Finance Transformation Lead (Interim)

Premier Foods; St Albans; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Foods is seeking an Interim Process Transformation Lead with a strong SAP background to shape the future of finance processes and drive a major SAP-enabled transformation programme. You will lead discovery across RTR, OTC and PTP, define a realistic roadmap, and oversee governance and data harmonisation while engaging senior stakeholders.

You will challenge external partners, prioritise initiatives, and translate complex analyses into actionable plans that deliver measurable business

Qualifications

• Experience leading discovery and roadmap phases of large-scale SAP-enabled transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA best practices and aligning business processes to standard SAP ways of working.
• Deep knowledge of end-to-end finance processes, particularly RTR, OTC and PTP.
• Experience managing and challenging Tier 1 consultancies and system integrators
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in value-based prioritisation and business case development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the diagnostic and discovery phase across finance processes, systems and data landscapes to identify opportunities for improvement and transformation.
• Challenge and validate recommendations from external consulting partners, ensuring solutions are practical, commercially sound and aligned to business priorities.
• Apply deep expertise across Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay processes to drive future-state design and process optimisation.
• Develop a prioritised 3-5 year transformation roadmap, balancing quick wins with longer-term strategic initiatives.
• Identify and define critical enabling activities, including data harmonisation, governance improvements, process standardisation and simplification of SAP customisations.
• Establish value frameworks and support the development of business cases that link transformation initiatives to measurable business outcomes.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders, facilitating workshops and translating complex technical concepts into compelling business narratives.
• Support mobilisation planning to ensure the programme is ready to transition smoothly from discovery into delivery.

Skills

Transformation leadership

SAP expertise

Stakeholder management

Roadmaps & discovery

RTR OTC PTP knowledge

SAP S/4HANA

Business case development

Vendor governance

Job description

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Based - St Albans, AL1 2RE or Manchester, M2 6DN

Interim - 8 - 12 months initially, Full Time

Join Premier Foods — where people, brands and purpose come together.

Are you an experienced transformation leader with a strong SAP background and a passion for driving meaningful business change? We're looking for an Interim Process Transformation Lead to play a critical role in shaping the future of our finance processes and helping deliver a major SAP-enabled transformation programme.

As a trusted advisor to our finance leadership team, you'll lead the discovery and assessment phase of a significant transformation initiative across Record-to-Report (RTR) and Order-to-Cash (OTC) processes, while also overseeing key elements of Procure-to-Pay (PTP). Working closely with senior stakeholders and external partners, you'll help define a realistic, value-driven transformation roadmap that will underpin our journey to SAP S/4HANA.

What you'll be doing?

In this high-impact role, you'll:

• Lead the diagnostic and discovery phase across finance processes, systems and data landscapes to identify opportunities for improvement and transformation.
• Challenge and validate recommendations from external consulting partners, ensuring solutions are practical, commercially sound and aligned to business priorities.
• Apply deep expertise across Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay processes to drive future-state design and process optimisation.
• Develop a prioritised 3-5 year transformation roadmap, balancing quick wins with longer-term strategic initiatives.
• Identify and define critical enabling activities, including data harmonisation, governance improvements, process standardisation and simplification of SAP customisations.
• Establish value frameworks and support the development of business cases that link transformation initiatives to measurable business outcomes.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders, facilitating workshops and translating complex technical concepts into compelling business narratives.
• Support mobilisation planning to ensure the programme is ready to transition smoothly from discovery into delivery.

What we need from you?

You’ll bring a combination of transformation expertise, SAP knowledge and exceptional stakeholder management skills, including:

• Proven experience leading discovery and roadmap phases of large-scale SAP-enabled transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA best practices and experience aligning business processes to standard SAP ways of working.
• Deep knowledge of end-to-end finance processes, particularly RTR, OTC and PTP.
• Experience managing and challenging Tier 1 consultancies and system integrators
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in value-based prioritisation and business case development.
• The ability to translate complex analysis into clear, actionable transformation plans.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across all organisational levels.
• A highly structured, analytical and outcome-focused approach.

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.

We’re proud to be a Disability Smart employer and are committed to supporting disability inclusion throughout our recruitment process. If you experience any access issues or require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know so we can ensure you have the support you need.