Finance & Reg Reporting Change Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Define the programme's scope, objectives, and framework.

• Lead the development of the financial business case.

• Establish governance and controls that align with Finance, Data, and Change frameworks.

• Ensure compliance and implement effective risk management strategies.

• Take ownership of programme plans, resource allocation, and progress tracking.

• Maintain transparency regarding milestones, costs, and benefits.

• Ensure that delivery outcomes align with strategic objectives and facilitate Finance and Regulatory Reporting transformation.

• Assign and optimize resources across Finance, Data, and Change communities.

• Build and sustain relationships with senior stakeholders while influencing decisions.

• Manage programme-level risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.

• Coach project managers and serve as an escalation point for delivery challenges.

• Monitor and report on programme costs and benefits, ensuring delivery remains within budget.

• Lead investment governance activities, which include business case reviews, benefit realization, and post-investment appraisals.

• Promote the adoption of data governance standards and ensure consistent data collection and reporting.

• Collaborate with customer experience teams to implement improvements enabled by Finance and Regulatory Reporting changes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Programme management qualifications such as MSP, PgMP, or APM.

• Demonstrated experience in delivering strategic Finance and Regulatory Reporting transformation initiatives.

• Experience in managing complex programmes with multiple dependencies across Finance, Data, and Change portfolios.

• Strong financial acumen, including investment appraisal, budgeting, forecasting, and benefits tracking.

• Comprehensive understanding of end-to-end Finance processes such as FP&A.

• Familiarity with regulatory standards, risk management, and dependency management.

• Knowledge of data governance principles.

• Strong stakeholder management abilities and the capability to influence at senior levels across various business areas.

• Experience with hybrid delivery methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall.

• Understanding of enterprise change standards.

• Familiarity with finance systems and data management principles.

• Awareness of emerging technologies, including RPA and AI.

• Strong analytical skills.

• For applications from Jersey or the Isle of Man, candidates who do not currently reside there must explicitly state in their CV that they have the right to live and work in their selected location.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first working arrangement.

• 35 hours per week.