About the Role
The Finance Change Management Consultant leads organizational change activities to support large-scale technology transformation initiatives within the financial services sector. This role focuses on ensuring employees are prepared, engaged, and supported throughout the change journey, particularly for finance and accounting-related systems and processes. The consultant develops and executes comprehensive change management strategies, builds training materials, and collaborates closely with project teams, business stakeholders, and leadership to drive successful adoption of new technology and process changes.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute end-to-end change management strategies for technology implementations within the financial services sector.
- Design and deliver stakeholder engagement plans, communication plans, and training initiatives to support the adoption of new systems and processes.
- Conduct impact assessments and change readiness evaluations to identify risks, gaps, and opportunities for improved adoption.
- Monitor adoption and change metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of change activities and drive successful business outcomes.
- Build strong relationships with business leaders, project teams, and end users to foster sponsorship, engagement, and stakeholder buy-in.
- Partner with Finance and business teams to understand operational impacts, business processes, and financial reporting requirements related to new technology implementations.
- Create, refine, and maintain training materials and user documentation to support end-user readiness and ongoing learning.
- Facilitate workshops, presentations, and change-related communications to prepare the organization for upcoming changes.
- Provide guidance, coaching, and support to leaders and stakeholders on change management best practices, methodologies, and tools.
- Collaborate with project management teams to integrate change management activities into overall project plans and timelines.
- Support user acceptance testing (UAT) activities by aligning communication and training with testing outcomes and feedback.
- Leverage data and reporting tools to track progress, identify issues, and inform decision-making throughout the change lifecycle.
Requirements
- Significant experience in change management for technology implementations, preferably within the financial services or banking industry.
- Strong relationship management skills with the ability to build trust and credibility with leaders, project teams, and end users.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely.
- Familiarity with accounting terminology and financial reporting processes.
- Proven experience in business process improvement and implementation projects.
- Hands-on experience in change management methodologies and frameworks, such as Prosci or equivalent.
- Strong understanding of financial reporting and accounting processes.
- Experience working with or alongside project management functions and methodologies.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel for analysis and reporting.
- Experience with reporting and analytics tools such as Power BI.
- Ability to facilitate workshops, presentations, and change-related communications for diverse audiences.
- Capability to conduct impact assessments, change readiness evaluations, and adoption monitoring.
Skills
- Prosci or other formal change management designation.
- Professional accounting designation such as CPA or CA.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent project management certification.
- Experience with SAP, particularly S/4 HANA general ledger, is considered an asset.
- Experience with Kyvos is an asset.
- Background in financial services or banking environments.
- Experience supporting user acceptance testing (UAT) activities.
- Familiarity with enterprise reporting tools and business intelligence solutions.
- Exposure to large-scale technology transformation initiatives in finance or related functions.
Location
- Toronto, ON
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Contract
Salary/Compensations
- $50.00 - $60.00/hr
About the Company
- Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.
Equal Opportunity
- The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
- If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
- We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.
