Global Process Lead – Record to Report

Buro Happold; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Buro Happold in the Bath office is recruiting a Global Process Lead (Record to Report) to design and embed a global R2R operating model. You will lead end-to-end R2R process documentation, governance, and continuous improvement across regions, supported by the Finance Shared Services team.

Hybrid working, significant exposure to ERP and finance systems, and collaboration with Finance, IT and Digital teams to enable scalable, automated processes and strong controls.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Record to Report, Finance Operations, Financial Control, Shared Services or Global Business Services environments.
• Strong understanding of month-end close, GL accounting, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, fixed assets and financial controls.
• Experience designing, documenting and improving finance processes.
• Track record of delivering process standardisation and transformation initiatives.
• Experience working within multinational or complex global organisations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across teams and regions.
• Collaborative and pragmatic problem-solving approach.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess and document current-state R2R processes across multiple regions.
• Identify process variation, inefficiencies, risks and control gaps.
• Develop standardised global process documentation and operating standards.
• Drive process harmonisation and removal of non-value-added activities.
• Support transition of appropriate R2R activities into a Finance Shared Services model.
• Define process governance, controls, KPIs and service level expectations.
• Work with stakeholders globally to improve adoption and consistency.
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, AI, workflow tools and process optimisation technologies.
• Partner with Finance, IT and Digital teams to support ERP and finance system developments.
• Act as a subject matter expert for Record to Report processes across the organisation.

Skills

Finance process expertise

Global stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Communication & facilitation

Education

Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent)

Tools

ERP/Finance systems

Automation & AI tools

Job description

Are you passionate about process improvement and operational excellence? Help design, standardise and optimise Record to Report processes that support business growth worldwide.

This person can be based in our Bath office on a hybrid working model.

At Buro Happold, we're passionate about creating a more sustainable, equitable and resilient world. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, combining technical expertise with collaborative thinking to deliver meaningful impact across the built environment.

As part of our ambitious Future Finance Strategy, we're transforming the way finance supports our global business. We're now looking for a Global Process Lead (Record to Report) to join our growing Finance Shared Services team and play a pivotal role in shaping and standardising finance processes across our international organisation.

About The Role

This is a unique opportunity to help define and embed a global Record to Report (R2R) operating model across Buro Happold's five regions. Working closely with Finance, Business Services and Digital teams, you'll lead the assessment, design, documentation, governance and continuous improvement of end-to-end R2R processes.

You’ll be instrumental in supporting the evolution of our Finance Shared Services function, ensuring processes are efficient, scalable, controlled and capable of supporting future growth.

Key responsibilities include:

As Global Process Lead, you’ll:

• Assess and document current-state R2R processes across multiple regions.
• Identify process variation, inefficiencies, risks and control gaps.
• Develop standardised global process documentation and operating standards.
• Drive process harmonisation and the removal of non-value-added activities.
• Support the transition of appropriate R2R activities into a Finance Shared Services model.
• Define process governance, controls, KPIs and service level expectations.
• Work with stakeholders globally to improve adoption and consistency.
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, AI, workflow tools and process optimisation technologies.
• Partner with Finance, IT and Digital teams to support future ERP and finance system developments.
• Act as a subject matter expert for Record to Report processes across the organisation.

About You

We're looking for someone who combines deep finance process expertise with a passion for continuous improvement.

• Significant experience in Record to Report, Finance Operations, Financial Control, Shared Services or Global Business Services environments.
• Strong understanding of month-end close, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, fixed assets and financial controls.
• Experience designing, documenting and improving finance processes.
• A track record of delivering process standardisation and transformation initiatives.
• Experience working within multinational or complex global organisations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across teams and regions.
• A collaborative and pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.

Desirable Experience

• Finance transformation or shared services programmes.
• ERP implementation or finance systems improvement projects.
• Lean, Six Sigma or other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Process automation, RPA, AI or workflow technologies.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent).
• Relevant experience may be considered alongside professional qualifications.
• Additional qualifications in process improvement, project delivery or change management are desirable

Why Join Buro Happold

At Buro Happold, we believe in creating a better, more sustainable world. You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions make a real difference.

What we Offer You

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities. A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.