Finance Project Manager

SystemsAccountants Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SystemsAccountants Inc. is seeking an experienced project professional to lead Finance transformation initiatives in Greater London.

The role focuses on turning business objectives into actionable project roadmaps, aligning finance processes, systems, and teams for enterprise-wide delivery. Ideal candidates will have a strong finance background, proven governance capabilities, and experience with ERP platforms (Workday preferred).

Qualifications

• Experience leading Finance transformation projects within corporate environments.
• Ability to translate business objectives into structured roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Strong governance, risk, and stakeholder reporting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Global Finance Transformation programme portfolio with priorities, schedules and delivery status.
• Develop scalable intake, governance, prioritisation and planning frameworks.
• Lead finance-related transformation projects across Finance, Accounting and Technology.
• Establish robust project governance, RAID, steering committees and executive updates.
• Facilitate meetings, document status updates, decisions and action tracking.
• Collaborate with systems administration, process optimisation and operations teams to improve delivery.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Finance domain knowledge

Portfolio management

Change management

ERP systems

Education

PRINCE2 / PMP / AgilePM

Tools

Workday

Job description

As part of this role, you will collaborate with senior Finance and Accounting stakeholders, technology teams, and key business partners across the organisation to deliver strategic transformation programmes.

You will be responsible for converting business objectives into structured, measurable projects that improve processes, systems, and ways of working. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced project professional with a strong finance background who is comfortable navigating complex stakeholder environments, has a background working with on-boarding acquired companies and enterprise-wide initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the Global Finance Transformation programme portfolio, ensuring clear oversight of priorities, project schedules, resource allocation, interdependencies, risk exposure, capacity planning, and delivery status.
• Develop and embed scalable frameworks for project intake, governance, prioritisation, and planning, ensuring strategic business objectives are translated into actionable roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Lead the coordination of finance-related transformation projects, working closely with Finance, Accounting, and Technology functions to define objectives, manage deliverables, and drive successful execution.
• Establish robust project governance structures, including portfolio reporting, RAID management, steering committees, executive-level updates, and integrated project plans. Ensure risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions are proactively identified and managed throughout project lifecycles.
• Facilitate project meetings, prepare documentation and status updates, record decisions, and track actions to ensure momentum and accountability across all initiatives.
• Partner with teams responsible for systems administration, business process optimisation, and other operational functions to align project objectives, support process enhancement efforts, manage communications, and continuously improve delivery practices.

Candidate Profile

• Demonstrated experience managing projects within Finance environments, supported by a strong understanding of core Finance and Accounting processes gained through industry or transformation-focused roles.
• Proven ability to oversee multiple concurrent initiatives while implementing effective governance processes covering prioritisation, planning, risk mitigation, dependency management, and stakeholder reporting.
• Solid knowledge of enterprise business systems and finance operations, with experience delivering projects involving process redesign, systems enhancements, business requirements gathering, and organisational change.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, capable of presenting project progress, risks, challenges, and recommendations to both operational teams and senior leadership.
• Strong organisational and analytical capabilities, coupled with a hands‑on approach to project delivery, meeting coordination, action tracking, and deadline management.
• Experience working with ERP platforms is essential. Exposure to Workday would be advantageous, though not a prerequisite.
• A recognised project management qualification such as PRINCE2, PMP, AgilePM, or equivalent would be highly desirable.