At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead global budgeting and forecasting processes in a dynamic finance transformation.
- Company: Join a leading global professional services organisation with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, diverse work environment, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Exciting opportunity for career advancement in a major transformation agenda.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on financial processes and work with cutting-edge technologies.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant with strong experience in budgeting and forecasting transformation.
The predicted salary is between 59400 - 72600 £ per year.
Robert Half is recruiting for a Project Accountant to join a leading global professional services organisation during a major finance transformation. This role will lead the design, standardisation, and implementation of global budgeting and forecasting processes across a newly integrated business. Working closely with Finance, IT, Data, and senior stakeholders, you will help deliver scalable, efficient, and data-driven planning processes supported by new systems and technologies.
Key responsibilities:
- Define the global target operating model for budgeting and forecasting
- Design standardised end-to-end planning processes across business units
- Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and improve planning activity
- Partner with Finance, IT, Data, and implementation teams to align process and system design
- Ensure alignment across budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and consolidation
- Own global process standards, governance, and documentation
- Support training, communication, adoption, and transition to business-as-usual
Key requirements:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent)
- Strong experience leading budgeting and forecasting transformation in a large global organisation
- Deep understanding of FP&A processes including budgeting, rolling forecasts, long-range planning, scenario planning, and driver-based planning
- Experience in finance transformation and ERP/EPM implementation programmes
- Strong stakeholder management and senior executive engagement experience
- Knowledge of systems such as D365, OneStream, IBM Planning Analytics (TM1), or Workday Adaptive Planning
This is an excellent opportunity to join a global business with a strong collaborative culture and a major transformation agenda. You will need to be available to spend time in the clients Leeds based offices.
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