Finance Project Lead - Change Management and Automation
Interim Finance Transformation/Change Management Specialist
Robert Half is delighted to be partnering with a South West based, international business to support them with recruiting a finance project specialist to join them on an interim basis for an initial period of six months.
Supporting the senior finance leader, you will play an integral part in the automation of current finance processes. Due to the nature of the business, and the potential need for an interim consultant please keep in mind theses tasks may be spread across multiple needs but for insight into some of the responsibilities of this role, please see below;- Assess financial processes - identify areas of improvement within the current finance team e.g. invoicing, reconciliation, budgeting and reporting
- Analysis of current processes; determining what tasks could potentially be automated with system improvement and AI based tools
- Customising automation with system integration across the standard finance processes
- Develop and maintain SOPs for finance automation processes
- Working with stakeholders across the business to align new ideas with business goals
- Change Management; leading and supporting change management efforts to shift from manual to automated processes and suggesting enhancements
- Compliance management; ensuring new processes comply with compliance requirements
- Cost reduction; measuring the cost benefits of automation, including reductions in time spent on manual tasks and improved staff productivity
- Proficient in automation tools, data analytics tools and finance software
- Ability to lead projects, manage timelines, and drive cross-functional collaboration
- Strong ability to communicate up and down line across the business
- Deep understanding of finance and accounting processes, including those listed above
- Ability to address complex challenges by leveraging automation technology
- Demonstrable experience of the tasks listed above with cost saving examples
Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will need to be onsite more often than not and we would expect this to be a minimum of three to four days a week.
As this role is an interim requirement, you will need to be immediately available or on less than a 2 week notice period. This role will be paid on a daily rate, with discussion of rates upon application.
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