Finance - Financial Performance (Project) SME

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Financial Performance (Project) SME to join our team on a 2-year Fixed term contract based nationally with flexible working., An exciting opportunity to join the fast Digital Strategy Programme and be part of shaping the future solution strategy to support the Delivery, Finance and People business functions.

This programme will focus on combining people, process, data and technology to create an overarching operating model for each of our core business solutions.

This role will be part of the Finance project that is part of a wider programme, focusing on the solutions which manage and automate our core Finance processes, including profit tracking, general ledger, accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), fixed asset management, purchasing, risk management and reporting.

Initial focus will be leading the discovery stage for the Finance workstream to support an aspirational to-be operating model to meet the organisation's long-term strategic objectives.

Procurement activity will then be undertaken to source the best-fit technology solution to underpin our future ways of

working. Focus will then move into implementation of the selected solution.

The role will report to the Line and / or Matrix Manager and is a business-facing role, where the individual must be comfortable dealing with senior business stakeholders, SMEs and end-users.

What you will bring to the role :

You will act as the subject matter expert (SME) for Financial Performance (Projects) forming an understanding of current processes and using your expertise advising on to be' processes covering :

Engage with the project team SMEs and stakeholders to join the project processes and finance systems and define, implement and embed key tools and processes to drive stakeholder ownership and accountability of their budgets.

This will cover both SAP and BAU projects.

• Ensure that all systems have the capabilities to capture both financial and people data and feed this through to projects


• Ensure that systems have capabilities to identify, track and report on projects separately via a separate module or otherwise, and links into BAU reporting


• Engage with business partners and budget holders to define, implement and embed tools to deliver consistent, accurate and timely, high quality financial reporting and management of budgets with a focus on automation and self-service environments.


This will include financials, TLC, TLR and value.

Drive a best practice environment for controls, processes and reporting for our corporate business partners and key stakeholders focussed on projects.

This will include budgeting and forecasting needs.

Together, with the wider finance digital strategy team collaborate to design and deliver tools that maintain and monitor the accuracy and integrity of the management accounting information being produced.

Including ensuring robust controls are designed and implemented to improve processes and efficiency.

• Review configuration of systems to minimise the need for manual journal entries.


• Providing insight and articulating the so what' from financial performance analysis. Providing clear succinct narrative reporting / information which is supported by the underlying data.


• Identifying the underlying drivers of financial performance and relevant KPIs to track and monitor to help understand financial performance.


You will use this knowledge to work with the Digital Strategy Programme on :

• Engage in workshops, meetings with the programme team and wider business stakeholders.


• Provide clarity on the As-is business processes, business rules and design.


• Provide SME support on the To be operating model.


• Help facilitate engagement with other stakeholders as required.


• Support the RFP process with inputs relevant to the finance functions and capabilities required when a new solution is identified.


• Help validate RFP responses when required.


• Support Business readiness activities.


• Support any future business user acceptance testing required.


• Support the projects requirements through SME knowledge on finance.


• Ability to suggest improvements for accounting practices and controls.


• Understanding of financial performance reporting.


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