Senior Finance Lead - South West England, United Kingdom - HMRC

Description

The Finance process team is a key component of the Unity Programme in developing the Finance processes for Department for Transport, HMRC and the Department for Housing and Levelling up Communities under a single Shared Services umbrella.

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Finance Process specialist to help deliver a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution for the Unity cluster supporting Department for Transport, HMRC and the Department for Housing and Levelling up Communities.

In this dynamic position you will be responsible for the development of Finance processes and functional requirements for enhancing our system platforms.

The overarching aim of the Finance workstream is ensuring a smooth transition and minimal disruption to operations during implementation phase.

There will be travel involved in this role and occasional need to attend conferences, cross-government meetings. Develop, analyse and the implementation of Finance processes in line with best practice and Cabinet Office directives.
# Project Planning:

Develop comprehensive project plans outlining process tasks, timelines, resources, and dependencies for system changes/improvement ideas across the three government departments.

# Stakeholder Management:

Collaborate with deputy transformation lead, key stakeholders, to gather functional requirements, provide updates, and address concerns throughout the transition process.

# This includes liaising with leads on communication plans, training programs, benefits realisation and innovative support resources.
# Risk Management:
Identify potential risks and issues that may impact the transition process and develop mitigation strategies to minimise disruptions.
# Quality Assurance:
Ensure that system changes and potential enhancements meet quality standards and adhere to government regulations and compliance requirements.
# Maintain accurate documentation of project activities, including meeting minutes, progress reports, and lessons learned. Provide regular updates to senior management on project status, risks, and achievements.
# Work closely with Change, Data and Process colleagues within the programme advising on change and data impacts. Person specification Across the three available roles, the ideal candidates will possess a strong background in Finance processes, specifically Purchase to Pay, Fixed Assets or Record to Report. Expert in Finance process and delivering process change one or many organisations/departments.
Experience in working in challenging project environments.
Experienced in delivering ERP implementations.

Being able to translate information by developing and sharing concepts and proposals clearly and succinctly to the wider programme community.

Managed end to end finance operations.
Expert in one of the following Finance areas:
Fixed Assets
Managing a Quality Service