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Interim Project Manager - Finance Transformation

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London

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GBP 125,000 - 150,000

Full time

15 days ago

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Job summary

A multi-site retail organization seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead a finance transformation programme. The role involves coordinating project delivery, managing stakeholder expectations, and ensuring change strategies are successfully implemented across teams. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in finance transformation and possess relevant project management certifications.

Qualifications

  • Significant experience with finance transformation and change programmes.
  • Strong project management skills with a track record of delivery.
  • Hands-on, proactive and results-driven individual.

Responsibilities

  • Lead finance transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with business requirements.
  • Develop and maintain project plans and governance structures.
  • Own the change strategy and deliver training for new processes.

Skills

Change management
Stakeholder engagement
Project management
Process optimisation

Education

Change management qualification
Project management certification (e.g. Prince2, Agile, PMP)

Tools

ERP
EPM
Reporting tools

Job description

Job Description

Up to £750 p.d. (outside IR35)

6-month contract

Pearse Professionals are supporting a multi-site retail organisation in their search for an experienced Project Manager to lead key elements of a business-critical finance transformation programme.

This role will take ownership of both project delivery and the people side of change, ensuring systems and processes are modernised while embedding new ways of working across the organisation. The ideal candidate will be practical, delivery-focused, and comfortable working at pace in a complex, fast-moving commercial environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the delivery of key finance transformation initiatives – including system enhancements, process redesign and finance technology implementation.
  • Develop and maintain robust project plans, RAID logs, governance structures and stakeholder maps.
  • Drive delivery across multiple workstreams, working closely with Finance, IT and third-party vendors.
  • Ensure clear alignment between technical solutions and business requirements.
  • Provide regular updates to senior stakeholders and maintain strong programme governance.
  • Own the change strategy to support adoption across finance and non-finance teams.
  • Conduct impact assessments, readiness checks, and manage risks related to organisational change.
  • Deliver clear communications and training to embed new behaviours and processes.
  • Act as a visible advocate for transformation, supporting colleagues through behavioural and cultural change.
  • Ensure all teams affected by the transformation are engaged, informed and supported throughout.

Candidate Profile

  • Significant experience with finance transformation and change programmes within retail or other fast-paced, commercial environments.
  • Comfortable managing both the technical and people aspects of change.
  • Experience with finance systems (e.g. ERP, EPM, reporting tools) and process optimisation.
  • Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills, with a track record of driving delivery.
  • Hands-on, proactive and results-driven – able to work autonomously while managing multiple priorities.
  • Change management qualification ; project management certification (e.g. Prince2, Agile, PMP) desirable.
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