Finance Process Transformation Lead

Hutcheon Mearns; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic finance professional to lead the transformation of R2R processes in a fast-paced environment. This role involves defining and implementing standard processes, optimizing the finance close, and engaging with various finance teams to drive efficiency. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in finance process transformation within private equity settings and demonstrate the ability to deliver results in a hands-on manner. If you're ready to take on a challenging role that impacts the financial landscape, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Attractive Day Rate

Flexible Contract Duration

Qualifications

• Experienced finance professional with transformation experience in private equity.
• Ability to define and roll out standard processes in multinational organizations.

Responsibilities

• Define standard R2R processes and contribute to Finance operating model.
• Optimize finance close process and define reporting requirements.

Skills

Finance Process Transformation

Project Accounting

Revenue Recognition

Intercompany Accounting

Financial Reporting

Continuous Improvement

Education

Qualified Finance Professional

Job description

Our client is a private equity backed, fast paced and dynamic business. Providing integrated mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation (ME&I) services to the global energy and infrastructure industries, this is a business which is transforming and growing at pace.

The Opportunity

• This key role will be responsible for defining standard R2R processes for the business, incorporating project accounting and revenue recognition, journal entry, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, fixed asset accounting, consolidation, management and financial reporting.
• The role will contribute to the target operating model for Finance and the associated organisation design working with the Finance Transformation team.
• As the global Financial close process is being re-designed and rolled out, the successful candidate will work with finance transformation team, in country finance teams and Group Finance functions to continue to optimise the close, including defining reporting requirements to drive standardisation.
• The role holder will input into transition strategy, input into transition planning and execute transition phases associated with R2R as part of transition to the new operating model.

Background & Experience

• Experienced and qualified senior finance professional with finance process transformation experience in fast paced, private equity businesses
• Ability to be hands on as well as seeing the big picture, prepared to “roll sleeves up”
• Demonstrable experience defining and rolling out standard processes in multi-national organisations
• Experience mapping and accelerating the finance close process
• Target operating model and organisation design experience
• You will be familiar with continuous improvement approaches and be able to engage in all sizes of project
• You will be adept in finding ways to condense large amounts of information into a useful form as well as being assertive in driving actions
• This role requires someone who is experienced and comfortable working in a fast-paced Private Equity environment and in a hands-on manner. You must be able to engage with Finance personnel at all levels in addition to communicating to senior leadership, including the CFO.

What’s on offer

• Attractive day rate
• 6-12 Month contract (based in Aberdeen)

Next Steps

To apply please send a full CV. For a confidential discussion or more information, please reach out to Jane Grant at Hutcheon Mearns on [e-mail]. Only candidates eligible to work in the UK and currently based in Scotland will be considered for this role as no sponsorship is available.