Financial Operations & Process Lead - Banking Sector

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Are you an experienced finance leader capable of guiding high-performing teams through complex, international digital transformations?

We are currently recruiting a Finance Implementation Team Leader on behalf of a world-wide Financial Institution/Bank. In this leadership role, you will head the local Finance Implementation Projects (FIP) team in Lisbon, taking strategic and operational ownership of the large-scale roll-out of the One Financial System and a harmonized Finance Operating Model.

responsabilidades chave

Your mission is to orchestrate, oversee, and guarantee the successful execution of critical interface projects. You will steer the development of functional solutions connecting business operating systems with finance systems, ensuring seamless coordination with major global reporting streams: Financial Accounting e Management Accounting.

Team Leadership & Project Governance

• People Management: Lead, mentor, and organize the daily activities of the local FIP business analysts' team, fostering a collaborative and results-driven environment.
  
• Methodology & Compliance: Ensure the team strictly adheres to the project management frameworks and methodologies shared by the central FIP department.
  
• Milestone & Budget Delivery: Monitor project timelines, critical paths, and budgets. Lead the definition of strategic workarounds whenever risks or blockers arise.
  
• Executive Steering: Actively participate in project committees, present decision-making status reports, and coordinate corporate actions directly with global FIP leadership.
  
  

  Functional Strategy & Architecture Oversight
  

  
  
  • Design Validation: Oversee and validate operational/accounting schemes, framework controls, and complex data flow structures designed by the team to feed core finance systems during pre-study phases.
    
  • Technical & Stakeholder Alignment: Ensure high-quality functional specification documentation is delivered to downstream engineering teams (Operating Systems IT, Financial IT, and FIP Parametrization).
    
  • Evolution Control: Approve and manage changes to the chart of accounts required by the adopted global solutions.
    
  • Time-to-Market Management: Synchronize tasks across multiple cross-functional stakeholders to secure timely global deliveries.
    
    

    Testing Strategy & Aftercare Management
    

    
    
    • QA Oversight: Define and supervise the overall testing strategy, ensuring the team carries out all accounting and reporting test phases under FIP responsibility with flawless execution.
      
    • Service Maintenance: Manage and prioritize incoming support requests and interface evolutions in project mode, alignment with corporate and client priorities.
      
      

      competências

      
      
      • Education: Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
        
      • Proven experience in a leadership, coordinator, or senior consultant role within the Banking Industry, Accounting, or Financial Project Management (typically requiring solid background in relevant banking or finance areas).
        
      • Technical & Domain Knowledge:
        
        
        
        • Strong mastery of Project Management frameworks and governance.
          
        • Deep understanding of Financial Information Systems and advanced MS Excel skills.
          
        • Solid knowledge of banking products or capital markets products.
          
        • Expertise in general accounting and/or banking accounting.
          
          
          
        • Languages:
          
          
          
          • English: Expert / Fluent level (C1 minimum) is mandatory for global stakeholder management.
            
          • Portuguese: Practical / Working knowledge (B2 level) for local operational use.
            
            
            
          • Soft Skills: Leadership and team management abilities, exceptional communication and negotiation skills to manage diverse international stakeholders, a strong results-driven mindset, and strategic problem-solving capabilities.
            
            

            principais benefícios

            
            
            • Global Exposure: The opportunity to lead high-visibility international transformation projects for a banking institution.
              
            • Flexibility: Modern work environment supporting Hybrid work model.
              
            • Career Growth: Continuous professional development within a world-class consulting ecosystem and senior leadership tracks.
              
            • Competitive compensation package adapted to your demonstrated professional experience level, plus a daily meal allowance of 7.63€ paid via meal card.