Finance Transformation Manager- Strategic Projects

Primark; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Pension

Potential bonus

27 days leave plus 5 buy

Tax Saver Tickets

Fitness centre

Subsidised cafeteria

Job summary

Primark is seeking a Finance Transformation Manager to lead strategic finance change programmes in Dublin on a 12-month FTC. You will onboard new initiatives across Finance, optimise processes, and champion automation and analytics to drive efficiency and value for the business.

You’ll bring an accounting qualification, strong project/change management experience, and a track record of delivering finance transformations in a retail environment. Excellent collaboration is essential.

Qualifications

• Accounting qualification and accounting/finance experience.
• Experience leading finance transformation/change programmes.
• Knowledge of finance systems and process design.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and prioritise multi-functional change programmes within Finance.
• Assess process changes to meet commercial objectives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Primark to deliver initiatives.
• Support onboarding of strategic initiatives into all Finance areas.
• Drive standards in process design and data analytics.
• Manage senior stakeholders and provide robust advice.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Finance systems knowledge

Transformation & Change management

Project management

RPA automation awareness

Process design

Data analytics

Communication skills

Education

Accounting qualification (ACCA/ ACA/ CIMA/ CPA) or equivalent

Tools

Automation Anywhere

Alteryx

MS Power Automate

Job description

Finance Transformation Manager - Strategic Projects (12 month FTC)

Because we strive to put people first.

Culture, our way.

Finance at Primark

What’s a career at Primark all about? The positive impact you're making, the experiences you're having and the people you're with. You're our inspiration. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way.

What You’ll Get

People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best.

• Healthcare
• Pension
• Potential bonus
• 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
• Tax Saver Tickets
• Fitness centre
• A subsidised cafeteria

Our Finance Transformation teams are right at the heart of what we do. Surrounded by some of the best Finance Transformation specialists in the industry, you'll bring your own ideas to the business - helping to shape the experience of our customers as part of a forward-thinking team.

This exciting role is critical in the planned expansion of our business. The role requires technical expertise, coupled with an articulate, commercially aware professional who has a keen interest in actively contributing to improving the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the Finance Function.

In this role you will bring your unique perspective and will be responsible for supporting the Finance Transformation team onboard new strategic initiatives from the business into all areas of Finance, assessing the process change required whilst ensuring that the commercial objectives of the business are met. This is a pivotal role within the Finance Transformation team where you will have the opportunity to play a key part in the delivery and prioritisation of multi-functional change programmes, as part of the overall strategic finance roadmap. You will play a key part in the delivery of complex and impactful change programmes within Finance, all whilst imaging new capabilities. As part of the Finance Team, you will be joining a fast-paced, commercial environment, with the opportunity to work with key stakeholders within the Primark business. If this sounds like you, come join our amazing team!

Role responsibilities:

• Accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent)
• Experience working in a Finance environment and with Finance systems essential.
• Accreditation and/or practitioner experience of Transformation, Change Management or Project Management e.g., APMG, PMI CAPM/PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile Product Owner, etc. would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of transformation through business process change, automation (incl. RPA), Business Intelligence and data analytics would be advantageous. E.g., applications such as Automation Anywhere, Alteryx, MS Power Automate etc.
• Strong track record of successfully delivering change programmes to a finance function.
• Strong knowledge of functional process design including prior experience documenting process flows and ideally first-hand operational familiarity of finance processes in Primark.
• Experience working in process standardisation and optimisation, preferably with knowledge of RPA / automation.
• Pro-active about managing change and challenging existing procedures and processes to achieve best practice.
• Experience managing senior stakeholders, providing constructive challenge and robust advice to senior management.
• Process oriented, with good experience of delivering change across processes and systems.
• Experience working on transformation programmes/change programmes desired.
• In depth knowledge of Primark ways of working and functional areas.

Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future - and we’re excited to develop yours.

About Primark

At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we’re Caring and always strive to put people first. We’re also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.

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