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Senior Finance Transformation Specialist Jobs in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa at ExecutivePlacements.com
Title: Senior Finance Transformation Specialist
Company: ExecutivePlacements.com
Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Senior Finance Transformation Specialist
Recruiter:
Conova Recruitment
Job Ref:
CPT000553/GR
Date posted:
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Location:
Cape Town, South Africa
SUMMARY:
About Our Client
Our client is a leading global consulting firm focused on digital transformation within the banking and financial services sector. They provide innovative solutions across SAP, finance transformation, data, and AI to help organisations modernise and optimise business operations.
About The Role
Responsible for supporting the delivery of large, complex, technology-enabled Finance Transformation programmes as well as supporting the overall growth and credibility of the Finance Transformation practice.
They bring strong finance process expertise and hands-on transformation experience, enabling them to lead detailed design and implementation activities across core finance domains. They operate confidently within dynamic delivery environments, contributing to high-quality client outcomes while actively driving innovation to grow the tech-enabled Finance Transformation practice.
POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support end-to-end Finance Transformation programmes across Record-to-Report (R2R), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), FP&A, and Group Reporting.
- Drive process design, solution workshops, and ERP/EPM implementations (SAP S/4HANA, SAP, Oracle preferred), including AI-enabled finance transformation initiatives.
- Design and implement Finance Target Operating Models, governance frameworks, controls, and process improvements to optimise finance operations.
- Manage and engage senior stakeholders, including CFOs, Finance Directors, CIOs, and cross-functional business and IT teams.
- Support programme delivery through testing, deployment, stabilisation, and adoption activities.
- Contribute to practice growth and commercial activities, including proposals, client presentations, go-to-market initiatives, and identifying business development opportunities.
- Drive innovation through automation, AI-led solutions, and continuous improvement initiatives within finance transformation engagements.
Requirements
- Bcom degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or Information Systems
- 15 + years of experience as a Finance Business Analyst or similar role
- 10 + years of experience in Management Consulting and / or in a Finance Transformation lead role
- Experience in finance transformation, with at least 1 ERP Cloud migration under experience, either SAP, Oracle or Workday
- Professional certifications (CIMA, ACCA, CPA, CBAP) are an advantage
- Core Competencies/knowledge/skills
- Strong understanding of finance and accounting principles with hands-on experience across GL, AP, AR, FA, budgeting, forecasting, etc.
- Experience working with ERP/finance systems (SAP or Oracle preferred) and strong Excel/financial analysis capabilities.
- Proven ability to analyse complex business challenges and deliver structured, value-driven solutions.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience engaging senior leadership and C-suite stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in fast-paced environments.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills, with a delivery-focused and commercially minded approach.
Thank you for your interest. If you do apply for this opportunity, but do not hear from us within two weeks, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.