Global Finance Project Manager

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Sports Jobs Limited is seeking a Project Manager to lead the Finance Transformation Portfolio, delivering governance and oversight across a global programme. The role involves collaboration with Finance and Accounting leaders, technology teams, and cross-functional partners to turn strategic priorities into well-planned transformation initiatives.

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract, based at Aldwych House and Orpington offices, with at least one day per week in each location.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience delivering complex technical programmes within finance.
• Experience managing several concurrent cross-functional initiatives with governance.
• Knowledge of enterprise technology delivery: requirements, integrations, data, testing, deployment, stabilisation.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Global Finance Transformation portfolio with clear visibility of priorities and risks.
• Establish and maintain consistent intake, prioritisation, planning and governance.
• Lead complex finance technology initiatives across planning, implementation and stabilisation.
• Build governance: integrated plans, RAID, decision logs, and executive updates.
• Partner with stakeholders to align scope, create structured requirements and improve delivery.
• Align technology and process requirements, support resource planning and continuous improvement.

Skills

Programme management

Finance transformation

ERP systems

Stakeholder management

Governance & reporting

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Education

Chartered accountant qualification or equivalent

PRINCE2 certification or equivalent

Tools

Workday

Job description

About the Role

The Global Finance Transformation team drives technology-enabled transformation across Finance and Accounting, working across three core areas: Functional Systems Administration, Business Process Management and Portfolio Management. The Project Manager will lead the Portfolio Management capability, bringing structure, governance and delivery oversight across the global transformation portfolio. The role involves working closely with global Finance and Accounting leaders, technology teams and other cross-functional partners to turn strategic priorities into well-planned and effectively delivered transformation initiatives. It is offered as a 12 month fixed term contract and would suit someone with strong technical programme and project management experience within finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Global Finance Transformation portfolio, maintaining clear visibility of priorities, timelines, dependencies, resources, risks, capacity and overall portfolio health.


• Establish and maintain consistent approaches to project intake, prioritisation, planning and governance, translating strategic priorities into practical programmes, projects and roadmaps.


• Lead complex Finance technology initiatives through planning, implementation and stabilisation, coordinating requirements, integrations, data, security, testing, deployment and operational readiness across functional and technical teams.


• Build effective project governance, including integrated plans, portfolio reporting, RAID and decision logs, steering meetings and executive updates, while ensuring risks, dependencies and decisions are identified and addressed early.


• Partner with Functional Systems Administration, Business Process Management and other stakeholders to align scope and priorities, create clear and structured requirements and documentation, and improve delivery practices.


• Align technology and process requirements, support resource planning and continuously improve how transformation initiatives are prioritised and delivered.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience delivering complex technical programmes, projects or enterprise application initiatives within finance.


• Experience managing several concurrent, cross-functional initiatives and establishing effective portfolio or project governance, including planning, prioritisation, dependency management, risk management and leadership reporting.


• A good understanding of enterprise technology delivery, including requirements, integrations, data, testing, deployment and post-launch stabilisation, with the ability to connect business needs with functional and technical considerations.


• Strong stakeholder management, communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to explain progress, risks, dependencies, trade-offs and decisions clearly to audiences ranging from project teams to senior leaders.


• Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Prior experience working with ERP systems.


• Ability to work from both the Aldwych House and Orpington offices each week, spending at least one day per week in each location.

Preferred Skills

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant, with a recognised professional accounting qualification or progress towards one (beneficial but not mandatory).


• Workday experience (beneficial but not essential).


• PRINCE2 certification, or an equivalent recognised project or programme management qualification (highly preferred).

Workplace

• Aldwych House and Orpington offices.

About the Company

THE·TEAM provides representation and marketing services to talent, brands and properties across 28 countries and more than 70 cities worldwide.