Finance Solution Architect

Board
London, UK
about 1 month ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Microsoft Excel Artificial Intelligence Data Analysis Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Information Systems Information Technology Consulting Data Validation Data Integration Tools for Reporting

Job description

design, implement, and optimize enterprise planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial consolidation and reporting solutions. As a trusted advisor, you will leverage your FP&A and Financial Consolidation expertise and technology consulting experience to help organizations transform their planning processes, improve decision-making, and unlock greater business performance. You will lead workstreams, engage directly with executive/senior stakeholders, and contribute to successful project delivery across a diverse portfolio of clients. This role is ideal for someone who combines strong accounting and financial knowledge with consulting, problem-solving, and stakeholder management capabilities. Key Responsibilities: Client Consulting & Delivery Lead the discovery, design and implementation of FP&A, Financial Consolidation and enterprise planning solutions for clients across multiple industries and geographies. Facilitate discovery workshops to understand business requirements, planning processes, and reporting needs. Translate FP&A and Financial Consolidation requirements into functional solution designs, including logical planning steps and activities, dimensional structures, account hierarchies, planning assumptions, business rules, allocation logic, calculation logic, approval processes, reporting outputs, and data validation requirements. Actively contribute to configuration and validation of planning models, input templates, reports, dashboards, calculations, and workflows, ensuring the delivered solution reflects the agreed finance process and design. Support data integration, model development, and reporting framework design. Manage project workstreams and deliverables while ensuring quality, timelines, and client satisfaction. FP&A and Financial Consolidation Advisory Apply hands-on FP&A and Financial Consolidation knowledge to design practical planning models across budgeting, forecasting, rolling forecasts, consolidation, strategic long ter planning, variance analysis, workforce planning, opex, capex, revenue planning, treasury/ cash flow, Balance Sheet planning and management and statutory reporting. Assess current-state planning processes and recommend future-state operating models. Support finance transformation initiatives focused on efficiency, automation, and improved business insights. Help clients establish KPIs, driver-based planning models, and scenario planning capabilities. Stakeholder Management Build strong relationships with finance leaders, business users, and executive stakeholders. Present recommendations, solution designs, and project updates to client teams. Act as a trusted advisor throughout the project lifecycle. Manage stakeholder expectations and proactively address risks and issues. Team & Practice DevelopmentMentor Board and Partner consultants and contribute to team capability development. Support pre-sales activities, demonstrations, solution scoping, and proposal development. Contribute to reusable methodologies

Requirements

accelerators, and best practices for Board Solutions Onboard, asses, upskill, enable partner and Board resources. Stay current with emerging trends in FP&A, analytics, AI, and enterprise performance management. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Information Systems, or a related field. CIMA or ACCA qualifications 5+ years of experience in FP&A, EPM consulting, finance transformation, or enterprise planning solutions. Board experience is highly desirable Experience delivering finance or planning transformation projects. Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a client-facing environment. Advanced Excel and financial analysis skills. Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Join a company that believes in the added value of diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We foster a working environment in which all people are respected and valued, for all aspects which make them unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your true self to work every day! SummaryLocation: London, United KingdomType: Full TimeExperience: ExperiencedDepartment: Customer Office

About the company

At Board, we power financial and operational planning solutions for the world’s best brands. Thousands of enterprises use our technology to optimize resources, drive growth, and ensure profitability. With advanced analytics and forecasting, plus AI-driven insights, customers transform complex, real-time data into actionable intelligence. What’s been key to our success? Our people-we value everyone’s unique perspective and energy they bring to the organization. We collaborate openly across teams and borders. We embrace a growth mindset to get results. And we celebrate shared success as goals and milestones are achieved. Ready to join a team where innovation meets collaboration? If you’re driven by bold ideas and a customer-centric mentality, your next adventure starts here! We are seeking a highly motivated and client-focused Finance Solution Architect, to join our Professional Services team in London. In this role, you will partner with finance leaders and business stakeholders to

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