Partner Group
Finance Project Lead
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Finance Project Lead
Up to £70,000 + benefits
6-month Fixed-term contract
Consumer
Ref: VKFPJ1432
Partner Financial is collaborating with a leading international consumer business that is currently undergoing a significant period of finance transformation and change. With a strong global presence and an established market position, the organisation is investing heavily in its finance function, with a particular focus on strengthening financial controls, improving reporting capabilities and driving greater efficiency through automation.
The Finance Project Lead will play a key role within the Finance team, leading a range of critical projects designed to enhance the control environment, improve reporting and streamline finance processes. This is a hands-on position suited to a qualified accountant who enjoys working across both technical finance and business transformation.
Responsibilities:
- Driving improvements across financial reporting, controls and finance processes to increase efficiency, accuracy and transparency.
- Developing and enhancing balance sheet reporting, with a particular focus on automation, data quality and reducing manual intervention.
- Designing and improving management information to provide stakeholders with clearer insight into financial performance, including Travel & Expenses reporting.
- Reviewing existing finance processes to identify control weaknesses, duplication and opportunities for greater efficiency.
- Developing and maintaining Risk & Control Matrices, ensuring key financial risks are appropriately identified, documented and mitigated.
- Working closely with finance stakeholders to strengthen the overall control environment and ensure processes remain fit for purpose.
- Providing hands-on support throughout the month-end close, helping to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Supporting internal and external audit activity, coordinating information requests and ensuring appropriate controls and supporting documentation are in place.
- Identifying opportunities to automate repetitive finance activities, reduce manual reporting and improve the overall quality of financial information.
- Partnering with finance and wider business teams to implement new processes, systems and controls effectively.
- Monitoring the impact of process changes and continuously identifying further opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the finance function.
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- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
- Strong technical accounting and financial control expertise.
- Proven experience delivering finance transformation, process improvement or control-related projects.
- Advanced Excel skills with strong analytical capabilities.
- Strong understanding of financial controls, reporting and balance sheet processes.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Proactive, hands-on and solutions-focused, with the ability to operate effectively in a changing environment.
Interested candidates should send their CV to Vas Karadimas, who will be contacting candidates with the closest match to the client’s selection criteria to arrange an initial meeting. If you have not heard from me, thank you for your interest but please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion. If you would like to have a confidential discussion about your current situation, then please feel free to give us a call to discuss.
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