Finance Trasformation Strategic Change Manager

$113,100 - $232,300/Yr

Deloitte - Williamsville, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Williamsville, NY

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Finance Transformation Strategic Change Manager will be a key player in the Finance Transformation group, which serves as an internal consulting team supporting the Deloitte CFO in executing strategic initiatives. This role is pivotal in leading the Finance Transformation for global Deloitte firms, optimizing the Finance organizational structure for enhanced performance, and implementing digital finance solutions. The Change Manager will be responsible for helping Deloitte businesses achieve predictable and profitable growth through transformative tools and processes. The position requires a strong focus on change management, as the Change Manager will design, implement, and evolve change strategies and plans that engage and motivate employees to embrace significant cultural and behavioral changes necessary for driving the business forward. In this role, the Change Manager will collaborate closely with senior business leaders to understand their needs and develop executable strategic change initiatives. The responsibilities include performing quantitative and qualitative assessments, such as stakeholder analysis and change impact assessments, to inform the development of data-driven change strategies. The Change Manager will also be tasked with developing and managing the execution of tailored change management strategies and plans that accelerate the return on investment (ROI) of initiatives. This involves working collaboratively across program and technical teams to ensure integration with broader program plans. Additionally, the Change Manager will create and manage leadership alignment plans to foster buy-in for changes, work with subject matter experts to develop consistent messaging, and plan creative engagement activities that enhance understanding of key changes. Measuring the effectiveness of change interventions and evolving plans as necessary will also be a critical part of the role. Regular reporting on activity status to program leadership and addressing risks and issues will be essential to ensure the success of the initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Perform quantitative and qualitative assessments such as stakeholder analysis and change impact assessments for key stakeholder groups to drive development of data-driven change strategies.
• Develop and manage the execution of fit-for-purpose change management strategies and plans to accelerate ROI of initiatives; collaborate across program and technical teams to remain integrated with broader program plans.
• Develop and manage execution of leadership alignment plans to drive buy-in with changes.
• Work closely with subject matter experts and leadership to develop and drive consistent key program messaging and content.
• Plan, develop, and work with leadership and change networks to deliver communications and creative engagement activities, driving understanding about key changes.
• Measure effectiveness of change interventions and evolve plans as needed to best drive adoption and reduce risk of initiatives.
• Regularly report on activity status to program leadership; work with leadership to escalate and resolve risks and issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, change management, organization effectiveness, communications or relevant discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in change management and/or communications related to strategic transformations.
• Strong executive presence and the ability to work with and influence senior leaders.
• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to logically structure issues and determine recommended resolutions.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to make connections across workstreams and matrixed organizations.
• Superior project management skills with demonstrated experience successfully managing a cross-functional or cross-departmental team on a complex project.
• Extremely high attention to detail with exceptional writing and editing skills.
• Ability to generate and execute creative ideas related to making communications engaging and distinctive.
• Ability to work well under pressure and effectively and professionally navigate tough situations.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team, but also be a self-starter.
• Demonstrated commitment to integrity and confidentiality.
• Excellent proficiency in MS PowerPoint.

Nice-to-haves

• MBA or graduate degree.
• Previous work experience with a top-tier consulting firm.

Benefits

• Work from home option.
• Discretionary annual incentive program based on individual and organizational performance.