Senior Manager - Finance Systems and Transformation - Crawley

Virgin Atlantic; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel company is seeking a Senior Manager for Finance Systems and Transformation. This role involves leading finance transformation initiatives, overseeing the implementation of Oracle Fusion, and managing a team of specialists. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, experience in finance transformation, and the ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience at a leadership level in finance transformation.
• Strong experience as a Finance subject matter expert in a complex organization.

Responsibilities

• Champion the vision for finance transformation and drive change.
• Oversee the quarterly release cycle for Oracle Fusion.
• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of specialists.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Skills

Leadership

Change Management

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Job description

Senior Manager - Finance Systems and Transformation - Crawley

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Senior Manager - Finance Systems and Transformation - Crawley

Job details

Hours: 37.5 hrs per week Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent

Location: Hybrid remote working with 3 days a week in the VHQ, Crawley

Closing Date: Sunday, 18th May 2025

In a nutshell

At Virgin Atlantic Airways, we believe that everyone can take on the world, and it's our vision to become the most loved travel company. As we embark on this next exciting stage of our journey, we're harnessing our spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation to challenge the status quo.

In this exciting new role as Senior Manager - Finance Systems and Transformation, you will champion the transformation of the Finance function, leading and coordinating change to drive improvements across systems, process and colleague experience. You will lead the Finance Systems and Transformation team to provide counsel, support, and expertise on potential opportunities and interventions to improve our systems, data processes, and reporting. As we approach go-live of Oracle Fusion you will have an incredible opportunity to oversee the evolution of the system via the quarterly release cycle, ensuring that Virgin is positioned to benefit from new developments and enhancements.

Day to day

• Champion the vision for finance transformation, galvanising stakeholders and driving continuous focus and alignment on the change roadmap
• Foster positive collaborative relationships both internally and externally to ensure change is delivered as seamlessly and efficiently as possible
• Stay abreast of trends and changes in both the industry and wider finance markets to provide thought leadership on challenges and opportunities and proactively seek out solutions
• Work with colleagues across Finance, Technology and the broader enterprise to support the development and delivery of a strategy for Finance, underpinned by Finance systems
• Oversee the quarterly release cycle for Oracle Fusion, ensuring that fixes and enhancements are seamlessly delivered and deliver maximum benefit to the Finance team programmes to adapt our systems and maximise the potential of incumbent systems.
• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of specialists, coaching, developing, and guiding each individual to be at their best.

About you

Do you have proven experience at a leadership level in finance transformation? Do you have excellent communication and analytical skills? Then this could be the role for you!

Alongside the above, we're looking for someone with the following:

• Experienced programme, project, and change manager, familiar with Oracle Fusion
• Strong experience as a Finance subject matter expert in a complex, global/major organisation
• Agility to work within a fluid, cross matrix and evolving environment
• Excellent communication skills and presentation skills (written and oral) including the ability to efficiently communicate with technical and non-technical groups
• Proven people leadership experience, with the ability to build teams and deliver through others
• Experience of significantly improving the effectiveness and efficiency of systems configurations, processes, automation, data, and insights.

Does the above sound like you? Then we'd love to hear from you!

Be yourself - Our differences make us stronger

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.

To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you'd like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, ([e-mail])feeling confident that we've got your individual considerations covered.

Our recipe for leadership

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