AI Finance Transformation Lead

Job Title: AI Finance Transformation Lead

Location: London

About the Job you are considering:
The Finance Transformation AI Lead will drive the modernization and digital transformation of finance functions through Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI (GenAI), Intelligent Automation, Data Analytics, and Digital Finance solutions. The role will partner with Finance, Technology, Operations, Data, Risk, and Business stakeholders to reimagine finance processes, improve operational efficiency, strengthen governance, and enable data-driven decision-making across the enterprise.

The successful candidate will lead large-scale finance transformation initiatives, identify AI-led opportunities, and establish scalable operating models that enhance finance performance, reporting, forecasting, and controls.

Hybrid working:

The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your Role:
Finance Transformation Leadership

• Lead finance transformation initiatives across Record-to-Report (R2R), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C/C2C), Treasury, FP&A, Financial Controllership, and Reporting functions.
• Define transformation roadmaps, business cases, and target operating models aligned to strategic finance objectives.
• Drive process standardization, optimization, and modernization across finance operations.
• Partner with CFO organizations to improve operational efficiency, effectiveness, and business insights.

AI & Generative AI Enablement

• Identify, assess, and prioritize AI and GenAI use cases across finance processes.
• Design and implement AI-powered solutions for financial reporting, forecasting, reconciliations, variance analysis, close management, and decision support.
• Leverage AI Agents and machine learning capabilities to automate finance workflows and improve user experiences.
• Collaborate with technology teams to deploy scalable AI-enabled finance platforms.

Intelligent Automation

• Design and implement intelligent automation solutions using AI, RPA, workflow orchestration, and low-code platforms.
• Eliminate manual effort through automation of repetitive finance activities.
• Establish automation frameworks, KPIs, and governance models to maximize business value realization.
• Ensure scalable and sustainable adoption of automation technologies across finance functions.

Data & Analytics Transformation

• Drive finance data modernization initiatives and establish trusted data foundations.
• Develop advanced analytics solutions, dashboards, and insights to support strategic finance decision-making.
• Enable self-service reporting and real-time financial intelligence using Power BI, Tableau, and analytics platforms.
• Improve data quality, lineage, and governance across financial datasets.

Your Skills:

Essential

• Significant experience in Finance Transformation, Digital Finance, or Finance Consulting programs.
• Strong Finance and Accounting domain expertise across R2R, P2P, O2C, Treasury, FP&A, and Controllership functions.
• Experience identifying and implementing AI, GenAI, Machine Learning, and Intelligent Automation solutions within finance organizations.
• Strong understanding of ERP platforms such as SAP, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or equivalent systems.
• Experience delivering finance analytics, reporting, forecasting, and performance management solutions.
• Proficiency with Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, or similar analytics platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management, consulting, and business transformation skills.
• Experience developing business cases, ROI assessments, and value realization frameworks.
• Knowledge of AI governance, controls, compliance, and risk management practices.

Desirable

• Experience within Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, or large multinational enterprises.
• Exposure to enterprise-wide finance modernization and operating model transformation programs.
• Experience working in global delivery or shared service environments.
• Familiarity with cloud-based AI and data platforms.

We are a Disability Confident Employer:

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and 
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Make It Real (what does it mean for you):

• You’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation.  We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. 
  To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.
• You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.
• You will be joining one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies®, as recognised by Ethisphere® for 13 consecutive years. We live our values by making ethical business choices every day. Working ethically is at the centre of our culture at Capgemini, meaning you will be helping to create a future we can all be proud of.
  
  

Why you should consider Capgemini:

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask.  When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts.  We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible.  It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future.  By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini:

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.
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