Senior Finance Transformation Manager

Edenbrook; Woking; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Edenbrook, in partnership with a market-leading Insurance company, seeks a Senior Finance Transformation Manager to lead a comprehensive finance transformation and evolve the accounting function. You will drive the BPO model and serve as the key finance liaison to the broader programme.

The role requires a qualified accountant with strong experience in driving end-to-end finance transformation, stakeholder management, and collaboration with HR and external partners.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with a solid background working on finance transformation programmes.
• Excellent understanding of finance processes and systems with ability to manage individuals directly and through others.
• Solid stakeholder management skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Own the accounting transformation programme, including benefits tracking.
• Lead change portfolio across accounting areas and AI initiatives.
• Design and implement the target operating model for accounting with HR and external partners.
• Drive change management across the accounting function.
• Govern offshore accounting model and ensure SLAs and quality standards.
• Manage accounting costs, budgets, volumes and productivity.
• Provide senior leadership with insights and updates on transformation progress.
• Bridge Finance, operations and external partners to deliver transformation.

Skills

Finance transformation

Stakeholder management

Finance processes

People management

Education

Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/CA)

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

We are currently partnering with a market-leading Insurance company, to recruit a Senior Finance Transformation Manager. The successful candidate will be leading a finance transformation, driving the evolution of the accounting function and BPO model while acting as the key finance link to the wider programme.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Act as the Accounting point of contact, owning the business case and tracking progress against key benefits and milestones.
• Lead the change portfolio across all accounting areas, including AI-related initiatives, prioritising projects and resolving dependencies.
• Design and implement the target operating model for accounting, working closely with HR and external service partners.
• Drive change management across the accounting function, ensuring people, processes and ways of working are ready for new models.
• Collaborate with other business units to share best practice and bring innovative approaches into the UK programme.
• Establish effective governance for the offshore accounting model, overseeing service delivery against agreed SLAs and quality standards.
• Manage Accounting costs, monitoring budgets, volumes and productivity while taking corrective action where required.
• Apply expert knowledge of end-to-end finance and business processes to ensure effective solutions are delivered.
• Build and manage strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring regular communication and meaningful input into key decisions.
• Identify and proactively manage risks, issues and barriers, ensuring appropriate actions are implemented.
• Provide senior leadership with clear insights, recommendations and updates on transformation progress and performance.
• Act as a key bridge between Finance, operational teams and external partners to drive successful delivery of the transformation agenda.

The ideal candidate:

• Qualified accountant with a solid background working on finance transformation programmes.
• Excellent understanding of finance processes and systems with ability to manage individuals directly and through others.
• Solid stakeholder management skills with the ability to built relationships at all levels.