Finance Transformation Manager

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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Governance & Risk Management

• Strengthen existing finance transformation governance.
• Monitor dependencies and risks, cost-saving initiatives, and ERP timelines.

6. 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