Finance Project Manager
Requirements
Candidates should have proven experience managing finance projects in complex international businesses, including ERP implementations or finance transformation and process improvement. A professional accounting qualification or strong knowledge of finance processes such as Record to Report, Procure to Pay, or Order to Cash is sought, along with strong stakeholder and communication skills.
Job Description
Finance Project Manager | £85,000 | Fixed-Term Contract
Location: Hybrid between London, South England & Remote
Salary: £75,000 £85,000
Contract: 12-month Fixed-Term Contract (FTC)
I'm currently working with a leading organisation looking to appoint a highly organised and motivated Finance Project Manager to support the delivery of key finance transformation initiatives.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong finance background and proven project management experience to take ownership of projects, drive process improvements and work closely with senior finance stakeholders.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead and manage finance-related projects from initial planning through to successful delivery.
- Work closely with Finance, Systems, IT and wider business stakeholders to drive project outcomes.
- Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, systems and controls.
- Manage project plans, budgets, risks, dependencies and reporting.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure key milestones are achieved.
- Support wider finance transformation and change initiatives.
What we're looking for:
- Proven experience managing finance projects within a complex, international business environment.
- Experience of working on ERP systems projects (Oracle, SAP, Dynamics, Workday Financials, NetSuite, Unit 4 etc).
- Qualified Accountant or strong understanding of finance processes, ideally across areas such as Record to Report, Procure to Pay or Order to Cash.
- Experience delivering finance transformation, systems implementation or process improvement projects.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to drive delivery.
Please note this role requires some onsite time split between their London and Kent offices.
If you're a Finance or ERP Project Manager with a proven understanding of finance processes who has delivered systems and accounting optimisation projects in EMEA, please apply now!
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About SystemsAccountants
SystemsAccountants www.systemsaccountants.com is a leading global Finance Systems, Analytics and Transformation recruitment company. We provide permanent & contractor recruitment solutions to enable clients to implement, support, develop & optimise Finance, ERP and Analytics systems. We specialise solely in sourcing, vetting and placing professionals who have a hybrid combination of finance/accounting experience & qualifications, blended with technology (GL / ERP / eProc / EPM / BI / Analytics), project and change management expertise. Qualitative candidate assessment We understand that to deliver a truly insightful and qualitative search and selection process it is essential that we meet our candidates and clients in person. We have physically met and interviewed thousands of candidates, giving us a unique insight into their soft skills as well as the technical expertise portrayed in their CV’s or LinkedIn profiles; enabling us to source and present best-fit candidates. Finance Systems and Projects know-how Our experienced team of account managers and researchers have an average tenure of 8 years. Our internal training is concentrated on the functionality and architecture of Finance & ERP systems. This is to ensure that we are fully able to comprehend the skill sets our clients wish to hire and in turn, to enable us to critically evaluate the level of technical and functional proficiency of candidates we source and assess. Furthermore we have developed deep subject matter expertise of how ERP and Analytics systems underpin best practice business processes and operating models. We have a capability to source and vet finance systems professionals on a global basis and have offices in London, Chicago, New York, Rotterdam & Berlin. Unlike typical search & selection firms our consultants are internationally mobile, which ensures that our clients and candidates receive a tailored ‘in-person’ service, with the added market insight.
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