Head Of Finance Shared Services

William Grant & Sons; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global beverage company in Glasgow is looking for a Head of Finance Shared Services to oversee core finance processes and drive operational efficiencies. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in leading finance teams, strong understanding of financial controls, and a data-driven approach to improvements. This role comes with competitive salary, benefits like private healthcare, and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Private Healthcare

Defined contribution pension plan

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning resources

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading finance shared services or large-scale finance operations teams.
• Strong understanding of transactional finance processes and systems.
• Ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships across all levels of the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance Shared Service Centre for efficient delivery of core processes.
• Drive continuous improvement across global standardised processes.
• Oversee compliance with statutory requirements and support audits.

Skills

Leadership

Financial process improvement

Stakeholder management

Change management

Data-driven mindset

Tools

IFS (financial systems)

Job description

Overview

Job Introduction

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Head of Finance Shared Services to lead the development and delivery of a high-quality, standardised service model across the Group. This role is central to our finance change agenda and will be responsible for overseeing core transactional processes, driving operational efficiency, ensuring robust financial controls and overseeing the expansion in scope of our shared services offerings. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the future of our shared services function and supporting the Group's continued growth and evolution.

Main Responsibilities

You will lead the Finance Shared Service Centre, ensuring the efficient and timely delivery of core transactional processes including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, and Group Financial Systems (GFS). You\'ll ensure that the teams maintain rigorous financial controls, and oversee the implementation of a ticketing system to monitor and resolve finance queries. A key part of your role will be driving continuous improvement across our global standardised processes, delivering measurable year-on-year efficiencies, and expanding the taxonomy of processes, services and skills provided by the shared service centre. You will also support internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, and play a central role in delivering major Group projects including the deployment of a new global payroll platform. the adoption of standard processes as part of the global rollout of our ERP system, and increasing the scope of GFS to include full finance systems maintenance.

Our Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will have proven experience in leading finance shared services or large-scale finance operations teams, with a strong understanding of transactional finance processes and systems. They will demonstrate a successful track record in driving process improvements, automation, and delivering measurable efficiencies and service level improvements. A deep knowledge of financial controls, and risk management is essential, along with the ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships across all levels of the organisation. Experience in managing change and integrating finance operations during corporate restructuring is highly desirable. The candidate should also bring a proactive, data-driven mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement. Familiarity with finance systems maintenance and global finance platforms (such as IFS) will be an advantage.

What we can offer you

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to 'buy' or 'sell' some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

About William Grant & Sons

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.

OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Our agile working philosophy is to "Have your best work day everyday". Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams. We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.

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