway.

What you will do

Delivery experience

You do not need experience in every area listed below. If you have relevant skills in one or more of these areas, we encourage you to apply.

• Finance transformation and operating models: Support the design and implementation of target operating models, governance structures, service delivery models, transformation roadmaps and Global Business Services or shared service organisations.

• Finance process improvement: Assess and improve end-to-end finance processes, including Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, planning, reporting and performance management.

• Enterprise performance management: Help clients strengthen planning, forecasting, reporting, scenario modelling, decision support and finance business partnering.

• Finance technology and digitalisation: Support finance platform and application transformation, including ERP, SAP and other finance technologies, with a focus on standardised processes and effective data models.

Consulting and practice-building skills

• Data, analytics, automation and AI: Identify and shape practical opportunities to use data, analytics, automation and AI responsibly across the finance function.

• Value creation and efficiency: Help identify and realise measurable value through cost optimisation, organisation effectiveness and operational improvement.

• Client and team delivery: Build effective stakeholder relationships, contribute to high-quality project delivery and collaborate across diverse, cross-functional teams.

• Business development and practice building: Contribute to proposals, account development, thought leadership, recruitment and internal community activities. Managers will take a more active role in shaping opportunities and coaching junior colleagues.

What this means by level

Level and typical responsibilities

Consultant Support analysis, solution development, workshops, stakeholder engagement and delivery.

Take ownership of defined activities and contribute to proposals and practice initiatives.

Manager Lead workstreams or projects, manage client relationships, guide teams, assure delivery quality, contribute to sales and proposals, and coach junior colleagues.

What we are looking for

·         A Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering or a related field.

·         At least 3 years of relevant experience for Consultant level or at least 5 years for Manager level.

·         Experience ideally gained at a Big Four or comparable strategy/management consultancy and exposure to finance transformation, finance operating models, process improvement, Global Business Services, shared services or corporate finance functions.

·         Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to turn complex topics into clear recommendations.

·         Experience working with client stakeholders and cross-functional teams. Manager candidates should also demonstrate experience leading teams or workstreams.

·         A collaborative working style, strong team fit, curiosity and willingness to learn across finance topics and industries.

·         Commercial awareness and an interest in contributing to proposals, sales and account development

·         Interest in how technology, data, analytics, automation and AI are changing finance.

·         Fluency in Norwegian and English, including the ability to facilitate meetings and present clearly in both languages.

Experience that would be an advantage

·         Process experience in Financial Accounting and Reporting, Record-to-Report or Order-to-Cash.

·         Enterprise performance management, planning, forecasting, reporting or finance analytics.

·         Finance target operating model e.g. Finance organisation design, shared services or Global Business Services.

·         Data, analytics, process mining, automation or AI-enabled finance transformation.

·         Experience with ERP systems would be advantageous

What's in it for you

·         Competitive salary, bonus arrangements, pension, health insurance and employee share purchase opportunities.

·         A strong focus on work-life balance, with access to internal networks, volunteering opportunities and social activities.

·         Formal and informal learning opportunities to build consulting, finance, leadership and technology skills.

·         Varied client work and the opportunity to help grow the Finance Strategy & Consulting community in Norway.

Location and eligibility

The primary workplace for this role is Oslo, and some travel should be expected. Applicants must already have the right to work in Norway, as visa sponsorship or work permit support is not planned for this recruitment.

Interested?

Apply online by attaching your CV, application letter and educational diplomas. We look forward to receiving your application.

About the Finance practice at Accenture

Finance is one of Accenture's Reinvention Partners, bringing together end-to-end capabilities to help clients improve financial performance and address the full CFO agenda. Our team works across strategy, consulting and delivery, from finance operating model and process design through to technology-enabled transformation, programme execution and intelligent operations.

• Enterprise performance management: Develop integrated planning, forecasting, reporting and performance analysis capabilities that improve insight and decision-making.

• Finance operations and Global Business Services: Design and establish scalable finance operating models, shared services and Global Business Services organisations.

• Finance platform transformation: Improve finance systems, processes and data through ERP and finance application transformation.

• Enterprise value: Identify and realise measurable value through transformation, cost optimisation and digital investment.

• Enterprise analytics: Strengthen finance data and analytics to enable better insight and business partnering.

• Automation and AI: Apply automation and AI responsibly to improve finance processes, productivity and decision support.

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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