Head of Finance, Procurement & Shared Services Transformation

Head of Finance, Procurement & Shared Services Transformation Consulting

Salary: £110,000 + 20% Bonus (up to 40%) + £6,600 Car Allowance

Location: London / Hybrid

Build a consulting practice, not just join one.

Partner with CFOs, CPOs and senior Government leaders.

Lead Finance, Procurement and Shared Services transformation at scale.

Shape a new consulting capability backed by a major established organisation.

The Opportunity

This is a unique opportunity to form part of the leadership team for a newly established consulting capability within a major international technology, business services and transformation organisation.

The organisation has significant scale, established client relationships and proven capability across consulting, technology, AI-enabled transformation, business process services and operational delivery. The opportunity is to build and lead a specialist Finance, Procurement and Shared Services Transformation consulting practice within that wider platform.

You will work with CFOs, Finance Directors, Chief Procurement Officers, COOs, Transformation Leaders, Senior Civil Servants, Director-level public servants, ministers, politicians and wider leadership teams to design and deliver finance, procurement, shared services and broader cost transformation outcomes.

This role is designed for an experienced consulting professional who wants to shape something from the start: driving growth, leading major bids, setting up a new team and delivering complex transformation programmes.

The role combines advisory-led transformation with industrialised, scalable delivery. You will act as the bridge between strategy and execution, shaping transformation agendas while ensuring they are successfully delivered at scale through operational, AI and technology-enabled capability.

Role Responsibilities

Relationship, Sales & Bid Leadership

Define and own the Finance, Procurement and Shared Services Transformation consulting vision, market positioning, value propositions, commercial models and go-to-market plans.

Build and maintain C-suite relationships with CFOs, Finance Directors, Chief Procurement Officers, Transformation Leaders, COOs and senior public sector stakeholders.

Originate and convert sales opportunities, particularly those aligned to outsourcing, managed services and large-scale transformation.

Lead the full sales lifecycle, including qualification, solution design, proposal development and commercial negotiation.

Lead public sector framework opportunities, competitive bids and major pitch presentations.

Develop tailored recommendations and solutions to meet client needs.

Leverage an existing client network to drive growth and account expansion.

Drive thought leadership and support marketing events, including conference speaking and client roundtables.

Client Delivery & Engagement Leadership

Lead end-to-end Finance, Procurement and Shared Services transformation programmes from strategy through to implementation and benefits realisation.

Act as Engagement Lead on large-scale programmes and provide senior oversight, SME input and relationship management.

Manage governance, risk, financial performance and stakeholder alignment.

Ensure seamless alignment between consulting outputs and scalable operational delivery models.

Deliver measurable outcomes including cost reduction, working capital improvement, process efficiency, service improvement and revenue uplift.

Practice Development & Leadership

Build and grow a differentiated Finance, Procurement and Shared Services consulting practice.

Develop consulting-specific and integrated offerings combining advisory, technology and delivery.

Create reusable assets, methodologies and thought leadership showcasing end-to-end transformation capability.

Strengthen collaboration between consulting and delivery teams.

Recruit, coach and develop consulting talent.

Own revenue, margin and utilisation targets for the practice.

Essential Skills & Experience

Extensive experience in technology-enabled finance, procurement, shared services or cost transformation.

Strong consulting background or significant experience scoping and leading complex transformation within relevant sectors.

Existing network of senior clients across Government, Public Sector, Financial Services, Utilities or other regulated environments.

Track record of originating and closing sales, writing formal bids and leading pitch presentations.

Experience developing innovative technology-enabled solutions that address complex client problems.

Experience leading AI and technology-enabled transformation programmes that deliver tangible outcomes.

Experience developing consulting practices, propositions, methodologies and go-to-market plans.

Subject matter expertise across FP&A, Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, sourcing, invoice processing, revenue optimisation, treasury, working capital improvement and controls automation.

Experience of Target Operating Model design, shared services, Global Business Services, process re-engineering, performance management and KPI frameworks.

Knowledge of ERP transformation, digital procurement platforms, automation and data-driven decision making.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to create and lead a specialist consulting practice with the backing of a major established organisation. You will have the autonomy to shape the market proposition, build a team, lead major bids and deliver meaningful transformation across Government and complex regulated environments.

SC Clearance (Desirable)

Due to the nature of the client portfolio, candidates must either hold active Security Clearance (SC) or be eligible and willing to undergo SC vetting. Many engagements will involve working within sensitive Government and Public Sector environments
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed