Finance Transformation Manager

Finance Transformation Manager

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£690 Per day
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Summary: The Finance Transformation Manager will lead a high-profile end-to-end NetSuite ERP implementation for a PE-backed global media organization, primarily working remotely with occasional site visits to India. This strategic role focuses on enhancing finance operations, systems, and project delivery to meet private equity-driven objectives. The position requires a hands-on approach to influence finance processes and operational best practices across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead implementation of NetSuite Financials module (full lifecycle: discovery, design, testing, hypercare).
  • Transition from Microsoft Dynamics 365 to NetSuite, ensuring a scalable and cost-effective finance solution.
  • Define scope and boundaries for transformation; establish "what good looks like" for finance processes.
  • Drive best-practice design for key finance processes: Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (OTC), Record-to-Report (R2R), Quality Control and other finance operations.
  • Challenge and align tower leads to ensure adherence to scope and standards.
  • Partner with the business to bring operational processes to PE-level readiness, including governance, controls, and reporting improvements.
  • Deliver all transformation activities on time and to high quality, including discovery, design, implementation, testing, and post-go-live hypercare.
  • Ensure smooth transition off Dynamics 365 by Q4 2026.
  • Provide matrix leadership, mentoring, and motivation for finance operations teams (UK and APAC).
  • Influence stakeholders across finance, IT, and external consultants to achieve transformation goals.
  • Support the development of internal talent through coaching and guidance.
  • Strengthen existing finance transformation governance.
  • Monitor dependencies and risks, cost-saving initiatives, and ERP timelines.
  • Potential to contribute to emerging technology initiatives, including AI-enabled finance processes, following ERP stabilisation.

Key Skills:

  • Proven end-to-end ERP implementation experience, ideally NetSuite.
  • Strong finance transformation expertise, including process reengineering, reporting, and data models.
  • Experience in high-pressure, fast-paced, PE-backed environments.
  • Excellent mentoring, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Positive, can-do attitude and adaptability.
  • Exposure to multiple ERP implementations.
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience (desirable).
  • Familiarity with emerging technologies/AI (desirable).

Salary (Rate): £690/day

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Finance Transformation Manager
Flexible working (Greater London but mostly remote). Some site visits to India (approx. once every 6 weeks)
12 month contract (potential to extend)
Up to £690/day (outside IR35)

Altum is partnering with a PE-backed global media organisation, looking for a hands-on Finance Transformation Manager to lead a high profile end-to-end NetSuite ERP implementation. This role bridges finance operations, systems, and project delivery, ensuring the Finance team operates efficiently, leverages best practices, and meets PE-driven objectives.

This is more than an ERP role; it is a strategic opportunity to influence finance processes, Target Operating Model, and operational best practices across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

  1. ERP Implementation & Change Management
  • Lead implementation of NetSuite Financials module (full lifecycle: discovery, design, testing, hypercare).
  • Transition from Microsoft Dynamics 365 to NetSuite, ensuring a scalable and cost-effective finance solution.

  1. Process Workshops & Best Practices
  • Define scope and boundaries for transformation; establish "what good looks like" for finance processes.
  • Drive best-practice design for key finance processes:
    • Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
    • Order-to-Cash (OTC)
    • Record-to-Report (R2R)
    • Quality Control and other finance operations
  • Challenge and align tower leads to ensure adherence to scope and standards.
  • Partner with the business to bring operational processes to PE-level readiness, including governance, controls, and reporting improvements.

  1. End-to-End Delivery
  • Deliver all transformation activities on time and to high quality, including discovery, design, implementation, testing, and post-go-live hypercare.
  • Ensure smooth transition off Dynamics 365 by Q4 2026.

  1. Team Leadership & Coordination
  • Provide matrix leadership, mentoring, and motivation for finance operations teams (UK and APAC).
  • Influence stakeholders across finance, IT, and external consultants to achieve transformation goals.
  • Support the development of internal talent through coaching and guidance.

  1. Governance & Risk Management
  • Strengthen existing finance transformation governance.
  • Monitor dependencies and risks, cost-saving initiatives, and ERP timelines.

  1. Strategic and Technology Focus
  • Potential to contribute to emerging technology initiatives, including AI-enabled finance processes, following ERP stabilisation.

Key Requirements

Essential:

  • Proven end-to-end ERP implementation experience, ideally NetSuite.
  • Strong finance transformation expertise, including process reengineering, reporting, and data models.
  • Experience in high-pressure, fast-paced, PE-backed environments.
  • Excellent mentoring, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Positive, can-do attitude and adaptability.
  • Exposure to multiple ERP implementations.

Desirable:

  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience.
  • Familiarity with emerging technologies/AI

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