Project Manager (Finance)

Central England Coop; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Retail discounts

Colleague recognition

Personalized learning and development

Paid time for volunteering

Enhanced family friendly policies

Job summary

Central England Coop is seeking a Project Manager to lead delivery on finance systems and technology change initiatives. The role involves engaging multiple stakeholders to ensure successful project execution.

Ideal candidates will have experience in managing ERP projects and possess strong project planning skills. This is a hybrid position based in Lichfield with flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience delivering ERP or finance system projects.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex ideas to stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead stakeholders through change.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of projects, ensuring alignment with scope, budget, and quality.
• Engage and influence a variety of stakeholders closely.
• Manage project financials including forecasting and reporting.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Finance system knowledge

Change management

Education

Project Management qualifications (waterfall or agile)

Job description

What will you be doing?

As a Project Manager, you’ll lead the successful delivery of finance systems and technology change initiatives, working across multiple business functions. You will bring strong project management experience, combined with the ability to engage stakeholders and drive outcomes in complex environments.

You’ll work closely with the Programme Manager, ensuring alignment with wider programme objectives, governance and delivery priorities, and work in close partnership with Finance and IT teams across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of projects, ensuring alignment with agreed scope, budget, and quality standards
• Engage, influence and build strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders, working closely with finance stakeholders.
• Manage project financials, including forecasting, spend tracking and reporting on benefit realisation
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including RAID log (risks, issues, actions, decisions and dependencies) and change control processes.
• Establish and maintain clear project governance and reporting structure
• Managing delivery of the project with third party vendors and systems providers
• Oversee testing, data migration and go live activities
• Ensure effective communication across all levels, translating complex concepts into clear actionable updates.

What makes a strong candidate?

• 3-5 years’ experience of delivering ERP or finance system projects (implementation, upgrade or optimisation).
• Strong project planning skills with the ability to clearly communicate complex ideas, so that all stakeholders understand progress and priorities.
• Proven ability to lead stakeholders through change and align teams towards common goal.
• A collaborative approach, with a focus on bringing people on the journey and driving engagement.
• A proactive mindset with a genuine interest driving change and business improvement.
• Project Management qualifications (waterfall or agile) and / or equivalent experience
• Experience delivering large scale change as a Project Manager

Everyone is welcome here. We’re happy to make reasonable adjustments so that all our candidates can show us how they’ll perform their role. There is a section in the application form where you can provide any additional information. Please use this section to include any reasonable adjustments you need, and we’ll do our best to support you through our recruitment process.

Benefits

• Fantastic colleague discount - Reward ££’s and discounts across our Retail and Funeral businesses.
• Retail discounts - our hub offers colleagues access to hundreds of exclusive retail discounts, savings on days out and holiday discounts.
• Colleague Dividend - We pay a share of our profits to eligible colleagues as a thank you for their contribution to our success.
• Colleague recognition - we celebrate our colleague’s achievements both personally and professionally.
• Personalised learning and development - with easy access to a wide range of training programmes.
• Paid time for volunteering - we encourage our colleagues to spend three days per year taking part in volunteering, fully paid for by us.
• Enhanced family friendly policies - to help you feel fully supported during any significant life events.
• Wellbeing
  • Annual health check kit and virtual GP – Finger prick blood test kit, that is sent to Square Healthcare for your personal healthcare report, and access to a virtual GP 7 days a week 8am to 8pm for you and your family.
  • Colleague assistance programme – to support you and your family when you need it the most.
  • Healthcare Cashplan - your wellbeing is important, so you’ve got the opportunity to contribute into a voluntary plan that helps pay towards a range of healthcare expenses.
  • Company sick pay – We offer company sick pay to colleagues so that you can focus on getting better and returning to work in full health.
  • Life Assurance - after an initial qualifying period, you’ll get free life assurance cover, that pays your nominated beneficiary if you die while you’re working for us.
  • We’ve got you – our colleague wellbeing campaign, making wellbeing benefits and resources accessible and relevant to the role that you do.
  • Give as you earn - helping you support charities which mean something to you.
• Financial Wellbeing
  • iTrent Financial Wellbeing (Wagestream) - offers something for all our colleagues, whether you want to track your finances, save some money, or access up to 50% of your earned pay flexibly in a way that suits you.
  • The Money Co-op – Free access to support all aspects of your financial wellbeing, such as savings and loans at competitive rates.
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes:
    • Electric Vehicle scheme – Option to purchase your EV through salary sacrifice
    • Share Incentive Plan (SIP) – option to buy shares within the Society, where they will attract interest and £10 worth of matching shares.
    • Cycle to Work scheme – Option to purchase your bicycle and accessories through salary sacrifice
    • Holiday buy - colleagues can buy up to a week extra of annual leave each year
  • Company Pension - you can access a company pension scheme with us as well as access to Pension wellbeing information.
  • Nous – smart assistant that can save you money and time on managing your household bills.

Location

This is a hybrid working role, with a mixture of working at home and at our Support Centres based in Warwick and Lichfield.