Finance Transformation Principal Consultant in City of Westminster

As a Finance Transformation Principal Consultant within the Sourcing, IT Strategy and Corporate Services capability at PA, you will be given the opportunity to work on complex and interesting challenges faced by public and private sector organisations in the UK and internationally. You will be trusted to work across diverse programmes with our clients to improve their back‑office functions, offering a rare opportunity to build unrivalled expertise and experience. The role involves providing client‑side advice throughout the full lifecycle of the transformation, from initial strategy through to delivery, and includes leading or supporting teams in strategy development, operating model design, process and system design, transformation planning, and managing system implementations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead or support client and PA Consulting teams performing Finance strategy development, operating model design, process and system design, and transformation planning.
• Manage Finance process and system developments and implementations, including vendor and Systems Integrator oversight.
• Manage teams to optimise Finance processes with digital capabilities (e.g. Oracle Fusion Cloud, SAP S4 HANA, Microsoft D365) and AI technologies.
• Provide client‑side advisory support and best practice advice across the full transformation lifecycle.
• Support change management, employee engagement, training, and benefits realisation.

Hybrid working: our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client site.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in Finance transformation programmes or Finance performance improvement projects.
• Strong consulting skills and stakeholder engagement.
• Knowledge of Finance platforms (Oracle, SAP, MS D365 or similar).
• Ability to work across sectors and adapt to varied client environments.
• Experience in Finance process and systems design, data migration, and reporting strategy.
• Qualified or part qualified accountant or significant experience of working in Finance functions in line management, project delivery or change supporting roles.
• Shows strong social, interpersonal, and analytical skills – and is generally seen as a strong communicator with excellent intervention and presentation skills.
• Experience creating and nurturing strong client relationships.
• Experience operating in public and private sectors.
• A drive for personal and professional progression.

Please note: Some of our UK roles at PA Consulting require a UK security clearance. All PA people are required to undergo background checks and to achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Some UK roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting, where applicants must have at least 5 years of continuous residency in the UK. We therefore ask that you only apply if you meet the residency requirements (i.e. you are a British citizen or have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years), as this is the prerequisite for a security clearance. If you're unsure about your eligibility, we encourage you to review the UK Government’s guidance on security vetting before applying.

Benefits

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare.
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives.
• Annual performance‑based bonus.
• PA share ownership.
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn).

Equal Opportunity

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups. Adjustments or accommodations – Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.