Senior Finance Project Manager

Are you ready to chart your own career path? With our refreshed strategy, we’re building on our rich heritage and transforming our business to be more scalable and efficient, unlocking the capabilities needed for future success. This includes significantly investing in technology, streamlining the way we work and creating an environment where colleagues feel engaged, empowered and accountable; where they can show up, speak up and perform - because we believe in the difference our work makes.

At a glance:

• Location: Cirencester Office
• Workplace Type: Hybrid
• Employment Type: 12 month Fixed-Term Contract - Open to full time or part time candidates (3-5 days per week)
• Seniority: Mid-Senior Level

About the role

We're looking for an experienced Senior Finance Project Manager to join our CFO Business Office, reporting to the Head of Finance Architecture. In this role, you'll lead Finance-led change initiatives. You will also manage Finance-related projects within larger enterprise-wide programmes. This helps deliver strategic business objectives while ensuring Finance regulatory, statutory, and control requirements are met. This is an exciting opportunity to work with senior collaborators across the organisation, driving complex projects starting at the initial phase and continuing to successful implementation.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading Finance projects and Finance workstreams within wider business transformation programmes from initiation through to delivery.
• Defining project scope, securing resources and establishing delivery plans that meet agreed timelines, budgets and quality standards.
• Managing and coordinating cross-functional project teams and subject matter experts to achieve successful outcomes.
• Developing, maintaining and monitoring detailed project plans, ensuring milestones and results are achieved.
• Identifying, assessing and proactively managing project risks, issues and dependencies.
• Coordinating user acceptance testing activities, including the development of testing strategies and plans.
• Managing project governance processes, including steering committees, working groups and stakeholder reporting.
• Building positive relationships with stakeholders across Finance and the wider business to drive collaboration and engagement.
• Managing changes to project scope, schedules and costs through effective governance and control frameworks.
• Producing clear project documentation and providing regular updates to senior stakeholders.

The successful candidate will act as the bridge between finance and programme teams, coordinating finance-related workstreams and ensuring delivery of changes across reporting, treasury, and finance processes.

About you

You'll be a highly organised and influential Project Manager with experience of delivering complex change initiatives within financial services. Comfortable working with senior stakeholders, you'll have the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery while navigating a fast-paced and evolving environment. You'll bring strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills, alongside a solid understanding of Finance functions and processes.

• Significant experience delivering complex projects and business change initiatives within a financial services environment.
• Solid understanding of project delivery methodologies, project lifecycle management and governance frameworks.
• Excellent collaborator management skills with capacity to influence and engage senior leaders across multiple business areas.
• Financial services or Finance function experience, including an understanding of regulatory, statutory and financial reporting processes.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Microsoft Project.

What's in it for you?

Whatever stage of life you're in, our benefits are designed to provide the support, flexibility, and peace of mind you need to thrive both at work and beyond. In addition to our discretionary annual bonus scheme, which reflects both individual and company performance, you'll benefit from a market-leading benefits package tailored to support your wellbeing, financial security, and family life.

• 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.
• Private Medical Insurance – company-funded cover for you and your immediate family.
• Generous Pension Scheme – a non-contributory employer contribution of 10%, increasing with length of service up to 15%, plus the opportunity to increase this through salary sacrifice.
• Enhanced Parental Leave – up to 26 weeks' full pay to support growing families.
• Protection Benefits – company-funded critical illness cover, income protection, and life assurance.
• EV salary sacrifice scheme through Tusker.

Reasonable Adjustments

We're an equal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all. If you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us at careers@sjp.co.uk. Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extended career break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you tick every box.