Finance Transformation Lead

Williams Racing; Wantage; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the motorsport industry is seeking a Finance Transformation Leader to guide and execute the Future Finance transformation programme. This pivotal role involves visionary leadership, stakeholder engagement, and the management of significant change initiatives, ensuring the successful delivery of value across the organisation. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in finance transformation, a strategic mindset, and a passion for driving change.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in finance transformation or change management.
• Experience in leading large-scale transformation programmes.
• Experience in developing and executing strategic plans.

Responsibilities

• Drive all aspects of finance transformation for successful delivery.
• Manage stakeholders to ensure engagement and buy-in.
• Establish KPIs and monitor programme progress.

Skills

Finance transformation

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, MBA, Business/Administration, Technical, Economics, Engineering, Statistics, or Management

Relevant certifications such as PMP, CPA, PMI, CSM, MBA, SAP, LEAN, CAPM, ACCA, or PM

Job description

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The Finance Transformation Leader (FTL) is a high-impact role responsible for the development and execution of the Future Finance transformation programme. This role drives all aspects of finance transformation to ensure successful delivery of value and leads the associated change management processes. The success of the programme depends on this role.

Key Accountabilities:

Visionary Leadership:

Work with the CFO and Finance Leadership Team to define, articulate, and communicate the finance transformation (FT) vision.

Create and champion the FT charter.

Build and deliver the business case for the execution phase of the Future Finance transformation programme

Carry out effective team member performance management, making sure suitable measures are agreed and taken to close any identified gaps in skills or knowledge.

Stakeholder Engagement:

Develop and deliver a stakeholder engagement plan.

Manage key stakeholders to obtain and maintain buy-in and engagement.

Create and manage relevant FT committees.

Coordinate change management and change communications.

Execution:

Identify the value of each FT initiative and take accountability for realising this value.

Drive coordination and alignment with other transformation programmes.

Manage the delivery partner, including milestone delivery, quality, and associated budget.

Secure and maintain the necessary resources to execute a successful transformation.

Establish KPIs and monitor progress of the programme against agreed milestones, seek mitigations for deviation from plan, and communicate with the steering committee regularly.

Create re-prioritisation principles and execute them consistently

Maintain lessons learned and communicate with stakeholders.

Act as a strategic business partner and co-pilot to stakeholders in support of the organisation's wider goals.

This job description is not exhaustive, and the job holder will be required to carry out from time-to-time tasks in addition to the above that will be both reasonable and within their capabilities.

Job Description

The Finance Transformation Leader (FTL) is a high-impact role responsible for the development and execution of the Future Finance transformation programme. This role drives all aspects of finance transformation to ensure successful delivery of value and leads the associated change management processes. The success of the programme depends on this role.

Key Accountabilities:

Visionary Leadership:

• Work with the CFO and Finance Leadership Team to define, articulate, and communicate the finance transformation (FT) vision.

• Create and champion the FT charter.

• Build and deliver the business case for the execution phase of the Future Finance transformation programme

• Carry out effective team member performance management, making sure suitable measures are agreed and taken to close any identified gaps in skills or knowledge.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Develop and deliver a stakeholder engagement plan.

• Manage key stakeholders to obtain and maintain buy-in and engagement.

• Create and manage relevant FT committees.

• Coordinate change management and change communications.

• Establish transformation governance

Execution:

• Identify the value of each FT initiative and take accountability for realising this value.

• Drive coordination and alignment with other transformation programmes.

• Manage the delivery partner, including milestone delivery, quality, and associated budget.

• Secure and maintain the necessary resources to execute a successful transformation.

• Establish KPIs and monitor progress of the programme against agreed milestones, seek mitigations for deviation from plan, and communicate with the steering committee regularly.

• Create re-prioritisation principles and execute them consistently

Continuous Improvement:

• Maintain lessons learned and communicate with stakeholders.

• Act as a strategic business partner and co-pilot to stakeholders in support of the organisation's wider goals.

This job description is not exhaustive, and the job holder will be required to carry out from time-to-time tasks in addition to the above that will be both reasonable and within their capabilities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in finance transformation or change management.

• Background in accounting and reporting, finance management and administration, financial planning and analysis, or shared services.

• Experience in managing external vendors and consultants.

• Experience in leading large-scale transformation programmes.

• Experience in developing and executing strategic plans.

• Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, MBA, Business/Administration, Technical, Economics, Engineering, Statistics, or Management

• Relevant certifications such as PMP, CPA, PMI, CSM, MBA, SAP, LEAN, CAPM, ACCA, or PM

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Atlassian Williams Racing is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.