London Director Strategic Finance

We are the better way to work in finance. As private equity’s value creation partner, we sit at the heart of PE—where sponsors and CFOs meet. Through financial consulting rooted in data, technology, and AI, we help clients drive value—supporting the office of the CFO to drive end-to-end value creation.

If you crave challenging work and are looking to grow, come solve complex issues alongside 1,400+ finance & technology experts in a supportive, collaborative environment.

As we build our European footprint, the London office presents a unique entrepreneurial opportunity to shape our presence and accelerate growth across the region—while benefiting from the support and stability of an established, industry-leading firm.

Strategic Finance Accordion’s Strategic FP&A Practice helps Private Equity backed Finance teams build capabilities to enhance performance visibility, planning activities, data analytics, and business partnering to enable and accelerate value creation.

By combining extensive operational FP&A experience, data and technology skills, and a proprietary engagement model, we develop and implement tools and processes and deliver solutions that meet the rigour and pace required in a PE-backed environment.

This role can be based in our London office. Ideal candidates should be local to the desired location, with the flexibility to work remotely 1-2 days a week, blending the best of both worlds for efficiency and collaboration.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide project leadership and execute on client engagements, including directing and overseeing teams of consultants, managing work streams to agreed timelines, performing quality control of client deliverables and leading the presentation of deliverables.
• Act as relationship manager, responsible for addressing client and financial sponsor needs and associated communications throughout the course of engagements.
• Drive Accordion know-how and best practices in the execution of all client engagements.
• Work with Business Development team to cultivate client relationships and drive marketing efforts for potential new engagements.
• Work closely with client management teams to assess project needs and lead the development of proposals and work plans for potential client engagements.
• Work with Consulting Execution team on practice development initiatives, including development of execution toolkits and resources for key service areas, as well as the build-out and ongoing maintenance of Accordion’s consulting knowledge hub.
• Lead/participate in consultant teach-ins and other training exercises.
• Regular and extensive travel across Europe to work with clients in the relevant jurisdictions.
• Mentor junior consultants and actively participate in career development.
• Actively participate in the recruiting and on-boarding process for new consultants, as well as the performance review process for engagement teams.

You Have:

• A bachelor’s degree in business, finance or economics. MBA a plus.
• 10 years+ experience at (a) a top tier private equity firm, investment bank and/or consulting firm, and/or (b) the FP&A department of an operating company.
• Track record of interacting with private equity funds and private equity owned businesses a plus.
• Strong quantitative and organisational skills.
• Track record of managing others towards beautiful delivery.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Client focused, results-driven, and extreme attention to detail.
• Strong Excel skills with financial modeling and valuation skills.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership and team-management skills.
• A track record of acting with integrity.

You Are:

• A self-starter with a strong work ethic.
• A leader of others; you lead by example.
• A strong team player, able to work with team members across all levels.
• Able to effectively communicate complex issues and solutions, and raise issues to senior team members when necessary.
• Comfortable managing projects with multiple complex workstreams while also focused on your single workstream (you are managing and doing).
• Excited to be part of a growing team, with a focus on driving future growth.
• Full of entrepreneurial spirit and comfortable in a fluid, flat organisation.
• Knowledgeable about the relationship between Private Equity sponsors and their portfolio companies.
• Passionate about delivering exceptional client service.
• Someone who enjoys mentoring others and doing meaningful work.
• Willing to get your hands dirty in the details of a project while simultaneously seeing the whole picture.

Accordion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, or any other status protected under law.