Finance Transformation Project Manager

Fujifilm Europe; Billingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biotechnology company in Billingham is seeking a Finance Transformation Project Manager to lead finance-specific projects aimed at significant revenue growth. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of experience in project management, especially in finance-related roles, along with expertise in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. The position offers competitive salary, a bonus scheme, and comprehensive benefits including 35 holiday days and a pension plan.

Benefits

Competitive salary plus company bonus scheme

35 days of holiday, plus bank holidays

Salary sacrifice scheme offering healthcare, bikes, dental, etc.

Generous pension scheme

Free parking and electric charging points

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a project management or operational excellence role focused on finance.
• Proven experience in Lean, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Lean and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed project plans for finance transformation initiatives.
• Oversee budget management and flag potential deviations.
• Identify and mitigate project risks to ensure successful execution.

Skills

Project management

Finance transformation

Risk management

Process mapping

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field

Master's degree or professional certification (e.g., PMP)

Tools

ERP systems

Finance and accounting software

Job description

Overview

We are looking for people who share our passion, drive, and energy. Join us as a Finance Transformation Project Manager with the global team, and commit your life's work to impacting where it matters most: human lives. We are a dynamic global company with sites in Billingham & Wilton UK, Hillerod Denmark, North Carolina and Texas USA. Our focus is to combine technical leadership in cell culture, microbial fermentation and gene therapies with world‑class cGMP manufacturing facilities to advance tomorrow's medicines. The Finance Transformation Project Manager plays a pivotal role in managing and executing finance‑specific projects within Fujifilm Biotechnologies, helping to ready the business for 4× revenue growth by FY30.

Principal Accountabilities

• Develop detailed project plans, with dependencies, responsibilities and schedules to guide finance transformation initiatives (10%).
• Oversee budget management, ensuring projects remain within both financial and time constraints – flagging potential budget deviations in a timely manner to allow for effective decision making (10%).
• Identify and mitigate risks to ensure timely resolution and successful project execution – escalating risks appropriately where support is required to navigate issues (5%).
• Coordinate finance resources, cross‑functional teams and materials across multiple sites to deliver project requirements (33%).
• Execute process mapping workshops with project teams and SMEs to document and optimize processes and workflows – documenting current state, pain‑points, options for resolution, including timelines and cost of options (10%).
• Track meaningful KPIs and escalating where performance is not as expected. KPIs to be used to identify both processes where transformation may be required and the effectiveness of a project solution (5%).
• Manage stakeholders, ensuring alignment and engagement throughout project lifecycles supporting change management, communication plans, engagement, roll‑out and training plans associated to projects (15%).
• Support the development of business cases for projects to progress through stage‑gate requests with clear and concise problem statements (5%).
• Prepare and present project status reports/updates to stakeholders and steering groups ensuring all documents are complete, current and appropriately stored (5%).
• All other duties as assigned (2%) – including accurately managing the monetary cost, scope, resource levels, risks and timelines of the project vs the budget, tying up loose ends, ensuring data accuracy, and completing all necessary tasks.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Master's degree or professional certification (e.g., PMP) preferred.
• Proven experience in Lean, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies.
• 5+ years of experience in a project management or operational excellence role, strong preference for finance‑focused projects.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Lean, Six Sigma or Agile methodologies and ability to manage successful delivery of projects.
• Experience in a similar role within a manufacturing industry in a large, global organisation desired.
• Experience with ERP systems and familiarity with finance and accounting software.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Rational Persuasion: Draws on reason and logic, uses cost‑benefit arguments to influence, presents arguments based on factual information, refers others to source data when debating, focuses on the problem rather than the person, adjusts personal style when dealing with different individuals.
• Concern for Impact: Effectively communicates to influence, negotiate and persuade at all levels; considers impact of actions on others; maintains people’s self‑esteem in criticism, disagreement or discipline.
• Efficiency Orientation: Maps processes, seeks ways to improve current methods, systems, processes and structures; identifies redundant steps; reviews schedules to avoid overruns; coordinates activities across the project team.
• Concern for Standards: Explicitly defines consequences of not achieving standards, works to meet standards of excellence, ensures consistent application of procedures and systems.

Benefits

• Competitive salary plus company bonus scheme.
• 35 days of holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Salary sacrifice scheme offering healthcare, bikes, dental, etc.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Free parking and electric charging points.