Overview
In this Finance Project Manager role, you drive strategic finance initiatives within a global consultancy to improve performance and reporting through transformation projects. You’ll lead a portfolio of finance-focused programs within the Finance Transformation & Operations team, collaborating with Finance, IT and business stakeholders to deliver measurable benefits. The role combines governance, automation and system changes to support sustainable project outcomes. This is a hybrid position based in Bath, offering exposure to complex, cross-functional initiatives with real business impact.
Pay / Benefits
- hybrid working
- private medical insurance
- life assurance
- pension scheme
- 25 days holiday
- car allowance
Responsibilities
- Lead multiple finance projects from initiation to implementation
- Manage project scope, timelines, risks, budgets and governance
- Build relationships with senior stakeholders across the business
- Drive finance process improvement, automation and standardisation
- Support finance system implementations, upgrades and integrations
- Establish effective project governance, reporting and decision-making frameworks
- Coordinate testing, training, user acceptance and deployment activities
- Ensure projects deliver measurable benefits aligned to business objectives
Key requirements
- Proven experience leading and delivering projects in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent project planning, organisational and stakeholder management skills
- Experience managing project governance, risks and dependencies
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels
- Experience using project management methodologies and tools
- A proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach
- Experience delivering finance transformation or finance change projects (beneficial)
- Knowledge of finance processes, controls or systems (beneficial)
- Experience working with ERP platforms (beneficial)
- Project management qualification such as PRINCE2, APM or PMP (beneficial)
- proactive
- collaborative
- solutions-focused
- project management methodologies and tools
- ERP platforms (beneficial)
- finance systems knowledge (beneficial)
Finance Project Manager in Bath employer: BuroHappold Engineering
Buro Happold is an exceptional employer that champions innovation and collaboration, making it an ideal place for a Finance Business Partner to thrive. With a hybrid working model based in the beautiful city of Bath, employees enjoy a supportive work culture that prioritises professional growth and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including private medical insurance and generous holiday entitlement. Join a world-renowned consultancy where your financial expertise will directly influence impactful projects and contribute to a sustainable future.
