FP&A System Implementation Lead

Trace | Expert Accountancy & Finance Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Trace | Expert Accountancy & Finance Recruitment is assisting a world-leading Banking & Financial Services Group to appoint a FP&A Workstream Lead on a 6-month FTC in London. The role is hybrid, with three days in the office, and will involve coordinating across Finance, Technology and Change stakeholders.

You will own the FP&A workstream, define requirements and controls, manage external partners, and ensure the new system supports planning, forecasting, reporting and analysis needs.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with FP&A, finance change and transformation experience.
• Experience in banking or financial services preferred.
• Excellent business analysis and communication skills.
• Proactive with strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Own the FP&A workstream for the implementation of the new system, defining requirements, processes and controls.
• Manage the stakeholders in Finance, Technology and Change to gather requirements and work with external partners to ensure deliverables are agreed.
• Ensure the new system supports future planning, forecasting, reporting and analysis needs.
• Involvement in the design of key financial controls and chart of accounts as well as other reporting requirements.
• Coordinate finance testing and business sign-off before go-live.
• Support change management team with user training to ensure the new FP&A system is successfully embedded into BAU.

Skills

Business analysis

Communication

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Chartered accountant

Job description

• FP&A Workstream Lead (6 month FTC)
• London / Hybrid (3 days in the office)
• Bankin

We are working with a world-leading Banking & Financial Services Group, who are looking to welcome a FP&A Workstream Lead on a 6-month FTC into their team.

In the role, you'll be responsible for ensuring the new FP&A system is suitable for the business, working across Finance, Technology and Change stakeholders as well as external partners. You will be involved in requirements gathering, testing and implementation as well as the transition to BAU.

Your Role

• Own the FP&A workstream for the implementation of the new system, defining requirements, processes and controls
• Manage the stakeholders in Finance, Technology and Change to gather requirements and work with external partners to ensure deliverables are agreed
• Ensure the new system supports future planning, forecasting, reporting and analysis needs.
• Involvement in the design of key financial controls and chart of accounts as well as other reporting requirements
• Coordinate finance testing and business sign-off before go-live
• Support change management team with user training to ensure the new FP&A system is successfully embedded into BAU

Your Skills and Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with extensive FP&A finance change and transformation experience, ideally gained in banking or financial services.
• Excellent business analysis and first rate communication skills
• Be proactive and possess strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to juggle multiple tasks

We are committed to ensuring the entire process is inclusive and accessible for all candidates that fit the minimum requirements for our role. As such, we encourage applications from under-represented groups in the accountancy sector. Please let us know if we can make any reasonable adjustments for you at any stage in the process.