Finance Project Lead

Lord Search & Selection; Addlestone; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization is looking for a Finance Project Lead to manage regulatory charging reforms and support broader business transformation efforts. This role focuses on cost modelling, stakeholder engagement, and change readiness within a strategic income generation initiative. Ideal candidates should possess strong project delivery experience in finance and demonstrate excellent communication skills. Join us to make an impact in regulatory and financial reform.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project delivery within a finance or regulatory environment.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Understanding of interdependencies between business and finance functions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to ensure accurate costings and consistency.
• Coordinate development of new fees and charging proposals.
• Manage stakeholder engagement across the UK.

Skills

Communication

Influencing skills

Project delivery experience

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

We're recruiting on behalf of a high-profile public sector organisation undergoing a major programme of change, and they're seeking an experienced Finance Project Lead to support the rollout of regulatory charging reforms and readiness for a wider business transformation. This is a pivotal role sitting within the Finance team, offering you the opportunity to lead on cost modelling, change readiness, and stakeholder engagement as part of a wider Income Generation initiative and the strategic Synergy Programme.

Woking Area Full-time, on-site (5 days) Circa GBP60,000 per annum (pro rata)

Temporary assignment - 12 months

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with colleagues across departments to ensure accurate costings and consistency in line with Managing Public Money.
• Coordinate the development and delivery of new fees and charging proposals, working under the oversight of the Income Generation working group.
• Immerse yourself in the Finance strand of the Synergy Programme to influence and shape proposed changes.
• Represent the organisation at meetings and workshops, feeding into strategy and providing updates on readiness, blockers, and risk.
• Support people-readiness activities to ensure successful adoption of new systems and ways of working.
• Maintain compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 27001, GDPR, and records management policies.
• Attend in-person meetings and events across the UK, with some overnight stays required.

What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience in project delivery within a finance or regulatory environment.
• Strong communication and influencing skills - able to adapt to different audiences and simplify complex data.
• Understanding of the interdependencies between business and finance functions.
• Comfortable with change management and preparing teams for process and system transformation.
• Able to build relationships quickly and work effectively across a wide stakeholder group.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office 365 - especially Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Why Apply?

This is a rare opportunity to work at the heart of meaningful regulatory and financial reform, where your skills will directly impact how services are costed and delivered. If you're a driven finance professional with a project mindset and a passion for process improvement, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today - all applications will be responded to.

Please note: Due to the confidential nature of the project, further details will be shared upon initial discussion.