Extended Term Consultant

The World Bank Group Controllers, Solutions and Transformation Division seeks an experienced consultant to lead finance process transformation initiatives. The role involves diagnosing complex finance processes, designing transformation solutions, and engaging leadership to improve efficiency and data use.

Responsibilities

• Lead a program to diagnose and transform end-to-end finance processes, including Record to Report (R2R), Order to Cash (O2C), Procure to Pay (P2P), and Originate to Distribute (OTD).
• Use data analysis, process mining, performance measures, systems evidence, and other diagnostic techniques to identify bottlenecks, variation, rework, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Design future-state processes and prioritized transformation roadmaps covering simplification, standardization, controls, data, technology, automation, AI, and agentic solutions.
• Engage leadership, facilitate cross-functional alignment, and challenge stakeholders to think differently about finance processes, operating models, and emerging capabilities.
• Translate findings into clear executive recommendations, decision points, business cases, and implementation actions, while transferring knowledge to internal teams.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in finance, business, operations, engineering, data analytics, or a related field, with substantial experience leading finance process transformation in complex organizations.
• Demonstrated expertise in end-to-end process assessment and redesign, supported by strong capabilities in data analysis, process mining, root-cause analysis, and benefits identification.
• Practical understanding of AI, generative AI, and agentic approaches, with the ability to assess where these capabilities can responsibly improve finance processes and decision-making.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or comparable process improvement expertise; experience with DMAIC, value-stream mapping, SIPOC, FMEA, and related methods is desirable.
• Strong influencing, facilitation, and communication skills, with the judgment to navigate ambiguity and mobilize stakeholders around new ways of working.
• Experience in finance, accounting, financial reporting, loan operations, treasury, controllership, or a similar environment; experience in an international financial institution or other complex global organization is preferred.

Skills

• Finance Process Transformation
• End-to-End Process Assessment
• Process redesign
• Data Analysis
• Process Mining
• Root Cause Analysis
• Benefits Identification
• AI Application in Finance
• Generative AI
• Agentic Approaches
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
• DMAIC Methodology
• Value-Stream Mapping
• SIPOC
• FMEA
• Finance
• Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Loan Operations Knowledge
• Treasury
• Controllership
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Facilitation Skills

Languages

English