About the Role
We are supporting a search for a senior fiduciary accounting leader to join an established international financial services group at a point of significant change.The organisation supports a large portfolio of trust and corporate structures across multiple jurisdictions. Continued growth, increasing complexity and legacy delivery models mean the fiduciary accounting function now requires fundamental transformation.You will take ownership of the fiduciary accounting operating model, leading its redesign while retaining oversight of technical quality, judgement and risk. Day‑to‑day accounting production will sit with your teams and your role will be to embed scalable processes supported automation and AI.This is a rare opportunity with high autonomy to take end‑to‑end ownership. The role has international scope within a privately owned group, and senior exposure with genuine support for technology‑enabled change. Key responsibilitiesLead a full review of an established fiduciary accounting operation across multiple locationsDesign and deliver a phased transformation programme covering people, structure and processRedesign fiduciary accounting workflows to reduce manual processing and improve visibilityClear historical backlogs and embed sustainable delivery standards and timelinesIdentify practical use cases for automation and AI within fiduciary accounting, including data handling, reconciliation and reviewAct as the senior reviewer for complex fiduciary accounting judgements and AI‑generated outputsLead geographically dispersed accounting teams through significant changeWork closely with fiduciary administrators and client‑facing teams who rely on timely and accurate financial informationKey requirementsChartered accountant qualificationSignificant experience in fiduciary, trust or complex client accountingOwnership or oversight of accounting or finance transformationExperience working with offshore or outsourced delivery modelsPractical understanding of how automation and AI can improve accounting operationsGravitas and resilience to lead change in an established environment