Interim Finance Manager - Finance Shared Services

This is an excellent opportunity for an accountant with significant transformational change experience in a shared service centre environment. This role will be focusing on a range of tasks, but with a heavy focus on improving/automating processes in the shared service centre.

Client Details

My client are a major business in the Wiltshire area and they are leaders in their filed of expertise.

Description

The key responsibilities within this role:

• Identify pain points in the finance processes across O2C- Accounts Receivable & Collections, P2P - Accounts Payable & Expenses & R2R - Central reporting and recharges and work in collaboration with the Finance BPS team to identify and drive process improvements
• Run focused clinics to improve processes and perform root case analysis to diagnose process failures in collaboration with existing teams
• Review current key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics and establish any additional requirements to measure process performance and effectiveness
• Work with the Group Products Manager and Oracle support provider to drive system related issues resolution
• Lead change initiatives related to process improvements
• Be the project-lead for the Finance Shared Service SOX processes
• Build strong relationships with senior management and colleagues to achieve the goals you set shared services functions
• Ad-hoc projects as required

Profile

The successful candidate:

• A fully qualified Accountant - ACCA, ACA or CIMA
• Extensive experience in process management and process improvement
• Subject Matter Expert - AP, AR & GL (Good understanding of Finance processes)
• US GAAP knowledge
• SOX Experience
• Proven track record of driving process improvement initiatives and achieving measurable results
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify process gaps and recommend effective solutions
• Hands on approach
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment
• Adaptable and strong communicator
• Think outside the box
• Ability to understand processes, identify failings and create quick and effective solutions
• Ability to engage others and forge alliances with stakeholders
• A strong performance mindset and ability to get the job done

Job Offer

There is an excellent rate on offer of between £500-600 per day (depending on experience). This will be hybrid working in Swindon so candidates will need to live within a commutable distance of this.