Service Management Lead Finance Shared Services

Arup; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Arup is seeking a Service Management Lead for its Finance Shared Services in Newcastle. This role involves leading global implementations, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring effective governance of finance services. The ideal candidate is knowledgeable in finance processes and skilled in stakeholder management, contributing to impactful projects with a focus on sustainability.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Accident insurance

Income protection cover

Profit share

Qualifications

• Experience in stakeholder management in complex environments.
• Strong comprehension of financial services and processes.
• Experience in process mapping and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation and operation of finance services governance.
• Establish service targets and coordination processes.
• Facilitate governance processes as support to SSC leadership.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Finance processes

Process mapping

Governance of service

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Service Management Lead Finance Shared Services, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Client:

Arup

Location:

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Are you passionate about building a more sustainable future? At Arup we work to find solutions for some of the world’s most complex problems – providing expertise across all areas of the built environment from strategic approach and planning to design and engineering.

Join us and you will have the freedom to push boundaries, develop new skills and work on some of the world’s most inspiring projects. We believe that by giving our people the freedom to be creative, we will produce work that continuously redefines quality across our firm. Whatever the role or specialism, our people are passionate about what they do, they believe in our values and are happy to come to work every day. And this is why people choose to work here and stay.

Watch this short clip to discover how Arup are shaping a better world and how you could be a part of it!

The Opportunity

Service Management Lead – Finance Shared Services will lead the global implementation and operation of processes and activities to facilitate the effective governance of services provided from the Finance SSC teams in Newcastle and Manila.

This includes the documentation and definition of the services provided to each country supported, the establishment and agreement of targets to be delivered from the services, the establishment and coordination of a consistent service review process with agreed stakeholders and SSC members, the tracking of actions and status and effective change control to manage changes in scope of services.

You will enable and facilitate the governance processes as a support to the SSC leadership, but accountability for the services and outcomes sits with the operational teams in the SSC.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

We are looking for people who:

• Have stakeholder management skills, particularly in complex environments. This includes building and maintaining relationships with internal customers and SSC stakeholders to align on service definition and performance metrics.
• Have a strong comprehension of finance processes. You should be knowledgeable about financial services, shared services, or outsourcing environments and be able to propose appropriate Service Levels and KPIs for the services delivered.
• Have experience in process mapping, documentation, and the production of service definition/contractual scoping documentation. With the ability to establish and maintain a service definition, develop RACI documentation, and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Worked in an operational environment where governance of service is necessary for successful delivery is highly valued. Practical knowledge of overseeing service review meetings, implementing change control processes, and ensuring effective resourcing and realistic deliverables.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefitsto help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.