Change Manager - Finance

RS UK & Ireland; Corby; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Health plans

Discounts

Cycle to work

Job summary

RS UK & Ireland is seeking a Change Manager to drive transformation within the Finance function, partnering with business leaders to translate strategic priorities into measurable change initiatives and tangible benefits.

The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, planning, and coaching across the wider finance community, with a focus on adoption and value delivery. Hybrid work with our London office.

Qualifications

• Experience leading change management for complex programmes in a matrix organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver change management activities across programmes and projects.
• Assess change impacts, readiness, risks and adoption requirements across teams, functions, processes and systems.
• Develop and execute stakeholder engagement, sponsorship and communication plans to support colleagues and leaders through change.
• Partner with programme teams, business leaders and support functions to coordinate change, learning and engagement activities.
• Monitor adoption, readiness and benefits realisation, providing insights and coaching to drive sustainable outcomes and continuous improvement.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Leadership coaching

Adoption planning

Job description

Location

This is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our London office.

Contract Type

Permanent

The Opportunity

As Change Manager, you will play a key role in driving successful change across the Finance function. Working closely with business leaders and stakeholders, you will translate strategic priorities into meaningful change initiatives that support colleagues in adopting new ways of working.

You'll lead change impact assessments, stakeholder engagement, communications, adoption planning, and readiness activities, ensuring change is embedded effectively and delivers lasting business benefits. Partnering with Change Leads across our Global Shared Business Services, you'll help deliver a joined-up approach to change, providing consistent messaging and a seamless colleague experience across the wider finance community.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead and deliver change management activities across key programmes and projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and successful adoption of change.
• Assess change impacts, readiness, risks and adoption requirements across teams, functions, processes and systems.
• Develop and execute stakeholder engagement, sponsorship and communication plans to support colleagues and leaders through change.
• Partner with programme teams, business leaders and support functions to coordinate change, learning and engagement activities.
• Monitor adoption, readiness and benefits realisation, providing insights and coaching to drive sustainable outcomes and continuous improvement.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience leading change management for complex business, technology, process, or transformation programmes within a matrix organisation.
• Strong expertise in developing and delivering change strategies, impact assessments, stakeholder engagement, communications, and adoption plans.
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills, with the ability to engage and challenge senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, manage resistance, and drive adoption using data and insights to inform decision-making.
• Strong leadership and coaching capabilities, with the commercial awareness to align change activities to business outcomes and operational performance.

We Are RS

At RS, we are making amazing happen for a better world.

As a global product and service solutions provider, we help industrial customers operate more efficiently and sustainably. Operating in 33 markets, we support around one million customers worldwide with more than 875,000 stocked products, access to over five million additional products, and a range of service solutions designed to help businesses thrive.

What sets us apart is our people. More than 8,500 colleagues around the world bring technical expertise, digital innovation, and a customer first mindset to everything we do. Guided by our values – We are one team, We deliver brilliantly, We do the right thing, and We make every day better, we're creating an environment where our people can grow, contribute and make a meaningful impact.

Join us and help make amazing happen.

Rewards

Our Reward Strategy Philosophy is designed to offer market competitive base salaries and provide all of our people the opportunity to participate in a short-term incentive, enabling them to share in the success of the Company.

Our total reward package is more than just the cash; our recognition and benefit offering provide the opportunity for us to recognise, reward and enable the wellbeing of our people at all stages of their journey with RS. Our rewards and benefits vary by country, but include:

• Financial - pension/retirement; life assurance; salary finance (payroll deduction loan scheme)
• Wellbeing - medical plans; health screening; critical illness; disability insurance; holiday / paid time off; employee assistance programme; discounted gym/health club membership
• Lifestyle - transportation assistance schemes (e.g., cycle to work, travel loans, car leasing); onsite catering/lunch vouchers; retail discounts
• Spotlight – our global recognition programme provides a platform to highlight and recognise people role modelling our values

Ready to Make Amazing Happen?

Join over 8,500 colleagues and help us shape the future of our industry. Whoever you are, wherever you are — it all starts here.