Finance Project Manager

Buro Happold; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

25 days holiday

Job summary

Buro Happold in Bath is seeking a Finance Project Manager to lead a portfolio of finance-related projects within the Finance Transformation & Operations team, guiding initiatives from concept to delivery and working with Finance, IT and the wider business to boost performance, efficiency and reporting capabilities.

You will manage scope, timelines, risks and budgets, establish governance, and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders while driving finance process improvements,

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and delivering projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent planning, organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing project governance, risks and dependencies.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience using project management methodologies and tools.
• A proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Leading multiple finance projects from initiation to implementation.
• Managing project scope, timelines, risks, budgets and governance.
• Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the business.
• Driving finance process improvement, automation and standardisation initiatives.
• Supporting finance system implementations, upgrades and integrations.
• Establishing effective project governance, reporting and decision‑making frameworks.
• Coordinating testing, training, user acceptance and deployment activities.
• Ensuring projects deliver measurable benefits aligned to business objectives.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Planning & organisation

Governance & risk management

Communication skills

PM methodologies & tools

Tools

ERP platforms

Job description

Manage Strategic Finance Projects in a Global Consultancy that make a lasting impact

This person can be based in our Bath office on a hybrid working model.

At Buro Happold, we are a global consultancy of engineers, designers, advisors and experts working together to create a more sustainable and resilient world. Through complex projects across the built environment, energy, cities and infrastructure sectors, we help clients tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges.

We're looking for a Finance Project Manager to join our Finance team and play a key role in driving strategic change across our global business. This is an exciting opportunity to lead finance transformation initiatives, improve processes and systems, and deliver projects that create lasting business value.

About The Role

Working within our Finance Transformation & Operations team, you'll lead a portfolio of finance-related projects from concept through to successful delivery. You'll collaborate with stakeholders across Finance, IT and the wider business to implement improvements that enhance performance, efficiency and reporting capabilities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading multiple finance projects from initiation to implementation.
• Managing project scope, timelines, risks, budgets and governance.
• Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the business.
• Driving finance process improvement, automation and standardisation initiatives.
• Supporting finance system implementations, upgrades and integrations.
• Establishing effective project governance, reporting and decision‑making frameworks.
• Coordinating testing, training, user acceptance and deployment activities.
• Ensuring projects deliver measurable benefits aligned to business objectives.

About You:

We're interested in hearing from experienced project professionals who enjoy working in complex, stakeholder‑rich environments and have a passion for driving change.

You'll bring:

• Proven experience leading and delivering projects in a fast‑paced environment.
• Excellent project planning, organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing project governance, risks and dependencies.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience using project management methodologies and tools.
• A proactive, collaborative and solutions‑focused approach.

It would be beneficial if you also have:

• Experience delivering finance transformation or finance change projects.
• Knowledge of finance processes, controls or systems.
• Experience working with ERP platforms.
• A recognised project management qualification such as PRINCE2, APM or PMP.

Why Join Buro Happold?

At Buro Happold, we believe in creating a better, more sustainable world. You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions make a real difference.

What we Offer You:

Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• 10% car allowance.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities. A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.

Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.