CIO Advisory Associate Director in Manchester

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions -- we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

At RSM, our consulting team brings together diverse advisory experts to deliver our six core solutions: business transformation, forensic, deal services, restructuring, finance function support, and risk and governance. Our solutions are designed to address the unique needs, challenges, and opportunities our clients face as they strive to achieve their aspirations and organisational goals. Whether it's supporting global expansion, developing acquisition strategies, facilitating private equity investments, or collaborating with boards to manage risk and governance, our consulting experts work as one cohesive team. We prioritise simplicity, providing data-driven insights, value-added assurance, and high-quality execution to empower our clients in building sustainable, future-fit businesses.

It's an exciting time to join our consulting team, as we embark on ambitious growth plans that promise to create diverse career opportunities. We are committed to enhancing our six solutions, expanding and developing our team of expert consultants, embracing a digital-first approach, strengthening our global presence, and building strong client relationships.

About the Team RSM's Technology M&A team has an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual to join the eighth largest provider of Audit, Tax and Consulting services to entrepreneurial growth-focused organisations globally. Our Technology M&A practice, as part of our broader Business Transformation client offering, currently consists of three teams:

• Digital Finance team working with clients to understand how their finance functions work, assisting them to articulate what good looks like for them and how they can get there.
• Technology team supporting clients throughout their digital transformation journey from defining a digital strategy and roadmap, creating a business case, selecting the right software, documenting user stories, to managing and assuring projects.
• Data analytics and insights team working with clients to help them understand their level of data analytics maturity and to develop a data analytics strategy that will guide them in achieving their desired level of maturity.

About the role As part of the team you will be working closely with clients, and it is therefore critical that you can establish trust and credibility quickly to build effective relationships. It goes without saying that you are a team player, have a can-do attitude and understand that the best solutions come from collaboration and exchange of ideas. You will be a problem solver, creative thinker, and self-starter, who is organised, proactive and inquisitive. Ideally you will already have been involved in Transformation projects and can demonstrate the value delivered to organisations with which you've worked. You should be comfortable in managing a team and juggling multiple deadlines. You will contribute to client proposals and presentations and our clients will see you as a trusted advisor to work closely with them in identifying, analysing, and solving their business challenges.

In exchange, we offer exciting client opportunities, a clear and concise career development path, and promotion opportunities for those with the drive and the commitment to succeed in a dynamic environment, whilst delivering exceptional service to clients and becoming part of a high performing team.

Requirements:

• Extensive consulting/industry experience
• 3 or more of:
• Experience in technology due diligence, M&A and transactions
• Post-Deal Integration
• Carve-outs and Separations
• Experience in industry as CIO/CTO/IT Director/Similar
• A keen understanding of how IT / Technology functions operate, how they support, enable and interact with other business functions
• In technical terms they should be able to demonstrate experience of:
• 4 or more of:
• IT Strategy creation / development / review
• IT Infrastructure
• Core Business Applications including ERP, Finance Systems, System Selection, Implementation and Support
• Software Development Life Cycle and modern methodologies
• Cyber Security and GDPR/DPA
• IT Performance, Support, Integrations, Implementations and Scalability
• Technology Organisation Structures, Operations and Strategy and Change Management
• Ideally, they would also have strong experience / expertise in one or more of:
• Cloud
• AI
• Blockchain
• Digital Twins
• IoT
• ESG

What we can offer you: We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That's why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• Hybrid and Flexible working
• 27 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
• Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP.
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our in-house Talent Development team.

Diversity and Inclusion at RSM At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.