Finance Transformation Project Manager

Senior Finance Transformation Project Manager (Shared Services Implementation)

Location: Newcastle (3-4 days per week onsite)
Salary: £100k-£110k + excellent benefits

We're seeking an experienced Finance Transformation Project Manager with previous experience of delivering a Finance Shared Services Transformation, to lead a global finance transformation programme. You will take ownership of the programme from planning and design through to implementation, cutover, hyper care and operational handover.

The business is moving from a decentralised finance structure, comprising 10 individual operating companies, to a single centralised Global Shared Services Centre (GSSC). This is a significant end-to-end transformation involving the consolidation of finance operations, processes and teams into a new global operating model.

We are looking for someone who has successfully managed the transition of multiple decentralised finance functions into a centralised shared services environment with experience spanning both people and process transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of the global Finance Shared Services Transformation, managing the programme from initiation through to implementation and operational handover.
• Develop and manage the programme plan, budgets, resources, milestones, dependencies and delivery timelines.
• Establish and maintain robust project governance, reporting frameworks and delivery controls, including regular engagement with senior stakeholders and steering committees.
• Own RAID management, proactively identifying, managing and mitigating risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies.
• Oversee the design and implementation of the new finance operating model, driving process standardisation and harmonisation across the 10 operating companies.
• Manage the people and organisational transformation, including the transition of finance activities, teams, roles and responsibilities into the centralised structure.
• Coordinate multiple workstreams and engage senior Finance, IT and business stakeholders across different entities and geographical locations.
• Own cutover planning and execution, ensuring business readiness, effective coordination, dependency management and contingency planning.
• Lead post-go-live hypercare, overseeing early-life support, issue resolution, operational stabilisation and transition into business-as-usual operations.
• Monitor delivery against programme objectives, ensuring the successful realisation of operational efficiencies and transformation benefits.

Essential Experience & Skills Required

• Proven experience leading or managing a Finance Shared Services Transformation, Global Business Services (GBS), Shared Services Centre (SSC) implementation or similar transformation.
• Demonstrable experience transitioning multiple decentralised finance functions, operating companies or legal entities into a centralised shared services model.
• Strong experience managing both people and process transformation, including organisational change, process redesign and operational transition.
• Good understanding of finance operating models, Target Operating Model (TOM) design and core finance processes, including Record to Report (R2R), Procure to Pay (P2P) and Order to Cash (O2C).
• Proven experience managing complex, end-to-end transformation programmes within large, multi-entity or international organisations.
• Strong project governance and RAID management capabilities, including risk mitigation, dependency management, programme controls and senior-level reporting.
• Hands-on experience managing cutover planning and execution, go-live readiness and post-implementation hypercare.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior Finance and business leadership.

The Ideal Candidate

You will be a structured, commercially aware and delivery-focused transformation Project Manager, comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels. You will have the ability to bring together multiple teams and stakeholders, manage complex interdependencies and drive significant organisational change.

Crucially, you will have the practical experience to take a global Finance Shared Services Transformation from initial planning through to successful implementation, ensuring the new operating model is Embedded and operating effectively.

To apply for this exciting opportunity please send a copy of your latest CV ASAP