Finance Systems Transformation Lead

James Andrews Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Civil Service Pension Alpha

Employee Assistance Programme

Hybrid working

Travel between Manchester/London

Job summary

Public Sector Organisation is seeking a Finance Systems Implementation Lead for a hybrid role based in Manchester or London. You will drive the end‑to‑end implementation of a brand‑new finance system, aligning finance and IT, stakeholders and suppliers to deliver lasting improvements in financial reporting and controls.

The role requires strong experience in finance system implementations, ERP projects and data migration, with a professional accounting background or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• High levels of experience delivering finance system implementations, ERP projects or finance transformation initiatives.
• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (CCAB, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent), or significant relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of finance processes, financial controls and management reporting.
• Experience in project teams, systems implementation or change environments; data migration and UAT experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and implementation of a new finance system with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Set up and lead the project team to translate business requirements into system solutions.
• Review existing processes to identify efficiency, controls and automation improvements.
• Oversee system configuration, testing, data migration and UAT.
• Help cleanse, validate and reconcile financial data during the implementation.
• Develop reporting requirements and dashboards for management information.
• Create process documents, user guides and training materials.
• Deliver training and support colleagues in adopting new systems and processes.
• Build strong relationships across Finance, IT and operations for successful delivery.
• Support project planning, risk management and issue resolution.

Skills

Finance systems implementations

ERP projects

Finance transformation

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Requirements gathering

Data migration

BI reporting

UAT testing

Education

CCAB/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

BI platforms

Data migration tools

Job description

Public Sector Organisation is seeking a Finance Systems Implementation Lead for a hybrid role based in Manchester or London. You will drive the end‑to‑end implementation of a brand‑new finance system, aligning finance and IT, stakeholders and suppliers to deliver lasting improvements in financial reporting and controls.

The role requires strong experience in finance system implementations, ERP projects and data migration, with a professional accounting background or equivalent experience.