About the role
Principal Consultant – Finance Transformation Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow (Hybrid) | Practice Area: Finance, Risk, Regulatory & Financial Crime | Type: Permanent Empower finance leadership through strategic transformation The Role Capco is looking for Principal Consultants to join our growing Finance Transformation capability within the Finance, Risk, Regulatory & Financial Crime (FRRF) practice. You'll play a key role in helping CFOs, Treasurers, and senior finance leaders maximise the value of their finance and treasury functions through operating model redesign, process transformation, and strategic technology delivery.
Responsibilities, requirements, fit, evidence and preparation are organized here. The original posting stays available for final verification.
What you’ll do
- Deliver finance transformation programmes spanning regulatory change (including Basel, IFRS, and PRA), finance technology, process optimisation, and operating model transformation, identifying opportunities to leverage AI-enabled workflows and automation.
- Partner with CFOs, Treasurers, and C-suite stakeholders to implement finance strategies, strengthen controls, and optimise regulatory reporting, including ICAAP, ILAAP, and Recovery and Resolution Planning (RRP).
- Define business requirements and manage end-to-end project delivery across finance, treasury, and regulatory change initiatives, ensuring appropriate governance where AI-assisted tools are utilised.
- Design and implement stress testing frameworks across credit, market, and liquidity risk to support regulatory compliance and strategic decision-making, using AI-enabled analysis where appropriate.
- Collaborate with technology teams to embed digital, automation, and AI-enabled solutions into finance processes, architecture, and operating models to improve efficiency and business outcomes.
What they’re looking for
Select a requirement to inspect fit, evidence or application context.
- Experience delivering finance transformation programmes within financial services or management consulting.
- Strong understanding of finance operating models, accounting processes, regulatory change, and financial reporting.
- Experience with finance technology implementations, including ERP platforms, subledgers, automation, and optimisation solutions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using approved AI tools to enhance analysis, productivity, and decision-making while maintaining sound professional judgement.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence audiences from project teams through to CFOs and executive leadership.
Helpful, not always essential
- Professional finance qualification such as ACA, ACCA, or CIMA.
- Familiarity with Basel, Solvency II, IFRS, SOX, PRA, or EBA regulatory requirements.
- Experience delivering finance transformation programmes involving RPA, cloud technologies, AI-enabled solutions, or Generative AI within finance functions.
- Strong business analysis or project management credentials such as Agile, PMI, or PRINCE2.
- Experience supporting business development, proposition development, leadership initiatives, or client growth.
Benefits & working conditions
- Discretionary bonus, competitive pension, health insurance, life insurance and critical illness cover.
- Gympass (Wellhub), travel insurance, Tastecard, season ticket loans, Cycle to Work, and dental insurance.
About capco
✓ Verified
We have limited verified information about this company. You can still explore its active opportunities and check the official source.
If this one isn’t right.
Related live opportunities you can compare without restarting your search.
Discovery source
Aptiora keeps the source available for trust and final verification while the working experience stays here.