Finance Transformation Workstream Manager

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment; Cumbernauld; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Competitive salary

Job summary

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment is seeking an experienced Finance Transformation Workstream Manager to support a major finance change programme within an international organisation. You will drive future-state planning, budgeting and forecasting processes, combining transformation delivery, stakeholder management and operating model development to influence finance supporting business performance.

Key responsibilities include designing operating models, coordinating workstreams, gathering

Qualifications

• Experience within finance transformation, business change, operating model redesign or large-scale programmes.
• Strong understanding of planning, budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and manage competing priorities.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to interpret data for improvements.
• Experience supporting systems implementations or technology-enabled process change.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Structured, organized approach with strong attention to detail.
• Experience managing actions, risks, issues and deliverables in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Support design and implementation of target operating models across finance planning and performance management.
• Coordinate workstream activities with milestones and dependencies.
• Gather, document and manage business requirements from stakeholders.
• Drive standardisation and continuous improvement of planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Support the implementation of finance systems and enabling technologies.
• Track and manage risks, issues and interdependencies.
• Define and establish performance measures and reporting frameworks.
• Develop and maintain process documentation and governance artefacts.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement, communications and change management.
• Build relationships across finance and wider business functions to support delivery.

Skills

Finance transformation

Stakeholder management

Operating model

Planning & forecasting

Systems implementations

Analytical skills

Communication

Job description

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Finance Transformation Workstream Manager to support the delivery of a significant finance change programme within a complex, international organisation.

Working closely with senior finance leaders and programme stakeholders, you will help drive the design and implementation of future-state planning, budgeting and forecasting processes. This role combines transformation delivery, stakeholder management, process improvement and operating model development, offering a unique opportunity to influence how finance supports business performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design and implementation of target operating models across finance planning and performance management processes.
• Coordinate workstream activities, ensuring deliverables, milestones and dependencies are effectively managed.
• Gather, document and manage business requirements from a broad range of stakeholders.
• Drive standardisation and continuous improvement of planning, budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Support the implementation of finance systems and enabling technologies.
• Track and manage risks, issues and interdependencies, escalating where appropriate.
• Help define and establish performance measures and reporting frameworks.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, governance artefacts and operating procedures.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement, communications and change management activities.
• Build strong relationships across finance and wider business functions to support successful programme delivery.

Experience & Skills

We're looking for candidates who can demonstrate:

• Experience within finance transformation, business change, operating model redesign or large-scale programme environments.
• Strong understanding of planning, budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and manage competing priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and identify improvement opportunities.
• Experience supporting systems implementations or technology-enabled process change.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• A structured, organised approach with strong attention to detail.
• Experience managing actions, risks, issues and project deliverables within complex environments.

Ideal Background

Candidates may currently be working as:

• Finance Transformation Manager
• Finance Change Manager
• Finance Business Transformation Lead
• FP&A Transformation Manager
• Finance Project Manager
• Finance Process Improvement Manager
• Business Change Manager (Finance)
• ERP Finance Workstream Lead

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to play a key role in a high-profile transformation programme.
• Significant exposure to senior stakeholders.
• Hybrid working environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Excellent long-term career development prospects within a growing organisation.