Finance Transition Manager - German Speaking
Location: Germany-based / willing to travel to Germany & Middle East (home base UK, Poland or Germany)
Our client is a consulting company specialising in large-scale Finance transitions and Global Business Services (GBS) and Shared Services transformation programmes. They work with organisations to design, implement and stabilise Finance operating models, helping businesses transition in-scope processes into target GBS and Shared Services structures. Their work spans multiple countries and sectors, requiring deep Finance process expertise, strong stakeholder engagement and disciplined programme governance. They support clients through every phase of transition, from planning and knowledge transfer through to parallel run and stabilisation.
They are looking for an experienced Finance Transition Manager with fluent German to join their team and lead end-to-end Finance transitions for clients based in Germany and the Middle East. This is an opportunity to apply your consulting delivery background and Finance process expertise to complex, multi-country transformation programmes.
As a Finance Transition Manager, you will lead the transition of in-scope Finance processes from legacy sites and entities into the target GBS or Shared Services model. You will manage the full transition lifecycle, including planning, knowledge transfer, parallel run and stabilisation. Your role will involve close collaboration with senior Finance stakeholders, process owners and employee representative bodies. You will own the Finance workstream RAID log, resolve issues, escalate risks and ensure compliant delivery within the programme's governance framework. This role requires extensive travel to Germany and the Middle East, and the ability to work on-site for extended periods.
Proven track record delivering Finance transitions, transformation or GBS and Shared Services migrations in a consulting or advisory capacity (consulting delivery background required, not purely operational)
Strong subject-matter expertise across core Finance processes including P2P, O2C, R2R, FP&A or similar
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