Finance Transformation Lead

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading funeral service provider in Birmingham seeks a Finance Transformation Lead to oversee critical financial processes and controls. In this role, you will lead efforts to stabilize and streamline finance operations, ensuring audit readiness and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will have strong financial oversight and technical accounting knowledge, and will be comfortable working in a hybrid environment.

Benefits

Company Bonus Scheme

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

BUPA Private Healthcare (Family)

Pension Scheme 4% Matched

Life Assurance X4 Annual Salary

Free On-Site Parking

Access to internal development schemes

Qualifications

• Track record as Financial Controller or Finance Transformation Lead.
• Expertise in fixing broken processes and delivering audit readiness.
• Strong understanding of IFRS and UK GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Lead diagnostic of balance sheet processes and controls.
• Ensure audit-ready balance sheet accounts.
• Create documentation and training for the team.

Skills

Financial oversight

Analytical skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Technical accounting knowledge

Problem-solving

Education

ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified

Tools

ERP systems (like SAP, Oracle, Workday)

Advanced Excel skills

Job description

Finance Transformation Lead

Contract: Full-time, Fixed-Term (9 months)

Location: Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield (Hybrid flexible, 3 days office per week)

Salary: Up to £110,000 per annum (pro-rata)

Are you a hands-on finance change expert who thrives in fast-paced, challenging environments to better impact change? We’re looking for a seasoned Finance Transformation Lead to take the reins on a critical transformation project—revamping our balance sheet processes and financial controls ahead of our year-end audit.

This is not your average interim role. You’ll be at the heart of a high-impact mission to stabilise, streamline, and strengthen our finance operations. From diagnosing inefficiencies to embedding best practices, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping a finance function that’s fit for the future.

Your role in our story

You’ll take the lead on all financial oversight and regulatory compliance for Dignity’s Funeral Plan Trusts, ensuring the integrity, solvency, and sustainability of these vital assets.

From financial strategy and investment oversight to risk mitigation and FCA submissions, you’ll work across the business and with external partners to protect and grow our trust-based operations—while keeping transparency, accountability, and dignity at the core of every decision.

You'll be

• Leading a deep-dive diagnostic of our balance sheet processes and controls.
• Tackling unreconciled items and aged balances head-on.
• Designing and embedding robust month-end procedures that stick.
• Collaborating across FP&A, Commercial Finance, AP/AR, and Treasury to fix upstream and downstream pain points.
• Ensuring we’re audit-ready, with no surprises.
• Creating clear, practical documentation and training to future-proof the team.
• Supporting broader transformation initiatives once the core is stabilised.

What success looks like

• Diagnostic review completed within 4–6 weeks.
• Significant reduction in unreconciled items and aged balances within 3 months.
• Fully documented and embedded month-end controls.
• Audit-ready balance sheet accounts delivered on time.
• Positive feedback from stakeholders who feel the difference.
• Leading or contributing to at least one wider finance transformation initiative.

What you bring

• A track record of success as a Financial Controller, Finance Transformation Lead, or Senior Finance Consultant—ideally in an interim capacity.
• Deep expertise in fixing broken processes and delivering audit readiness under pressure.
• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified (or equivalent).
• Strong technical accounting knowledge (IFRS, UK GAAP) and advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with ERP systems like SAP, Oracle, or Workday.
• A sharp analytical mind, a collaborative spirit, and the confidence to influence at all levels.

Who you are

A self-starter who doesn’t wait for permission to solve problems. You’re energised by complexity, motivated by impact, and comfortable rolling up your sleeves to get things done. You see the big picture but never lose sight of the details. And you know how to bring people with you on the journey.

If you’re ready to make a real difference in a role that offers visibility, challenge, and the chance to leave a lasting legacy, this is it.

What we provide to you

• Annual salary of up to £10,000.
• Company Bonus Scheme.
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays.
• BUPA Private Healthcare (Family).
• Pension Scheme 4% Matched.
• Life Assurance X4 Annual Salary.
• Free On-Site Parking.
• Access to our internal apprentice & personal development schemes.

What are the next steps?

To be considered for this role, please submit your application via the ‘apply’ button, where a member of our Talent Team will review your application.

About Us

We are Dignity, one of the UK’s oldest and most trusted funeral providers, with over 200 years of history, 570 branches, and 46 crematoria. From launching the UK’s first funeral plan to helping shape modern regulation, we have led the way in supporting families with care, compassion, and professionalism.

Now we are building the UK’s leading end of life company. As part of the Dignity Group, we also operate Farewill, the country’s largest will writer and one of the UK’s top probate providers, giving families support not just at the funeral, but before and after as well.

Today we are over 4,000 people across the UK, all driven by the same goal: to care for families with compassion and make the UK a world leader in end of life care. Here to help, whenever you need.

FCA Statement

We’re regulated by the FCA, therefore, some roles may be subject to background checks.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

We know that diverse teams make better decisions, build better products, and create a better place to work. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your life looks like, we’d love to hear from you. And if there’s anything you need to make the process more accessible, please let us know.

Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate, and no fees will be payable.

We reserve the right, depending on application numbers, to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.