Finance Transformation Lead - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Millyard Peoples

Millyard Peoples

Verified Company

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Millyard Peoples is delighted to be partnering with an iconic technology company looking to appoint a Finance Transformation Lead into their finance team.

This position will play an instrumental role in driving finance transformation which will in turn deliver enhanced business outcomes.

In this impactful position, you will own the charge in transforming finance on our maturity journey, creating and delivering strategic finance project plans working across multiple areas of the business and across all areas of Finance.

Identifying opportunities and improving processes, amplifying system capabilities, identifying industry best practices, and further evolving our finance organisation to unlock its full potential.

Key responsibilities include:

Support defining of the vision and strategic roadmap for finance to build a finance function suitable for our company's growth ambitions
Partner with finance leaders to identify areas of opportunity and define the scope of projects aimed at improving finance effectiveness and efficiency
Assess SOPs and providing recommendations for process improvement
Collaborate with various teams and Finance teams to determine solutions to business issues
Supervise projects and timelines, ensuring the successful completion of projects
Deliver engaging presentations on projects and initiatives, and presenting status reports to stakeholders as well as reporting on completed projects and their impact
Lead change management and communications efforts to effectively communicate and manage the changes occurring within Finance and partnering with related business areas
You will play a pivotal role in ensuring a smooth transition and encouraging alignment across the organisation
Drive alignment of financial processes across globally distributed teams
Design, develop, and implement strategic finance programs to elevate performance
Present workshops to guide teams through transformational initiatives
Provide support to leaders in strategic analysis and project scoping
Qualified chartered accountant (ACCA, CA, CIMA or ICAS) or relevant finance experience
Exceptional ability to lead and facilitate workshops that drive change
Strong expertise in financial process optimisation and alignment to business needs.
Proficient in producing clear and concise progress reports and presentations
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across diverse teams
You are extremely organised, proactive and self driven
Demonstrate and develop strong stakeholder relationships and management
Very comfortable with ambiguity and excels at bringing clarity and structure
Experience of endtoend functional change delivery: requirements definition; design; build; test; implement; optimise
Experience of automation of finance processes and controls
Experience with Workday is helpful and will help you lead our financial innovation