Transformation Finance, Senior Manager

Oxoid Remel Microbiology; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxoid Remel Microbiology seeks a senior leader to shape its Finance Systems transformation and ERP governance during a pivotal divestiture period. You will lead a high-performing team delivering finance systems, governance, and data quality improvements while partnering with finance and business leaders.

You will drive strategy for reporting, analytics and automation using SAP, Power BI, SQL, Python and R, ensuring controls, audit readiness and successful delivery within scope and budget.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification or equivalent experience in Finance Systems or Transformation.
• Extensive SAP experience with finance modules and ERP governance.
• Experience leading Finance Transformation in a multinational environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management with senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead Transformation Finance team, providing coaching and talent development.
• Establish Finance IT Controls Framework with governance and audit readiness.
• Own finance systems governance and compliance across processes.
• Act as Finance functional lead for SAP and optimise financial processes.
• Partner with IT, Cyber Security and Internal Audit to ensure compliance.
• Lead workstreams for divestiture, TSA execution, and ERP readiness.
• Drive finance systems strategy, reporting, analytics, and data governance.
• Oversee SAP financial processes and integrations and change management.
• Lead initiatives on digitalisation, automation and continuous improvement using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Cloud, Power BI, SQL, Python and R.
• Provide leadership for finance technology projects delivering on time and budget.
• Support Audit activities relating to finance systems and governance.
• Promote Lean, PPI and continuous improvement across finance processes and technology.

Skills

Finance transformation

Leadership

ERP governance

Stakeholder management

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

SAP

Power BI

SQL

Python

R

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Cloud

Job description

Workday ID: R-01362777

Joining our team, you’ll play an active part in helping to deliver meaningful impact. At Oxoid Remel Microbiology, acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific, we play a crucial role in accurate identification and targeted treatment for diseases, ensuring food and beverage safety, and supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing integrity. Our products and services are designed to meet the highest standards of quality and performance, helping our customers achieve their objectives efficiently and effectively.

How Will You Make an Impact?

This is a unique opportunity to shape the Finance Systems and Transformation capability from the ground up. As part of the Finance team, you will lead the Transformation Finance function through one of the most significant periods of change in the organisation's history. This role will be responsible for establishing and leading a high-performing team that delivers finance systems transformation, ERP governance, reporting capability, data quality, and finance technology solutions to support the divestiture and future standalone operating model. Reporting into Finance leadership, you will lead a team of strong Finance Systems professionals, providing strategic direction while partnering closely other finance areas and business leaders to deliver critical transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities / What you will do

• Lead and develop the Transformation Finance team, providing coaching, direction, prioritisation and talent development while supporting a high-performing organisation.
• Establish the Finance IT Controls Framework, ensuring appropriate governance, documentation, testing, monitoring and continuous improvement of application controls across finance systems.
• Own finance systems governance, ensuring strong compliance, internal controls, company policies and audit requirements.
• Act as the Finance functional lead for SAP, providing subject matter expertise across financial processes, system configuration, governance and optimisation.
• Partner closely with IT, Cyber Security, Internal Audit and external auditors to ensure finance applications remain compliant, secure and fit for purpose.
• Lead finance systems workstreams supporting the divestiture, TSA execution, ERP readiness and transition to the standalone operating model.
• Drive finance systems strategy, including reporting, analytics, automation, master data governance and process standardisation.
• Oversee SAP financial processes and integrations, ensuring effective change management and system controls.
• Lead finance transformation initiatives focused on digitalisation, reporting automation, process optimisation and continuous improvement utilising technologies including Microsoft Fabric, Azure Cloud, Power BI, SQL, Python, and R.
• Establish governance around finance master data, reporting standards and system documentation.
• Provide leadership for finance technology projects, ensuring successful delivery against quality, timeline and budget objectives.
• Support external and internal audit activities relating to finance systems, application controls and ERP governance.
• Promote Lean, PPI and continuous improvement methodologies across finance processes and technology.

How you will get here

Knowledge, skills and competencies

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent) or equivalent experience in Finance Systems, ERP Governance or Finance Transformation.
• Significant experience leading Finance Transformation, Finance Systems or ERP programmes within a complex multinational organisation.
• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing technical teams.
• Extensive SAP experience is essential, including strong knowledge of finance modules, ERP governance and financial processes.
• Experience designing and implementing in IT control frameworks and governance frameworks, including IT General Controls (ITGCs), application controls, finance compliance and audit readiness.
• Strong understanding of financial processes including Record to Report, Procure to Pay and Order to Cash.
• Experience leading finance systems implementations, upgrades or major transformation programmes.
• Experience working with reporting and analytics platforms including Power BI, SAP reporting tools and a good working knowledge of technologies such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure Cloud, Power BI, SQL, Python, and R.
• Experience working within Life Sciences, Healthcare, Manufacturing or other regulated multinational environments.
• Deep SAP functional knowledge with the ability to translate business requirements into system solutions.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders across Finance, IT and the wider business.
• Comfortable leading through ambiguity and organisational change while delivering strategic outcomes.

This is an exciting time to join us as we continue to build on more than 100 years of microbiology excellence. With a broad portfolio of instruments, services, and global resources, we’re steadfast in our commitment to helping you succeed. Together, we can cultivate a thriving microbiology culture that supports you today, tomorrow, and for life. Oxoid Remel Microbiology, acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific, is now under the ownership of Astorg, a leading private equity firm with deep healthcare sector expertise and proven track record in diagnostics. With the continuity of trusted brands, established expertise and a long-standing reputation in microbiology, we’re looking for talented people to join us as we enter our next chapter of growth. Come and be part of what’s next for our company.