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Head of Group Finance Systems and Change (2 year fixed term contract) - Liverpool - £81015 to £89379 + a wide range of Benefits
Our client is a large not for profit organisation and we are seeking to recruit an experienced Interim Head of Finance Systems & Change for a 2 year Fixed Term Contract. The role will be responsible for providing the assurance to the senior leadership team that the development of the core finance systems and project deliverables align to the groups corporate objectives. The successful incumbent will lead and co-ordinate two teams to ensure they drive change, and make continuous improvements to support the effective management of systems within finance.
THE JOB
The role will be responsible for managing the finance portfolio of projects focussing on process and system development, providing long-term delivery and project effectiveness, in particular the move to a new Oracle ERP.
Core Accountabilities:
- Lead, manage and co-ordinate a small team to support change
- Manage the finance project portfolio, ensuring a good understanding of their interdependencies, resourcing & prioritising appropriately
- Lead on any large scale system enhancements and changes within finance
- Lead on new finance system implementations, in particular, but not limited to the new Oracle ERP, engaging with key stakeholders and ensuring delivery within the agreed timeframes and budget
- Provide finance expertise for any other change programme within the wider portfolio of projects
- Lead and develop a strategy to continually improve and embed change culture
- Work collaboratively with internal/external stakeholders to define an approach to create the finance roadmap for future developments.
- Ensure all data protection requirements are met
- Deputise for other senior leaders when required.
THE PERSON
- Ideally you will be a fully Qualified Accountant with proven leadership skills of mentoring a team in a challenging, fast paced environment
- You will have experience of financial systems development and implementation in large, complex organisations, ideally having previously managed an end to end ERP implementation
- A strong track record of delivering key financial processes and outputs is required, to enable you to deliver to strict deadlines and manage conflicting priorities
- You will be a natural communicator, capable of building successful relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- You will have strong presentation skills, to present financial information to a variety of audiences, customer focused with excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work at all levels within the business
- Commercially aware with a focus on continuous improvement and the experience and ability to lead and manage change
