Job Description

• The role of Chief of Staff supports the senior Partner and executive leadership in driving the execution of strategic initiatives, operational excellence, and robust financial reporting to enable data-driven decision-making across the Nordic countries towards becoming one Nordic Team.
• As Nordic Chief of Staff, you act as a strategic advisor and operational leader to a senior Partner managing the Finance Transformation portfolio spanning across the Nordic region. You play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the strategic transition plan, facilitating collaboration across countries and offerings, and ensuring alignment with corporate objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the Partner to define, communicate, and execute strategic priorities for Finance Transformation across the Nordic region, bridging multiple countries and Offerings.
• Design and facilitate executive workshops to assess the current state and identify critical priorities (“must-win battles”) across the six Finance Transformation Offerings.
• Define the desired future state, including the placement of key processes within the future organisational structure, ensuring alignment with Deloitte’s corporate strategy.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive KPI framework to monitor performance and drive behaviours aligned with the new Nordic-driven business model.
• Conduct detailed assessments of existing versus target leadership mandate structures, identifying initiatives to close capability gaps.
• Support the development, tracking, and reporting of business plans, KPIs, and performance metrics to ensure alignment with firm-wide objectives.
• Lead and support annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes in collaboration with Finance teams.
• Manage and optimise governance structures, meeting cadences, and decision-making forums for the Partner and leadership teams.
• Coordinate and track the progress of key initiatives, ensuring accountability, timely delivery of outcomes, and effective change management.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for top management, ensuring effective communication and alignment.
• Represent the Partner in meetings and forums as required, ensuring continuity and consistency of messaging.

Qualifications

Key Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, finance, public administration, or a related field.
• Proven experience in a Chief of Staff, Strategy, PMO, or similar role within a professional services or consulting environment.
• Strong consultancy skills with the ability to communicate complex content into clear, actionable insights.
• Exceptional organisational, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities, with keen attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), reporting tools, and digital collaboration platforms.
• Strong business acumen and commercial awareness.

Personal Qualities

• Highly proactive, resourceful, and adaptable, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Discreet and trustworthy, capable of handling sensitive information with integrity.
• Collaborative and empathetic, able to build rapport quickly across diverse teams and stakeholders.