Finance Transformation Programme Lead - 9m FTC

William Hill PLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family support

Hybrid working

Discounts and benefits

Bonus schemes

Health & wellbeing

Job summary

William Hill PLC seeks a Transformation Programme Lead to steer complex, multi-workstream finance transformation across treasury, procurement, shared services and FP&A. You will translate strategy into delivery plans, mobilise cross-functional teams, and manage risks and governance with clear, measurable outcomes.

Reporting to the Finance Operations and Transformation Director, you will partner with executive sponsors to define scope, benefits and success metrics, ensuring end-to-end delivery

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading large-scale, cross-functional finance transformation programmes across complex, international organisations.
• Proven delivery across treasury, procurement, shared services, reporting, and control environments.
• Experience with finance target operating models, governance, controls, service delivery models, and technology-enabled change.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, multi-workstream corporate finance transformation programmes from mobilisation through implementation, transition, and benefits realisation.
• Partner with executive sponsors and Finance leadership to define the transformation vision, scope, target outcomes, delivery roadmap, investment case, and measures of success.
• Shape and coordinate transformation across treasury, procurement, shared service centres, FP&A, reporting, and control, ensuring dependencies and impacts are managed end to end.
• Translate the target operating model into executable workstreams covering process simplification, service delivery, technology, data, controls, capability, and change adoption.
• Provide programme leadership for treasury change, including cash and liquidity management, banking, payments, treasury technology, risk management, and associated controls.
• Lead procurement transformation initiatives across source-to-pay, supplier and category management, procurement operating models, enabling technology, compliance, and value delivery.
• Direct shared service centre transformation, including service scope, location and sourcing choices, transition planning, retained organisation design, service management, and performance improvement.
• Drive reporting and controlling transformation across record-to-report, closing and consolidation, management and statutory reporting, master data, controls, and finance insight and establishing integrated programme plans, governance, decision rights, milestones, dependencies, resources, budgets, issues, assumptions, and change controls.

Skills

Programme leadership

Finance transformation

Cross-functional leadership

ERP implementation

Governance & risk management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

Finance/Change qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Data governance tools

Job description

The Transformation Programme Lead is a senior, hands-on delivery leader responsible for shaping and delivering complex transformation programmes across corporate finance. The role has particular expertise in treasury, procurement, shared service centres, and reporting and control, ensuring that operating model, process, technology, data, controls, and people changes are delivered as one coherent programme.Working within the finance function, reporting to the Finance Operations and Transformation Director, the role translates strategic ambitions into practical delivery plans, mobilises cross-functional teams, manages risk and dependencies, and maintains focus on measurable outcomes. The role operates across business, functional, and geographic boundaries and provides clear, evidence-based advice to executive sponsors and governance forums.What you will be doing:* Leading complex, multi-workstream corporate finance transformation programmes from mobilisation through implementation, transition, and benefits realisation* Partnering with executive sponsors and Finance leadership to define the transformation vision, scope, target outcomes, delivery roadmap, investment case, and measures of success* Shaping and coordinating transformation across treasury, procurement, shared service centres, FP&A, reporting and control, ensuring dependencies and impacts are managed end to end* Translating the target operating model into executable workstreams covering process simplification, service delivery, technology, data, controls, capability, and change adoption* Providing programme leadership for treasury change, including cash and liquidity management, banking, payments, treasury technology, risk management, and associated controls* Leading procurement transformation initiatives across source-to-pay, supplier and category management, procurement operating models, enabling technology, compliance, and value delivery* Direct shared service centre transformation, including service scope, location and sourcing choices, transition planning, retained organisation design, service management, and performance improvement* Driving reporting and controlling transformation across record-to-report, closing and consolidation, management and statutory reporting, master data, controls, and finance insight and establishing integrated programme plans, governance, decision rights, milestones, dependencies, resources, budgets, issues, assumptions, and change controls.Who we are looking for:We are committed to responsible gambling, and we are looking for people who can support our ethos. To apply to this post, you will have:* Significant experience leading large-scale, cross-functional finance transformation programmes across complex, international organisations, with proven delivery across treasury, procurement, shared services, reporting, and control environments* Expertise in finance target operating models, end-to-end process design, governance, controls, service delivery models, and technology-enabled change, including shared service/global business services design, migration, stabilisation, and continuous improvement* Proven programme leadership capability across ERP, finance platforms, procurement, treasury, reporting, automation, and data transformation initiatives, with strengths in governance, planning, dependency and risk management, budgeting, business cases, and benefits realisation* Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior finance leaders, executives, governance forums, and multidisciplinary teams in matrix environments while balancing pace, value, control, and business continuity. Relevant programme, finance, procurement, treasury, or change qualifications are advantageous.* What we offer:Our roles offer more than just a job, you’ll become part of the evoke family! We have created an environment where our people can thrive. Check out some of the fantastic benefits on offer:* Family Support Industry-leading maternity and paternity leave and paid time off if you have caring responsibilities.* Perks and discounts- Discounts at a range of high-street retailers* Financial compensation, pension, and bonus schemes.* Health & wellbeing Tools and services to help support your well-being, including support with mental health and financial education. You will also have access to gym discounts and our cycle to work scheme.* Hybrid working- Our employees can work from home up 3 days with 2 days office time built in to ensure we get some face-to-face collaborative team time - and the chance for a coffee and a catch-up!