Finance Transformation Manager📣 Job Ad

About the Role

KPMG is seeking a Finance Transformation Manager to lead significant finance transformation engagements for clients in the Energy, Natural Resources, and related sectors. This role supports CFO agendas by driving improvements in finance strategy, target operating model design, process optimization, governance, data management, technology enablement, financial close and reporting, planning, analytics, and cost performance. The position involves building C-suite relationships, managing complex transformation programs, contributing to business development, and supporting the growth of KPMG's Finance Transformation practice in Saudi Arabia.

This full-time position offers an opportunity to shape finance functions for major industry players in Saudi Arabia, leveraging expertise in finance transformation and the Energy and Natural Resources sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large and complex finance transformation engagements for clients within the Energy and Natural Resources sectors.
• Provide strategic advisory services to CFOs and finance leaders on finance transformation strategies, target operating model design, and transformation roadmaps aligned with business priorities and sector-specific dynamics.
• Design and implement transformation initiatives across core finance functions.
• Spearhead technology-enabled finance transformations, including ERP, EPM, reporting, analytics, and data solutions, from strategy to value realization.
• Advise clients on global best practices, digital finance strategies, automation opportunities, and process harmonization.
• Lead executive workshops, steering committees, and discussions with senior stakeholders, including CFOs and Finance Directors.
• Oversee program economics, planning, quality assurance, risk management, and delivery issue resolution across engagements.
• Drive business development activities, including account planning, client relationship cultivation, proposal development, and thought leadership.
• Mentor and develop team members, and contribute to the scaling of the Finance Transformation practice in Saudi Arabia.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a closely related field is required.
• Possession of a professional qualification such as CA, CIMA, CFA, or an equivalent is essential.
• A Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) or a related field is preferred.
• Other relevant professional qualifications may be considered an advantage.
• A minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience in consulting and/or the Energy & Natural Resources (ENR) industry.
• Demonstrated strong experience in the delivery of large-scale transformation programs.
• Proven experience serving clients in the Energy, Natural Resources, Utilities, Chemicals, or other asset-heavy sectors.
• A verifiable track record in business development, successful proposal conversion, and senior client relationship management.
• Experience within a Big Four firm or a top-tier consulting organization is preferred.

Required Skills

• Exceptional leadership and team development capabilities.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills in English; proficiency in Arabic is preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and structured thinking abilities.
• The capacity to confidently and credibly influence C-suite stakeholders.
• Robust commercial awareness and client relationship management skills.
• Proficiency in storyboarding and delivering impactful presentations.
• Ability to lead and manage multidisciplinary teams across finance, technology, and transformation workstreams.
• Deep understanding of finance functions within Energy, Natural Resources, Utilities, Chemicals, and other capital-intensive environments.
• Expertise in finance strategy and Target Operating Model design.
• Experience in financial close, consolidation, and reporting transformation.
• Proficiency in planning, budgeting, forecasting, and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM).
• Skills in cost optimization, profitability analysis, and performance reporting.
• Experience in finance process redesign, controls optimization, and governance enhancement.
• Capability in finance data and KPI framework design.
• Experience with ERP and EPM transformation projects.
• Knowledge of digital finance, automation, and AI-enabled transformation.
• Proven programme leadership and senior stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commercial acumen, account development, and service offering development capabilities.

Work Environment and Location

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh and Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.