Interim Senior Finance PM

Human Capital Partners Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours and remote working

Learning & development opportunities

Generous holiday allowances

Additional professional development '4

Job summary

Human Capital Partners Limited is seeking an interim Senior Finance Project Manager to lead finance transformation initiatives in London. The role focuses on process improvement, embedding automation, and enhancing finance operations within a high-visibility team.

You will join a Finance Business Partnering team, with hybrid working (2 days in the office, 3 from home) and broad exposure to global finance projects. Strong stakeholder engagement is essential.

Qualifications

• Delivery-focused finance professional with ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Strong background in finance transformation and project delivery.
• Experience engaging senior stakeholders and driving cross-functional work.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver finance transformation initiatives to improve efficiency.
• Embed workforce planning data tools and related analytics.
• Diagnose root causes and develop practical solutions for complex challenges.
• Drive automation of finance processes, including month-end, forecasting and reporting.
• Collaborate with business partners to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
• Improve core finance processes with the wider Finance team for accuracy and quality.
• Support adoption of new tools through training and guidance.
• Provide flexible, trusted support to the team in day-to-day activities.

Skills

Delivery

Finance transformation

Stakeholder influence

Innovation & automation

Problem solving

Job description

Job Description

Senior Finance Project Manager (Interim)

Finance transformation

Department: Finance

Reports to: Head of Finance Business Partnering

Location: London (hybrid - 2 days in the office 3 working from home)

Contract: 1-year interim contract

Hours: Full-time

About the opportunity

This is an opportunity to join the Finance team as an interim Senior Finance Project Manager. Reporting to the Head of Finance Business Partnering, you will support the identification, prioritisation and delivery of key finance transformation initiatives - with a focus on driving process improvement, embedding automation and enhancing the effectiveness of finance operations.

This is a high-visibility role with the ability to shape how the finance function operates and adds value. The breadth of the work offers exposure to a wide range of challenges, with significant opportunity for impact and personal development, alongside flexible support to the wider Finance Business Partnering team on complex operational and commercial challenges.

About the team

You will join a Finance Business Partnering team of eight - five Senior Finance Business Partners (two based overseas), a Finance Reporting Analyst, a Procurement Manager and the Head of Finance Business Partnering. The wider Finance function is based in London with colleagues and business partners located across several international locations.

What you will be doing

• Designing and delivering finance transformation initiatives that improve efficiency and enable scalable ways of working.
• Supporting the implementation and embedding of workforce planning and related data tools.
• Stepping into complex or ambiguous challenges - diagnosing root causes, developing practical solutions and driving execution through to completion.
• Identifying opportunities to streamline and automate finance processes, including month-end, forecasting and reporting.
• Working collaboratively with business partners and stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
• Enhancing core finance processes with the wider Finance team to improve accuracy, consistency and quality of outputs.
• Supporting adoption of new tools and processes through training and guidance.
• Providing flexible support to the team as a trusted partner in navigating day-to-day challenges.

About you

You are a delivery-focused finance professional who is confident working through ambiguity, shaping structured solutions and taking initiatives from concept through to completion. You bring experience across finance transformation, process improvement and project delivery, with a strong understanding of core finance processes and the ability to work both strategically and hands-on. You are comfortable engaging senior stakeholders, influencing outcomes and exploring how data, systems and automation can improve the way finance operates. Experience with Workday is an advantage.

Key skills

• Problem solving - turning ambiguous or complex issues into clear, practical solutions that support better decision-making.
• Delivery - proven ability to take ownership of initiatives, maintain momentum and drive work through to completion.
• Finance transformation - improving finance processes, supporting change and delivering projects that strengthen operational effectiveness.
• Stakeholder influence - engaging senior stakeholders, building credibility and influencing outcomes across different priorities and perspectives.
• Innovation & automation - using data, systems and automation to simplify activity, improve insight and create more efficient ways of working.

What we offer

You will join a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment, working on global solutions and genuinely fascinating, industry-changing projects designed to help you flourish. Alongside architect-designed offices and competitive compensation, our benefits include excellent learning and development opportunities, generous holiday allowances, four additional days off each year for professional development, and much more.

Being you here

We care deeply about diversity, equity and inclusion, and aspire to be the best at it. Your well-being and work/life balance matter to us, so flexi-time and remote working are available to all staff. We are keen to ensure everyone is equal, represented and connected, and we particularly encourage applications from all backgrounds and demographics.