Group Finance Project Manager

We are seeking an experiencedGroup Finance Project Manager / Financial Remediation Specialistfor a 12-month contract focused on historical balance sheet clean-up, group consolidation remediation, and financial process standardisation.

This is not a standard month-end reporting or BAU accounting role. We are looking for an investigative, hands-on Finance Project Manager who excels at untangling complex historical ledger issues, reviewing legacy retained earnings, and adjusting multi-entity consolidation journals.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform deep-dive investigations into historical, unsubstantiated, and out-of-book opening balances. Resolve discrepancies between local statutory accounts and group ledgers.
• Directly execute rectifying and opening balance journals within Hyperion / HFM to ensure alignment across group equity, retained earnings, and entity-level balance sheets.
• Re-architect financial reporting workflows and SOPs for specialized areas (such as co-investment vehicles and staff loans), ensuring robust internal controls and clear audit trails.
• Work closely with Group Reporting teams, entity-level financial controllers, and external auditors to document historic adjustments and secure audit sign-off.

Key Requirements & Qualifications

• Experience with Hyperion/HFM
• Demonstrated experience in balance sheet substantiation, unwinding legacy accounting entries, chart of accounts mapping, or ledger cleansing.
• Background working with complex multi-entity, multi-jurisdictional group structures - doesn't necessarily have to be FS, any complex environments will be considered
• Ability to operate independently as a hands-on individual contributor to investigate root-cause data discrepancies.

This is a great role with the opportunity to make a tangible difference.