Director, Finance Transformation | Value Creation
Munich, Düsseldorf, or Frankfurt
We are supporting a high-growth, PE-backed advisory firm with strong momentum as it establishes its Finance Transformation capability in the region.
This is a senior opportunity to help shape the local proposition, build the market, and become one of the key faces of Finance Transformation within the firm’s Value Creation practice. The role will focus primarily on supporting corporates, PE firms and their portfolio companies, helping CFOs and management teams improve finance function performance, cash visibility, reporting, forecasting and operational effectiveness.
Typical project areas include:
* Finance operating model design
* Finance function improvement and effectiveness reviews
* Working capital optimisation and cash visibility
* Cash flow forecasting and liquidity improvement
* Reporting, MI and KPI enhancement
* FP&A, budgeting and forecasting improvement
* Process optimisation across core finance processes
* Systems-enabled finance transformation
* Profitability improvement and broader performance improvement
* Post-deal transformation, integration, carve-out and exit-readiness support
The successful candidate will bring a strong background in finance transformation, CFO advisory, value creation or performance improvement, ideally gained within a consulting or advisory environment.
This role would suit a senior, commercially minded finance transformation professional who enjoys both delivery and market building. You will be comfortable advising CFOs, investors and senior management teams, while also helping to develop the proposition, originate opportunities, and grow the capability locally.
Key requirements:
* Strong finance transformation, CFO advisory or finance improvement experience
* Consulting/advisory current or recent background
* Experience delivering projects across finance operating model, process improvement, reporting, FP&A, working capital or performance improvement
* Private equity or portfolio company exposure advantageous
* Strong senior stakeholder management skills
* Commercial mindset, with the ability to lead and support business development and market building
* German language skills strongly preferred
This is a rare opportunity to join a well-backed advisory platform at an early stage of its local Finance Transformation build-out, with genuine scope to shape the offering and play a visible leadership role as the practice grows.