Finance Transformation Lead/Finance Systems Implementation Consultant required to lead a group-wide Finance Systems Replacement and technology enablement programme within a large FCA-regulated Financial Services organisation. Experience delivering Finance system implementations (eg, GL, AP/AR, PO workflow, Planning/MI tools) as a Finance business lead, rather than as an IT/technical project manager, is highly desirable. You will manage the full life cycle from requirements gathering and vendor selection through to implementation and transition to BAU, working closely with Finance, Technology, Data and third-party vendors.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end delivery of finance system/general ledger replacement

• Define future-state finance processes, data and reporting

• Manage vendor selection alongside Procurement

• Lead governance, RAID management and programme reporting

• Act as liaison across Finance, IT, Data teams and external suppliers

• Drive finance change management and operating model improvements

• Identify automation opportunities across AP, PO, budgeting, planning and MI reporting

Required Experience

• Proven delivery of finance systems or ERP implementation programmes

• Strong finance domain knowledge (GL, AP, AR, Financial Reporting, FP&A)

• Stakeholder management at senior level

• Vendor and third-party management

• Experience delivering complex cross-functional projects

Desirable

• Oracle and/or Microsoft Dynamics

• Financial services/FCA-regulated environment

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

• PRINCE2/APM/PMP

This is a key transformation role within a growing financial services organisation modernising its finance operating model and reporting capability.

This is a 12 month FTC. Hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in Swindon.

Technical Product Owner - Data Governance, required by a global organisation to own the vision, roadmap, and adoption of a Data Governance product ecosystem spanning data catalogue, lineage, metadata management, data quality, and data contracts. You will need strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work across Data Stewards, Architects, Security, Compliance, and Engineering teams, alongside a solid understanding of data governance concepts and cloud-based governance platforms such as OpenMetadata, AWS DataZone, or Collibra.

Experience working in an Agile environment is essential. You will translate governance and compliance requirements into actionable technical epics and user stories, prioritise the product backlog using value- and risk-based decision making, and drive adoption through workshops, enablement sessions, and onboarding materials. You must be comfortable owning the full life cycle of governance tooling - from evaluation and selection through to integration, optimisation, and continuous improvement.

You will need working knowledge of Python and SQL, familiarity with ETL/ELT concepts, data pipeline orchestration, and an ability to interpret architecture diagrams, APIs, schemas, and data models. An understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, monitoring, and observability as they relate to data platforms is required, along with awareness of modern data storage formats, including Delta Lake, Parquet, and Iceberg, distributed compute, and streaming technologies. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are a must, as is the ability to measure and communicate adoption, quality, and usage metrics against clear success criteria.

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Change Management or Business Readiness professional to join a thriving global financial services firm with revenues in excess of $10 billion. This is a pivotal role at the heart of strategic transformation — bridging project delivery and business-as-usual operations within a large, complex outsourcing environment.

The Role

You will lead business readiness strategy across major change programmes, ensuring smooth transitions into operational teams with minimal disruption. Working closely with project managers, operational leads and executive sponsors, you will align people, processes and operations — fostering collaboration, open communication and shared accountability throughout the change lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute readiness plans for strategic change projects, owning the go/no-go framework for major deployments
• Oversee end-to-end testing readiness and coordinate transition plans, ensuring operational acceptance criteria are met
• Define and implement communication strategies, training plans and rollout activities for large-scale change programmes
• Identify and mitigate operational risks, maintaining governance documentation including readiness assessments and go-live checklists
• Monitor readiness KPIs and report progress to senior leadership

The Ideal Candidate

• Experienced change leader with strong knowledge of change management methodologies such as PROSCI or ADKAR
• Background in delivery management with solid understanding of SDLC
• Experience managing change analyst teams within complex, large-scale programmes
• Pensions or financial services knowledge advantageous
• Strong cross-functional stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Proficient in JIRA, Confluence and SharePoint; data-driven with excellent communication skills

Why This Role

Professionals placed with this firm consistently highlight an outstanding working culture, genuine career development and exceptional colleagues. The firm offers hybrid working, 25 days holiday plus an additional company day, private healthcare, life insurance, a matched pension contribution of up to 10% and a wide range of flexible benefits.

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