Financial Business Improvements Manger

Our client is a growing and successful business operating in decommissioning and well-abandonment. Offering hybrid working and a great team environment, this company will support your career development going forward and allow you to truly make a difference.

This key position has the objective of enabling the strategic and dynamic growth of the business. To identify and deliver key transformational processes and procedures, which support the effective delivery of the financial requirements of the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Own, improve and report on business systems strategic initiatives to create value for the business and it’s stakeholders
  • Continually review and improve existing financial processes to ensure they are aligned with the most efficient and effective working practices to support growing business operations
  • Maximise existing system functionality to support efficient and effective working practices to support growing business operations
  • Continual review of business financial systems to ensure output remains fit for purpose as the organisation grows and diversifies
  • Develop and deliver approved financial processes to all required system/process users ensuring comprehensive understanding of requirements and therefore accuracy of data input/compliance
  • Project manage implementations, upgrades, and fixes to boost productivity. Ensure tasks are delivered within budget and in line with deadlines
  • Proactively discuss with all Business Unit Managers their financial data and reporting needs, scoping out changes, and subsequently defining and implementing solutions to improve the management and control of their designated area of responsibility
  • Support and assist on creation and maintenance of all reporting needs including PowerBI and multi-currency, multi-entity consolidation tools
  • Collaborate and pro-actively engage to build relationships with third party software providers to ensure developments are aligned with system updates
  • Researching and recommending future technology to enhance business operations
  • Managing business systems analyst personnel to support ongoing system development

PERSONAL PROFILE

  • Qualified Accountant
  • 5+ years demonstrable experience in a financial business systems role utilising multiple financial systems and associated interfaces
  • Experience in System Implementation, change management and project leadership
  • Solid understanding of business operations and how they impact financial requirements
  • End to end experience of designing and delivering process improvement changes and embedding into business as usual
  • Organised, diligent, and dynamic, with the ability to manage multiple (and conflicting) workstreams to ensure successful delivery of our objectives
  • Excellent communications skills
  • Ability to influence and engage with colleagues as well as external stakeholders (at all levels)
  • Team player and relationship builder
  • Proficient use of ERP systems, Office 365, and advanced Excel skills
  • Previous experience with PowerBI, PowerQuery and other reporting tools
  • Excellent analytical and reasoning skills, plus excellent organisational skills

For a confidential discussion please apply here or contact me on jane.setter@hutcheonmearns.co.uk