Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment
Finance Data & Governance Lead
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Finance Data & Governance Lead
Finance Data & Governance Lead
Marc Daniels is working with a well-known company to recruit a Finance Data & Governance Lead to support a major finance transformation programme. This is a key opportunity for a data-driven professional to take ownership of the finance data workstream, helping to improve:
- Data quality
- Governance
- Reporting
- Migration readiness
across the business.
Working closely with Finance, Technology, and wider transformation teams, you will:
- Define data standards
- Establish ownership models
- Ensure finance data is structured to support:
- Stronger controls
- Better decision-making
- More efficient processes
The role suits someone who enjoys turning complex data challenges into clear actions and sustainable solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the finance data workstream across transformation activity, ensuring:
- Clear plans
- Priorities
- Delivery milestones
- Define and maintain finance data standards, including:
- Master data
- Hierarchies
- Mappings
- Chart of accounts
- Core data rules
- Lead:
- Data cleansing
- Validation
- Migration readiness activities
- Track:
- Data quality
- Completeness
- Ownership
- Readiness throughout the programme
- Work with Finance and Technology stakeholders to resolve:
- Data issues
- Risks
- Dependencies
- Support the design of data structures that improve:
- Reporting
- Automation
- Process standardisation
- Help establish strong post-implementation governance, ownership, and control processes
- Ensure data requirements are embedded across:
- Solution design
- Testing
- Cutover
- Business readiness
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What We’re Looking For
- Experience in:
- Finance data
- Master data
- Data governance
- Reporting
- Transformation environments
- Strong understanding of:
- Finance processes
- Financial data
- Good knowledge of:
- Data quality
- Data management
- Governance principles
- Experience supporting:
- Data cleansing
- Mapping
- Validation
- Migration activities
- Strong:
- Analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Confident:
- Stakeholder management
- Communication skills
- Ability to:
- Work across business and technical teams
- Drive issues through to resolution
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Desirable Experience
- Exposure to:
- Finance ERP systems
- Finance systems implementation
- Experience working with:
- Reporting tools
- Data structures
- Process improvement initiatives
- A proactive and organised approach with:
- Ability to work independently
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