Finance Transformation Project Manager (Payroll Transformation)

GCS Recruitment; Greater London; In loco; GBP 90.000 - 140.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

GCS Recruitment seeks a Senior Finance Transformation Project Manager to own global ERP finance programmes, from scope to benefits. You will partner with Finance, Digital Technology, Shared Services and external partners to deliver value across regions.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets, governance and risk, and report to CFO-level stakeholders. The role demands strong change management, data migration, testing, and a track record of complex multinational deployments.

Competenze

• Delivery of finance systems projects across full lifecycle.
• Experience with requirements gathering, solution design, implementation, data migration and testing.
• Strong governance, reporting and risk management skills.

Mansioni

• Lead enterprise finance systems projects end-to-end.
• Coordinate with global teams and external partners.
• Ensure on-time delivery within scope and budget.

Conoscenze

Finance systems

ERP transformations

End-to-end delivery

Stakeholder management

Global teams

Strumenti

PRINCE2

APM

PMI

MSP

Descrizione del lavoro

The successful candidate will take end-to-end ownership of delivery, including scope, budget, schedule, governance, risk management, stakeholder engagement and business outcomes. They will work across a globally dispersed finance function, partnering with Finance, Digital Technology, Shared Services and external implementation partners.

Key Focus Areas

• Lead enterprise finance systems projects through the full lifecycle.
• Manage solution design, configuration, integrations, data migration, testing, cutover and hypercare.
• Drive governance, reporting, budgeting and risk management.
• Influence senior stakeholders including CFOs, Finance Directors and technology leaders.
• Manage third-party implementation partners and systems integrators.
• Lead globally distributed project teams across multiple regions.
• Support change management, user adoption and operational readiness.
• Contribute to wider PMO governance, standards and resource planning.

Candidates should demonstrate:

• Finance Systems Delivery
• Significant experience delivering large-scale finance systems transformations.
• End-to-end experience across:
• Requirements gathering
• Solution design
• Implementation
• Data migration
• Testing

  Ownership of:

  • Scope
  • Budget
  • Schedule
  • Governance
  • Quality
  • Risks and issues
  • Executive reporting
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Strong executive-level engagement skills.
  • Experience influencing senior Finance and Technology stakeholders.
  • Comfortable operating in complex global environments.

  Supplier & Commercial Management

  • Managing Systems Integrators and implementation partners.
  • SOW management.
  • Change control and commercial governance.
  • Supplier performance management.

  Team Leadership

  • Leading multidisciplinary project teams.
  • Line management and development of PMs and Business Analysts.
  • Resource planning and coaching.

  Methods & Tools

  PM certifications such as:

  • PRINCE2
  • APM
  • PMI
  • MSP

  Experience with:

  • Microsoft Project
  • Power BI
  • Project governance frameworks

  Highly Desirable Background

  • ERP implementations (SAP, Oracle, Workday, Dynamics, etc.).
  • Payroll, Procurement, Finance Reporting or Consolidation platforms.
  • Finance transformation or Target Operating Model programmes.
  • Shared Services transitions.

  Knowledge of:

  • Record-to-Report (R2R)
  • Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
  • Order-to-Cash (O2C)
  • Payroll processes

  Ideal Candidate Profile

  • A senior Finance Transformation Project Manager who has led global ERP or finance systems programmes, managed major systems integrators, and can confidently engage CFO-level stakeholders while driving delivery across international teams. Experience within professional services, consulting, engineering, infrastructure or large multinational organisations would be especially relevant.
  • A senior transformation leader who can step into an active programme, quickly establish credibility with senior sponsors, manage complex stakeholder groups across global regions, and drive the payroll transformation through to successful delivery while navigating programme dependencies and operational change.