Associate Director - Finance Shared Services

Tony Alan Recruitment; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Tony Alan Recruitment is seeking an Associate Director for Finance Shared Services based in Preston. You will lead the Finance Operations across AP, AR, Payroll, Expenses and Payments, driving a major transformation program.

The role is senior and strategic, focusing on modernising processes, harnessing automation, self-service and AI, and maximising the value of Workday and related finance technologies for a growing organisation.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience delivering large-scale finance operations and shared services.
• Experience delivering process improvement and business transformation in finance.
• Ability to implement or maximise ERP/finance technologies, ideally Workday.
• Introducing automation, self-service and digitally enabled ways of working.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders at executive level.

Responsibilities

• Leading the Finance Operations function across AP, AR, Payroll, Expenses and Payments.
• Developing and delivering the long-term Finance Operations and transformation strategy.
• Improving the experience and service provided to internal and external stakeholders.
• Driving process improvement, standardisation and simplification.
• Leading digital transformation, including automation, workflow, self-service and AI.
• Maximising the value of Workday and associated finance technologies.
• Ensuring processes are scalable, efficient, well controlled and compliant.
• Providing strong oversight of financial governance, audit readiness and data integrity.
• Managing complex stakeholder relationships and acting as a senior escalation point.
• Leading, developing and motivating a high-performing team.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Digital transformation

Automation

AI

Tools

Workday

Job description

Associate Director - Finance Shared Services

Permanent

Based in Preston

Tony Alan Recruitment currently has an exceptional job opportunity for an experienced Associate Director - Finance shared services to join a growing and forward-thinking organisation.

This is a senior leadership position with responsibility for leading and developing a high-performing Finance Operations function across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Credit Control, Expenses and Payments, while driving a significant programme of process, technology and service transformation.

The successful candidate will play a key role in modernising Finance Operations, improving service delivery, simplifying processes and maximising the use of technology, automation, self-service and AI.

Your duties will include:

• Leading the Finance Operations function across AP, AR, CC, Expenses and Payments.
• Developing and delivering the long-term Finance Operations and transformation strategy.
• Improving the experience and service provided to internal and external stakeholders.
• Driving process improvement, standardisation and simplification.
• Leading digital transformation, including automation, workflow, self-service and AI.
• Maximising the value of Workday and associated finance technologies.
• Ensuring processes are scalable, efficient, well controlled and compliant.
• Providing strong oversight of financial governance, audit readiness and data integrity.
• Managing complex stakeholder relationships and acting as a senior escalation point.
• Leading, developing and motivating a high-performing team.

Key requirements:

• Leading a significant Finance Operations or Shared Services function.
• Managing areas such as AP, AR, Payroll, Expenses and Payments.
• Delivering process improvement and business transformation.
• Implementing or maximising ERP and finance technologies, ideally including Workday.
• Introducing automation, self-service and digitally enabled ways of working.
• Managing senior stakeholders and influencing at executive level.
• Good foundation and understanding of accounting/bookkeeping