Finance Business Change Manager in London

We are seeking three highly motivated and experienced Systems and Data Change Managers to play a critical role in our multi-year global finance transformation, enabled by Oracle Cloud. You will be focussed on one of the three process areas; Procure-to-Pay (PTP), Record-to-Report (RTR), and Record-to-Cash (RTC) and will be responsible for leading and managing the people-side of change, ensuring successful adoption of the new process and system.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive change management strategy encompassing stakeholder engagement, communication, training and adoption interventions.
• Responsible for developing and leading the change plan for area/workstreams and can operate independently to have this produced ready for review by Systems & Process Change Manager.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to collect changes to processes, assess impacts of these and create detailed mitigation plans at a divisional, regional level.
• Create and deliver workshops playing back impacts and change journeys to responsible business areas.
• Work with the ‘Systems & Process Change Manager’ to conduct thorough impact assessments to identify potential changes to roles, processes, and systems resulting from the Oracle Cloud implementation.
• Work closely with the Communications Lead to plan, write and cascade communications to keep stakeholders informed.
• Support senior stakeholders and workstream leads in understanding and managing the change.
• Proactively identify and address potential resistance to change, developing mitigation strategies and fostering a positive change environment.
• Collaborate closely with the technical implementation team to ensure alignment between system changes and business requirements.
• Work with the Business Readiness lead to develop and implement change readiness assessments to gauge stakeholder preparedness and identify areas requiring additional support.
• Identify interconnectivities between the process and ensure these are communicated and trained as required.
• Develop personas and the change journeys.
• Track and report on change management activities, identifying and managing risks, issues and dependencies.
• Track adoption and manage any post-implementation change interventions.

Skills & Capabilities

• Proven experience in leading and managing large scale, change initiatives within complex, global organisations, preferably within a finance or technology context.
• Ability to analyse and present large data sets to stakeholders in an accessible way.
• Experience of managing difficult stakeholders in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Solid understanding of one or more of the finance processes (Procure to Pay, Revenue to Cash, Record to Report).
• Strong understanding of change management methodologies (e.g., Prosci, ADKAR) and their practical application.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud applications (e.g., ERP, EPM) is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix organisation and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong project management skills, effectively driving packages of work forward to successful completion.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to diverse audiences.
• Proficient in MS Office products, particularly PowerPoint.
• Ensures accuracy and high-quality work through meticulous attention to detail.
• Thrives in dynamic environments, managing shifting priorities to consistently deliver exceptional results.
• Ability to design and facilitate workshops to get the desired outcomes.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in change management roles, preferably within a large, multinational organisation.
• Relevant professional certifications in change management (e.g., Prosci, CCMP) is a plus.
• Experience working on a technology-enabled transformation (e.g., SAP/Oracle etc).

Measure of Success

• Successful adoption of the new Oracle Cloud system within PTP, RTR, and RTC processes.
• High levels of stakeholder engagement and satisfaction with the change management process.
• Minimal disruption to business operations during and after the system implementation.
• Positive impact on overall finance transformation goals and objectives.

Benefits

• Uncapped Holiday Allowance.
• Enhanced Pension Scheme.
• Bonus Scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Income protection.
• Private healthcare (with option to add dependent).
• £/₤1,000 annual self-development learning fund & Access to thousands of Udemy courses.
• Invest via the Company Share save Scheme, Discount vouchers, Volunteering days.
• Enhanced Parental Leave and paid time off for appointments.
• Reward portal e.g., electric car scheme, gym membership discounts etc.
• Wellbeing scheme.
• On-site Gym, Canteen and Gaming area plus many more!