Senior Manager | Oslo, Norway

Are you an experienced finance transformation leader ready to run complex CFO programs, deepen executive relationships and help grow our practice in Norway?

The opportunity

Accenture's Finance Reinvention practice is looking for a Senior Manager to join our team in Oslo. You will lead complex finance transformation engagements for CFOs and their leadership teams, and work closely with our Managing Directors to grow client relationships, pipeline and capabilities in Norway.

The role suits an experienced consulting leader who combines deep finance expertise with strong delivery discipline, credibility with senior stakeholders and a growing commercial track record.

What you will do

Client leadership and delivery

• Engagement leadership: Lead finance transformation engagements and workstreams from strategy and design through implementation and value realisation.

• Senior client advisory: Advise CFOs, Finance Directors and transformation leaders on priorities, decisions and change.

• Finance design: Shape finance operating models, processes, governance and service delivery models, including Global Business Services and shared services, supporting ERP programmes and the design and adoption of enterprise performance management, analytics and AI capabilities in finance.

• Technology, data and AI: Link finance platform, data, analytics and AI choices to clear business outcomes.

• Delivery quality: Own scope, budget, risks and dependencies so that engagements deliver measurable financial and operational outcomes.

Sales and account growth

• Opportunity shaping: Identify and shape opportunities together with Managing Directors, and lead proposals from solution design through pricing and orals.

• Pipeline contribution: Build and progress a qualified pipeline across existing and target accounts, contributing to the practice's sales targets.

• Account development: Expand relationships within priority accounts, bring in the right Accenture capabilities and contribute to thought leadership and client events.

Practice and people leadership

• Offering development: Help build offerings, methods, assets and credentials that respond to evolving CFO priorities.

• People leadership: Lead, coach and develop consulting teams, creating an inclusive environment with clear feedback.

• Talent and community: Support recruitment and knowledge sharing across the Nordic and global Finance community.

What we are looking for:

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

• At least 8 years of experience in management consulting or finance transformation, ideally within a Big Four or comparable consultancy.

• Broad finance transformation capability, with a track record of leading complex engagements across areas such as Global Business Services, ERP, enterprise performance management and finance process design.

• A strong commercial track record, with the ability to build and progress a qualified sales pipeline, shape solutions, lead proposals and develop compelling value cases and commercials.

• Deep expertise in at least one of our core capability areas: intelligent finance operations, finance platform transformation, enterprise performance management or corporate finance.

• Credibility with CFOs and executive stakeholders, and the ability to turn complex topics into clear recommendations.

• Fluency in Norwegian and English, including presenting to executives in both languages.

Experience that would be an advantage

·    Established relationships within the Norwegian CFO and finance leadership community.

·    ERP enabled finance transformation experience, including SAP or other major finance platforms.

·    Experience applying process mining, automation, advanced analytics or AI within the finance function.

What's in it for you

• A visible role in growing the Finance practice in Norway, with exposure to senior clients and Nordic and global specialists across finance, technology, data and AI.

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

• Learning, networks and volunteering opportunities, with a strong focus on work life balance.

Location and eligibility
The role is based in 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, helping clients improve financial performance and address the full CFO agenda across strategy, consulting and delivery. Our core reinvention capabilities are:

·    Intelligent (Finance) Operations: Finance strategy and operating model design; CFO-led cost and productivity reinvention, including enterprise benchmarking; GCC and service delivery across functions; and running and optimising operations.

·    Finance (Platform) Transformation: Platform value case and transformation roadmap; finance process reinvention; finance architecture and data, from design through implementation; and running and optimising platforms.

·    Enterprise Performance Management: Enterprise performance and value steering; FP&A operating model; connected planning; EPM technology and analytics; and SMAP/ESG and integrated reporting.

·    Corporate Finance: Capital allocation and portfolio strategy; tax, treasury and liquidity optimisation; industry finance advisory; M&A and transaction support; and internal controls.

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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