Vice President - Finance Change - Automation & Efficiency Expert (gn)

Our client is a leading international financial institution with a strong presence in the EMEA region. With a broad platform and a clear growth agenda, the company offers a wide range of career opportunities across corporate finance, investment banking, advisory, and global capital markets. Professionals joining the firm can expect to work on diverse and high-impact projects, gaining valuable experience in a dynamic and globally connected environment.

This role is part of the Finance Change unit, a cross-functional team supporting all departments within the Finance & Control division. You will take ownership of business-side transformation projects, working closely with stakeholders from Finance, IT, and Data Management. The focus lies on translating regulatory, operational, and architectural requirements into integrated solutions that align with the bank’s systems and data landscape. With group-wide responsibility across multiple legal entities, the role contributes to building a robust, efficient, and future-oriented finance environment within a regulated European banking framework.

• Lead and manage finance-related change initiatives, serving as the key interface between F&C teams and Data/IT experts

• Ensure legal, regulatory, and architectural requirements are implemented across all legal entities, including both booking and non-booking structures within the group

• Align target architecture and data flows with the bank’s system landscape, ensuring operational and technical consistency

• Identify inefficiencies and quality issues in data flows, and drive improvements to accelerate processing and ensure data reliability

• Strengthen ad-hoc reporting capabilities in collaboration with the Data Management team

• Drive automation and self-service capabilities within the finance organization by enabling teams to use tools such as Power BI and Power Automate

• Several years of experience in project management within financial services

• Proven background in business or data analysis within a finance environment

• Full professionell proficiency in English; German is a plus

• Strong ability to transform change requirements into business concepts and explain them clearly to developers

• Skilled at simplifying complex issues into coherent, end-to-end solutions

• Solid understanding of data structures, financial processes, accounting principles, and regulatory reporting standards

• Expertise in Power BI and Power Automate; familiarity with other automation tools is an advantage

• Confident in working with modern AI-based productivity tools such as Microsoft CoPilot, ChatGPT, and similar technologies

• In-depth knowledge and experience in process design and documentation

• Excellent communication and moderation skills

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements

• Private health insurance, including life and disability coverage

• Counseling and coaching services to support mental wellbeing

• Comprehensive learning and development programs

• Attractive compensation package

• Inclusive and diverse workplace culture