Finance Transformation Project Manager / Business Analyst
Summary
A 12-month fixed-term contract at William Reed in Crawley, West Sussex: leading delivery of a finance transformation programme — managing scope, risks, stakeholders and dependencies while translating business requirements into technology-enabled solutions that reshape the finance function.
- Leading the delivery of finance transformation projects and business change initiatives against agreed outcomes, benefits and organisational goals.
- Managing project scope, priorities, risks, dependencies and resources to support successful delivery.
- Translating complex business requirements into practical solutions that balance organisational needs and delivery constraints.
- Providing analysis, insight and recommendations to support decisions where information may be ambiguous, incomplete or evolving.
- Building alignment across stakeholders with differing priorities, interests and objectives.
- Influencing the design, implementation and adoption of change to maximise organisational benefit and minimise delivery risk.
- Facilitating collaboration between business stakeholders, delivery teams, suppliers and partners to achieve shared outcomes.
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes, ways of working and effectiveness.
- Supporting the embedding of change to ensure improvements are sustainable and benefits are realised.
- Strong experience delivering finance transformation or change projects.
- Experience combining professional knowledge of project management, finance business analysis and organisational change within a complex business environment.
- Good technical understanding of data structures, systems integrations and technology-enabled solutions with the ability to speak with technical experts.
- Excellent analytical and commercial judgement to evaluate challenges, identify opportunities and determine appropriate solutions.
- Knowledge of governance, risk management, process improvement and delivery frameworks.
- Ability to interpret business, operational and strategic requirements and translate them into practical and achievable outcomes.
- Effective communication, stakeholder, and influencing skills to collaborate across functions and levels of the business, including non-technical & finance colleagues.
- Awareness of emerging practices, technologies and approaches relevant to organisational effectiveness and delivery performance.
- Generous annual leave –25 days plus standard England and Wales bank holidays for full-time employees
- Long service holiday reward – Receive an extra day's annual leave for each year of service after six years, up to a maximum of 30 days plus bank holidays for full-time colleagues
- Christmas office closure – Enjoy additional paid leave between Christmas Day and New Year's Day to cover discretionary office closure days
- Holiday purchase scheme – Buy up to three additional days' annual leave each year and spread the cost over up to six months
- MeDay – Take an additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday, a cultural or religious event, or another occasion that is meaningful to you
- Volunteering day – One paid day each year to support a charity, community group or cause close to your heart
- Hybrid and agile working – Flexible ways of working to help you balance work and life commitments (role dependent)
- Enhanced pension contributions – Benefit from employer pension contributions above the statutory minimum
- Life assurance – Providing financial protection and peace of mind for you and your loved ones
- Group Income Protection – Financial support if you're unable to work due to long-term illness or injury
- Family-friendly policies – Enhanced pay entitlements to support you and your family during important life events
- Health and wellbeing support, including:
- Healthcare cash plan
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Virtual GP service
- Health and wellbeing resources and tools
- Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion – Supported by employee-led networks, with a culture where everyone feels welcome and valued. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer
- Cycle to Work scheme – Save money and support a healthier commute
- Electric Car scheme – Access an affordable and sustainable way to drive an electric vehicle