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Finance Transformation Lead
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- Manchester
- Contract
- Full Time
- £346,750 - £365,000 Per Day
Job Description
Job Title: Finance Transformation Lead
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 8-12 Months
Work Type: Hybrid
Industry: FMCG
Job Location: Manchester/Hertfordshire
Rate: £950 to £1250/day Ltd (Outside IR35)
Job Role – Finance Transformation Lead
Reporting to the Finance Leadership Team, the Finance Transformation Lead will play a pivotal role in driving the organisation's finance transformation agenda and supporting the successful delivery of a strategic SAP-enabled change programme.
The role is responsible for leading the assessment and planning stages of a major transformation initiative spanning core finance operations, with a focus on Record-to-Report (R2R) and Order-to-Cash (O2C) processes, alongside oversight of key Procure-to-Pay (P2P) activities. Working in partnership with senior business leaders and external delivery partners, the successful candidate will help define the future operating model and create a practical roadmap that supports the transition to SAP S/4HANA.
Duties – Finance Transformation Lead
• Conduct a comprehensive review of existing finance processes, systems, data structures and operating models to identify improvement opportunities and transformation priorities.
• Evaluate and critically assess recommendations proposed by external advisors and implementation partners, ensuring alignment with business objectives and operational realities.
• Provide subject matter expertise across Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay processes, driving process redesign and future-state operating model development.
• Create a phased transformation strategy and multi-year roadmap that delivers both immediate business benefits and long-term value.
• Define key foundational activities required to enable transformation, including data governance, process standardisation, master data improvements and reduction of unnecessary system complexity.
• Develop value measurement frameworks and contribute to the preparation of robust business cases that demonstrate expected benefits and return on investment.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, leading workshops and presenting complex concepts in a clear and accessible manner.
• Support programme mobilisation activities, ensuring readiness for successful transition from planning and discovery into implementation and delivery phases.
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Experience/Qualifications – Finance Transformation Lead
• Demonstrable experience leading assessment, discovery and strategic planning phases for large-scale finance transformation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and experience aligning business processes to standard platform capabilities and best practices.
• Extensive understanding of end-to-end finance processes, particularly Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay.
• Experience managing, influencing and challenging consulting firms, systems integrators and third-party delivery partners.
Candidates who are currently a Finance Transformation Lead, Senior Finance Transformation Lead, Head of Finance Transformation, Finance Transformation Programme Lead, Finance Change & Transformation Lead, Enterprise Finance Transformation Lead, Strategic Finance Transformation Lead, Head of Finance Transformation and SAP Finance Transformation Lead could be suitable for this position.
To make an application for this role please submit your CV to (url removed) or for more information call (phone number removed).
For details of other opportunities available within your chose field please visit our website (url removed)
Omega is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Omega does not charge candidates any recruitment or job‑seeking fees at any stage of the hiring process
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 8-12 Months
Work Type: Hybrid
Industry: FMCG
Job Location: Manchester/Hertfordshire
Rate: £950 to £1250/day Ltd (Outside IR35)
Job Role – Finance Transformation Lead
Reporting to the Finance Leadership Team, the Finance Transformation Lead will play a pivotal role in driving the organisation's finance transformation agenda and supporting the successful delivery of a strategic SAP-enabled change programme.
The role is responsible for leading the assessment and planning stages of a major transformation initiative spanning core finance operations, with a focus on Record-to-Report (R2R) and Order-to-Cash (O2C) processes, alongside oversight of key Procure-to-Pay (P2P) activities. Working in partnership with senior business leaders and external delivery partners, the successful candidate will help define the future operating model and create a practical roadmap that supports the transition to SAP S/4HANA.
Duties – Finance Transformation Lead
• Conduct a comprehensive review of existing finance processes, systems, data structures and operating models to identify improvement opportunities and transformation priorities.
• Evaluate and critically assess recommendations proposed by external advisors and implementation partners, ensuring alignment with business objectives and operational realities.
• Provide subject matter expertise across Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay processes, driving process redesign and future-state operating model development.
• Create a phased transformation strategy and multi-year roadmap that delivers both immediate business benefits and long-term value.
• Define key foundational activities required to enable transformation, including data governance, process standardisation, master data improvements and reduction of unnecessary system complexity.
• Develop value measurement frameworks and contribute to the preparation of robust business cases that demonstrate expected benefits and return on investment.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, leading workshops and presenting complex concepts in a clear and accessible manner.
• Support programme mobilisation activities, ensuring readiness for successful transition from planning and discovery into implementation and delivery phases.
•
Experience/Qualifications – Finance Transformation Lead
• Demonstrable experience leading assessment, discovery and strategic planning phases for large-scale finance transformation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and experience aligning business processes to standard platform capabilities and best practices.
• Extensive understanding of end-to-end finance processes, particularly Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay.
• Experience managing, influencing and challenging consulting firms, systems integrators and third-party delivery partners.
Candidates who are currently a Finance Transformation Lead, Senior Finance Transformation Lead, Head of Finance Transformation, Finance Transformation Programme Lead, Finance Change & Transformation Lead, Enterprise Finance Transformation Lead, Strategic Finance Transformation Lead, Head of Finance Transformation and SAP Finance Transformation Lead could be suitable for this position.
To make an application for this role please submit your CV to (url removed) or for more information call (phone number removed).
For details of other opportunities available within your chose field please visit our website (url removed)
Omega is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Omega does not charge candidates any recruitment or job‑seeking fees at any stage of the hiring process