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Finance Business Partner - Morgan McKinley

Morgan McKinleyLondon🇬🇧United Kingdom

Why this role stands out

This VP-level Finance Business Partner role offers a significant opportunity to lead impactful change initiatives at a leading financial services organization, bridging the gap between Finance and Technology with a competitive £120,000 salary. You will thrive here if you are an experienced leader adept at project management and stakeholder liaison, with the hybrid model providing excellent flexibility. Apply now to drive critical finance transformations and advance your career.

Quick overview

Salary£85k/yr
SeniorityLeader
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeHybrid
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
AgileERPFP&AGeneral LedgerReconciliationRegulatory ReportingStakeholder Management

Job description

VP - Finance Change Business Partner
Location: London
Salary: £120,000
Employment Type: Permanent
Level: Vice President
We are working with a leading financial services organisation that is looking to appoint a Vice President - Finance Change Business Partner to join its Finance Change and Transformation function.
This is a key role acting as the bridge between Finance and Technology, delivering change initiatives across Finance and taking ownership of projects from initial requirements gathering and analysis through to implementation, testing, cutover and post-go-live support.
The Role
As a Finance Change Business Partner, you will:

  • Lead and deliver Finance change initiatives from requirements gathering through to implementation.
  • Translate business requirements into functional specifications, user stories and acceptance criteria.
  • Conduct current-state and future-state gap analysis and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Act as the key liaison between Finance stakeholders, Technology teams, developers and vendors.
  • Lead projects, managing scope, timelines, risks, dependencies, governance and stakeholder communication.
  • Support Finance system implementations, including data mapping, migration and integration requirements.
  • Work across Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies.
  • Coordinate SIT and UAT, including test scenarios, defect management and re-testing.
  • Lead stakeholder workshops and project meetings.
  • Support cutover, training, knowledge transfer and post-go-live stabilisation.
  • Support internally developed and third-party regulatory reporting solutions.
What We're Looking For
We are looking for an experienced Finance Change professional with a strong understanding of both Finance and technology-enabled change.
You should have:
  • A minimum of 5 years' experience within Financial Services.
  • Strong Finance domain knowledge across areas such as:
    • General Ledger and Sub-Ledger
    • Product Control / P&L reporting
    • Financial consolidation and intercompany accounting
    • FP&A and automated allocations
    • Finance data models and chart of accounts
    • Regulatory reporting
    • Trade lifecycle and front-to-back processes
  • Strong experience across the project/change lifecycle.
  • Experience implementing or supporting Finance platforms, ERP systems, product control solutions or reconciliation tools.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Excellent analytical and organisational abilities.
  • Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, charts and dashboards.
  • Experience with reporting/BI tools such as Power BI would be advantageous.
Desirable Experience
Experience with Oracle eBusiness Suite, IBM Planning Analytics, Essbase, AI/automation tools or regulatory reporting solutions would be advantageous.
Knowledge of regulatory reporting frameworks including FCA IFPR/MIF, EU IFR/IFD, EBA COREP and Risk Data Aggregation (RDA) would also be beneficial.
A fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) is desirable but not essential.

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