Finance and Treasury Transformation - CFO Advisory Director

About Baringa

We set out to build the world’s most trusted consulting firm – creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people‑first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start‑ups, in every sector. You’ll find us collaborating shoulder‑to‑shoulder with our clients, from the big picture right down to the detail: helping them define their strategy, deliver complex change, spot the right commercial opportunities, manage risk, or bring their purpose and sustainability goals to life. Our clients love how we get to know what makes their organisations tick – slotting seamlessly into their teams and being proudly geeky about solving their challenges. We have hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, and we work all around the world – from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Find us wherever there’s a challenge to be tackled and an impact to be made.

Our CFO Advisory practice are looking for an experienced Director to join the team. Our CFO Advisory capability blends technical accounting, finance and treasury knowledge consulting and industry experience to focus on our client’s most strategic priorities. Independent by design, we act as an impartial, critical friend to CFOs. We help our clients address challenges and respond to opportunities around business integration, business performance, and climate and sustainability across all industry groups.

What you will be doing

• Finding business efficiencies and opportunities by reviewing operating models, technology and change strategies across finance and treasury, including: Operating Model Transformation, Technology, Data & ERP Strategy and People, Talent & Change.
• Enabling data‑based decisions so that Finance can add value and drive enterprise performance right across the organisation, including: Business Insights, Integrated Planning and Forecasting & Scenario Modelling.
• Helping embed sustainability into finance, respond to regulatory requirements, and anticipate and respond to consumer and investor sentiment, including: Investor Relations & Financing, Carbon Budgeting and Disclosures.
• Ensure the highest quality of project delivery and client satisfaction.
• Contribute to build and scale a high‑performing consulting team, including recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and developing high‑performing talent.

At this time, we have a particular interest in candidates who are passionate about:

• Technology‑driven Finance and Treasury transformation.
• EPM processes and tools.
• End‑to‑end Finance process improvement and automation.

Your skills and experience

You will be a passionate and curious finance and treasury professional with a background in consultancy or experience in a project‑focused role within industry – FS and non‑FS clients are both of interest. You will need to have excellent relationship building and communication skills, and experience of leading teams. You will need to have a strong track record of delivering finance and treasury transformation projects with project/programme experience across the full lifecycle and the ability to take ownership, provide a point of view and deliver results in a challenging, client‑facing environment. You will have Tier 1 ERP experience, leading teams and imparting knowledge of what good looks like.

What a career at Baringa will give you

Putting People First. Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work‑life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5‑Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.
• Flexible Working: We have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
• Corporate Responsibility Days: All our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.
• Wellbeing Fund: We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.
• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.

An award‑winning workplace. You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well‑being in the workplace for all.

Using business as a force for good. We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI‑verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act.

We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis – helping us to continually identify where we can improve. We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts.

Join us. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less‑represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed.