Finance Transformation Lead for the Synergy Programme

Government Recruitment Service; Reading; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Reading is recruiting a Finance Improvement Manager to lead transformation initiatives within Defra group Finance. The role focuses on delivering robust implementation plans, providing specialist finance expertise, and guiding adoption of new processes, systems and ways of working across arms’ length bodies and business units.

You will work in a collaborative, matrixed environment, partnering with process owners, subject-matter experts and Finance leaders to

Qualifications

• Experience in finance improvement and change leadership.
• Ability to translate future finance process designs into requirements.
• Experience of working in a matrixed government environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of robust implementation plans for Finance teams across Defra group organisations and aligned to Synergy milestones.
• Provide finance expertise and practical support to help teams implement improvement initiatives, adopt standardised processes and embed new systems and ways of working.
• Translate future finance process designs into clear business requirements, guidance and user-focused implementation support.
• Lead readiness, adoption assessments, using data and stakeholder insights to identify impacts, barriers and interventions.
• Build strong relationships across Finance, Defra group organisations and programme teams to align stakeholders around the future operating model.
• Attend and provide input to subject-related workshops as needed.

Skills

Finance improvement

Change leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Government Recruitment Service in Reading is recruiting a Finance Improvement Manager to lead transformation initiatives within Defra group Finance. The role focuses on delivering robust implementation plans, providing specialist finance expertise, and guiding adoption of new processes, systems and ways of working across arms’ length bodies and business units.

You will work in a collaborative, matrixed environment, partnering with process owners, subject-matter experts and Finance leaders to