Roles and Responsibilities
Leadership and Execution of Finance Transformation Initiatives including:
End-to-End Project Management:
- Direct projects from the idea phase through to implementation.
- Ensure changes are sustained and embedded into finance operations.
Project Planning:
- Follow, create and lead a proven project transformation plan and change methodology.
- Create planning schedules, balance resources, and manage risks and issues.
- Track progress and benefits against milestones.
- Provide regular progress reports and updates.
- Identify, report, and manage risks and changes around the transformation program using appropriate change control processes.
Collaboration with Leadership:
- Be the Workstream Lead for Finance Transformation.
- Work with the Finance Leadership team and the CFO to lead and communicate actions for transformation programmes, including timescales through to solution delivery
- Deliver a Finance transformation plan covering organization, processes, and technical harmonization.
- Collaborate with NWS Transformation leadership, other departments e.g. EPMO, HR, Commercial.
- Ensure compliant processes are maintained across delivery.
Continuous Improvement:
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve.
- Drive required efficiency and change within Finance delivery.
Experience Required
Essential
- Fully qualified accountant, CIMA, ACA, ACCA, CIPFA or equivalent
- Extensive transactional & non transactional finance experience as well as experience leading process improvements and/or system implementations.
- Proven working background of supporting on large scale projects, understanding the intricacies of the project and acting as the financial touchstone
- Excellent communication skills and experience working with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
- Track record of leading and managing change in finance transformation programme
Desirable
- Industry knowledge would be advantageous
- Experience of Unit4 Business World
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