Finance Program Manager - Bonhill Partners in London

Energy Jobline ZR; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy recruitment firm is seeking an experienced Program Manager to drive financial and strategic transformation initiatives within the financial services sector. The role involves collaboration across various teams while ensuring regulatory compliance. Ideal candidates have proven program management experience and familiarity with financial products and methodologies. This position offers a hybrid work model, requiring in-office presence three days a week.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a Program Manager with prior Project Management experience.
• Experience through full project lifecycle SDLC/PDLC using waterfall and agile approaches.
• Strong understanding of finance, trade lifecycle concepts, and regulatory frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Drive large-scale financial and strategic transformation programs across the bank.
• Produce structured program reports and communicate with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, and Technology teams.

Skills

Program Management

Project Management

Agile methodologies

Waterfall methodologies

Financial Services

Regulatory Reporting

Prince2 certification

Job description

Overview

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Responsibilities

• Drive large-scale financial and strategic transformation programs across the bank.
• Act as a trusted advisor to Project Managers, providing direction on issue management, risk mitigation, and program governance.
• Produce clear, structured program reports to track progress and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Work across Agile and Waterfall methodologies, bringing flexibility and structure where required.
• Collaborate closely with Finance, Operations, and Technology teams to ensure regulatory and financial reporting requirements are met.
• Ensure alignment of subledger systems (Oracle) with financial reporting needs and transformation objectives.

Experience & Skills

• Proven track record as a Program Manager (with prior Project Management experience).
• Proven experience and understanding of delivering through full project lifecycle SDLC/PDLC using waterfall and agile approaches.
• Financial Services experience is essential – ideally across banking, regulatory reporting, and financial product lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of finance (ledger, subledger, reg reporting) and trade lifecycle concepts.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks: Tax, VAT, FATCA rules, etc.
• Prince2 or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience guiding teams through strategic transformation initiatives and navigating complex regulatory landscapes.
• Ability to balance detail with strategic oversight – not a BA role, but requires strong appreciation of data, controls, and reporting.

The role is hybrid, in office 3 day/week.

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