Finance Business Project Manager

Senior Finance Business Project Manager

This is an exciting new role working as part of a new finance operating model. Our client have established a new centralised finance centre of expertise where this role will play a key role in the planning, design and implementing of the the multiple finance projects.

The role will focus on finance business readiness and the establishment of robust financial governance and control. The finance team will undergo significant transformation, moving from siloed operations to a more centralised and streamlined operating model, enhancing efficiency and consistency across the organisation.

Duties will include (but not limited to):

* Detailed planning, developing and supporting delivery of the multiple finance projects with a focus on the finance business readiness for a new income stream, through co-ordinating with the relevant stakeholders across the finance projects
* Responsible for planning and co-ordinating with the Process Design Team and Finance Design Team
* Assisting in defining future requirements for the finance team, job specifications and gap analysis with responsibility for delivery of project information including business requirement documentation, stakeholder analysis, timelines, budgets, resources, scope and definition of projects
* Support the production and delivery of quality finance documentation for presentation to the Finance Design Team and ensure that key finance (and non-finance) stakeholders have been consulted and approved financial designs and proposals
* Ensure finance dependencies and deliverables across all projects and workstreams are tracked and managed
* Support the existing operational teams in planning for transition and drive process improvement and efficiencies in the intervening period
* Working closely with relevant departments to manage assigned projects in line with business and project objectives
* Project cost management including effort estimating and managing baseline versus actual costs

The Successful Candidate will have:

* A professional accountancy qualification and be admitted to membership of a recognised professional body of accountants
* 5+ years’ satisfactory relevant experience working as a Senior Project Manager with a project management accreditation (PMP, Degree, Dip, PMBOK, PRINCE2 or equivalent)
* Experience in leading multiple interdependent works teams, projects and finance transformation
* Well developed leadership and management ability with exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
* Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal and ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
* Organised with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics and ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal and ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences