Exchequer and System Development Manager

The Methodist Church in Britain; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days' annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible and hybrid working

Health and wellbeing support

Paid volunteering opportunities

Job summary

Somerset Council is seeking a Finance Transformation Lead for an 18-month fixed-term post within the Building Better Finance programme. The role focuses on improving financial processing and systems, with emphasis on Procure-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash, and working across Finance, ICT and wider services.

You will drive change initiatives, engage stakeholders, and ensure robust controls and governance while enabling flexible, hybrid working arrangements as service needs allow.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in financial transaction processing environments.
• Experience leading business change, transformation or service improvement from planning through to embedding change.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and improvement of the council's financial processing and systems.
• Drive improvements across Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash and other financial transaction processes.
• Act as the link between Finance, operational services and future service design.
• Identify opportunities to simplify financial processes, strengthen controls and governance, and make better use of finance systems.
• Build relationships with Finance, Digital and council services to understand business needs and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead change initiatives, including implementation, training and ongoing support.
• Help teams adopt new ways of working and improve compliance with financial processes and controls.
• Use better systems, data and service design to support informed decision-making.
• Ensure financial processes are efficient, consistent and easy to use.

Skills

Procure-to-Pay

Order-to-Cash

Financial systems

Stakeholder engagement

Governance & controls

Tools

Finance ERP systems

Job description

This fixed-term 18-month post sits within Somerset Council's Building Better Finance programme, which is modernising its transactional finance processes. The manager leads development of the council's financial processing and systems, with a focus on Procure-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash, and works between Finance, ICT and wider services. The role is full time with flexible and hybrid working where service needs allow. Sponsorship for this role is not available.

What the job involves

• Lead the development and improvement of the council's financial processing and systems
• Drive improvements across Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash and other financial transaction processes
• Act as the link between Finance, operational services and future service design
• Identify opportunities to simplify financial processes, strengthen controls and governance, and make better use of finance systems
• Build relationships with Finance, Digital and council services to understand business needs and drive continuous improvement
• Lead change initiatives, including implementation, training and ongoing support
• Help teams adopt new ways of working and improve compliance with financial processes and controls
• Use better systems, data and service design to support informed decision-making
• Ensure financial processes are efficient, consistent and easy to use

What’s required

Experience

• Significant experience in financial transaction processing environments
• Experience leading business change, transformation or service improvement from planning through to embedding change

Skills & knowledge

• Strong understanding of Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash and related processes
• Strong knowledge of finance systems, operational systems and the business processes that support them
• Ability to analyse complex processes and develop practical solutions
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication, with the ability to influence and work collaboratively
• Sound understanding of financial controls, governance and compliance requirements

What’s offered

• 33 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional leave
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working where service needs allow
• Health and wellbeing support, including confidential employee assistance services
• Paid volunteering opportunities