Global Process Lead – Record to Report in Bath

Are you passionate about process improvement and operational excellence? Help design, standardise and optimise Record to Report processes that support business growth worldwide. This person can be based in our Bath office on a hybrid working model. At Buro Happold, we're passionate about creating a more sustainable, equitable and resilient world. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, combining technical expertise with collaborative thinking to deliver meaningful impact across the built environment.

As part of our ambitious Future Finance Strategy, we're transforming the way finance supports our global business. We're now looking for a Global Process Lead (Record to Report) to join our growing Finance Shared Services team and play a pivotal role in shaping and standardising finance processes across our international organisation.

About The Role

This is a unique opportunity to help define and embed a global Record to Report (R2R) operating model across Buro Happold's five regions. Working closely with Finance, Business Services and Digital teams, you'll lead the assessment, design, documentation, governance and continuous improvement of end-to-end R2R processes. You'll be instrumental in supporting the evolution of our Finance Shared Services function, ensuring processes are efficient, scalable, controlled and capable of supporting future growth.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assess and document current-state R2R processes across multiple regions.
• Identify process variation, inefficiencies, risks and control gaps.
• Develop standardised global process documentation and operating standards.
• Drive process harmonisation and the removal of non-value-added activities.
• Support the transition of appropriate R2R activities into a Finance Shared Services model.
• Define process governance, controls, KPIs and service level expectations.
• Work with stakeholders globally to improve adoption and consistency.
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, AI, workflow tools and process optimisation technologies.
• Partner with Finance, IT and Digital teams to support future ERP and finance system developments.
• Act as a subject matter expert for Record to Report processes across the organisation.

About You:

We're looking for someone who combines deep finance process expertise with a passion for continuous improvement. You'll bring:

• Significant experience in Record to Report, Finance Operations, Financial Control, Shared Services or Global Business Services environments.
• Strong understanding of month-end close, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, fixed assets and financial controls.
• Experience designing, documenting and improving finance processes.
• A track record of delivering process standardisation and transformation initiatives.
• Experience working within multinational or complex global organisations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across teams and regions.
• A collaborative and pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.

Desirable Experience

It would be advantageous if you have experience with:

• Finance transformation or shared services programmes.
• ERP implementation or finance systems improvement projects.
• Lean, Six Sigma or other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Process automation, RPA, AI or workflow technologies.

Qualifications

Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent). Relevant experience may be considered alongside professional qualifications. Additional qualifications in process improvement, project delivery or change management are desirable.

Why Join Buro Happold?

At Buro Happold, we believe in creating a better, more sustainable world. You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions make a real difference.

What we Offer You:

• Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities.
• A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.

Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere. A place for everyone. Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers. Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive. We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.