Overview
The Interim Finance Transformation Lead will join a prominent international charity during a critical phase of change, partnering closely with senior leadership to enhance financial operations. This role focuses on implementing a finance improvement programme, driving efficiencies, and fostering strong stakeholder relationships across the organization. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, qualified accountant with a proven track record in finance transformation and process improvement.
Responsibilities
- Lead finance transformation projects to identify process improvements and drive efficiencies.
- Review and enhance month-end processes, reconciliations, and reporting for timely completion.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to facilitate workshops and map existing processes for improvements.
- Optimize Xledger for better system utilization, reporting, and automation.
- Enhance processes related to revenue reconciliations, invoice approvals, and cost allocations.
- Implement new processes and controls, ensuring sustainability of improvements.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to finance colleagues to foster engagement with change.
Requirements
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Proven experience in finance transformation or process improvement in complex organizations.
- Strong understanding of finance systems to enhance efficiency and reporting.
- Previous experience with Xledger is advantageous.
- Experience in process mapping and facilitating workshops for improved workflows.
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Proactive and solutions-focused approach to managing multiple projects.