Summary: The Interim Global Finance Shared Service Lead is responsible for overseeing finance operations within a Global Business Services (GBS) framework, managing a large international team across multiple territories. This role involves ensuring compliance and internal controls while driving transformational initiatives and process improvements. The position requires collaboration with senior stakeholders to align finance shared services with organizational goals. The contract is fixed-term, lasting between 6 to 12 months, with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end finance shared services operations, covering payables, receivables, and month-end close.
• Ensure strong internal controls and compliance across global finance processes.
• Directly manage three Global Process Owners (GPOs), driving performance and process improvement.
• Support the implementation of a transformation and change agenda, focusing on delivery and execution (as opposed to design).
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across the business to ensure finance shared services aligns with broader organisational goals and milestones.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience leading finance shared services operations in a complex, multinational environment.
• Strong background in R2R (Record to Report) accounting, with expertise leading global teams in month-end close, payables, and receivables.
• A track record of delivering transformation initiatives within finance operations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, change-driven environment, ensuring seamless service delivery.

Salary (Rate): 200000

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: fixed-term

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Finance