Head of Finance & HR Systems

Culina Group Limited; Warrington; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave - 25 Days plus 8 Bank Holidays

Company Bonus

Private Medical Cover

Pension scheme

Life Assurance - x4 your annual salary

Wellness program

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition schemes

Everyday discounts

Job summary

Culina Group Limited in Warrington is seeking an experienced Head of Core Business Applications to shape the enterprise application landscape across Finance, HR, and key business platforms. This leadership role focuses on ensuring core systems like SAP S/4HANA and SAP SuccessFactors are secure, scalable, and aligned with business demands.

The successful candidate will define strategy, lead a high-performing team, and drive key transformation initiatives.

In return, we offer competitive benefits including annual leave, private medical cover, and a company bonus scheme.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in enterprise applications within a complex organization.
• Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA (Finance) and SAP SuccessFactors.
• Strong track record managing large-scale application environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the enterprise applications strategy across Finance, HR.
• Build and lead a high-performing, specialist team.
• Lead system upgrades, process re-engineering, and transformation initiatives.

Skills

Leadership in enterprise applications

Expertise in SAP S/4HANA

Vendor management

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Zellis Payroll

UKG Time & Attendance

Job description

Culina Group is a leading UK 3rd party food & drinks logistics provider offering dedicated and shared user warehousing and distribution solutions.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive... A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

We’re seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Core Business Applications to lead the performance, transformation, and future direction of our enterprise application landscape across Finance, HR, and key business platforms.

This is a pivotal leadership role, responsible for ensuring our core systems — including SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors, Zellis Payroll, and UKG Time & Attendance — are secure, scalable, and aligned to the evolving needs of the business.

You’ll sit at the heart of business and technology, driving operational excellence while shaping how critical systems enable growth, efficiency, and innovation across the Culina Group.

What you’ll be doing:

• Define and deliver the enterprise applications strategy across Finance, HR, and core business systems
• Own the end-to-end application environment, ensuring stability, compliance, and continuous optimisation
• Ensure statutory, audit, and regulatory requirements are consistently met

Leadership & Capability

• Build and lead a high-performing, specialist team with deep technical and functional expertise
• Act as the escalation point for complex application and service challenges
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and innovation
• Manage strategic relationships with key vendors and managed service partners
• Drive supplier performance through robust SLAs, KPIs, and governance
• Oversee contracts, renewals, and commercial negotiations

Transformation & Improvement

• Lead system upgrades, process re-engineering, and transformation initiatives
• Drive automation, self-service capabilities, and data quality improvements
• Ensure systems evolve in line with business growth and operational demands
• Manage budgets, forecasting, and cost control across applications and resources
• Ensure strong financial governance and alignment with business priorities

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with senior business and technology leaders across Finance, HR, and operations
• Communicate complex technical concepts in a clear, business-focused way
• Build trusted relationships across a diverse stakeholder landscape

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in enterprise applications within a complex organisation
• Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA (Finance) and SAP SuccessFactors
• Strong track record managing large-scale application environments and vendor ecosystems
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing, and communication skills
• Commercial awareness with experience managing budgets, contracts, and suppliers
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational delivery

Benefits

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave – Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 Days plus 8 Bank Holidays
• Company Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
• Private Medical Cover – This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa
• Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 5% employee and 8% employer
• Life Assurance – x4 your annual salary
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards
• Everyday discounts – via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!