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In this role, you'll lead Finance-led change initiatives. You will also manage Finance-related projects within larger enterprise-wide programmes.\nThis helps deliver strategic business objectives while ensuring Finance regulatory, statutory, and control requirements are met. This is an exciting opportunity to work with senior collaborators across the organisation, driving complex projects starting at the initial phase and continuing to successful implementation. What you'll be doing Leading Finance projects and Finance workstreams within wider business transformation programmes from initiation through to delivery.\nDefining project scope, securing resources and establishing delivery plans that meet agreed timelines, budgets and quality standards. Managing and coordinating cross-functional project teams and subject matter experts to achieve successful outcomes. Developing, maintaining and monitoring detailed project plans, ensuring milestones and results are achieved.\nIdentifying, assessing and proactively managing project risks, issues and dependencies. Coordinating user acceptance testing activities, including the development of testing strategies and plans. Managing project governance processes, including steering committees, working groups and stakeholder reporting.\nBuilding positive relationships with stakeholders across Finance and the wider business to drive collaboration and engagement. Managing changes to project scope, schedules and costs through effective governance and control frameworks. Producing clear project documentation and providing regular updates to senior stakeholders.\nThe successful candidate will act as the bridge between finance and programme teams, coordinating finance-related workstreams and ensuring delivery of changes across reporting, treasury, and finance processes. 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