Director of Finance Transformations

Location: London

Employment Type: Full time

Department: Finance

About Us: Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is the intelligent platform for travel and spend management. Built to tackle the time-consuming, manual work that gets in the way of real work, our tools automate everything from travel bookings to expenses, invoice processing, and more. By eliminating this shadow work that wastes hours, erodes morale, and saps innovation, we’re on a mission to power real work, with real impact. We’re trusted by more than 10,000 companies worldwide, including Wise, On Running, Breitling, and Fabletics, and we’re tackling the 7 hours of lost productivity per employee each week, a $1.7 trillion problem. Founded in 2015, Perk has grown into a global company of more than 1,800 people across 12 offices globally, with headquarters in London and Boston. We combine innovation, control, and simplicity to transform how businesses work and how people feel at work. At Perk, we’re driven by our values, like being an owner, delivering a 7-star experience, and working as one team. We value curiosity, purpose, and mindset, not just knowledge, to unlock the power in your potential.

The Role: The Director of Finance Transformation is responsible for leading and managing large-scale transformation initiatives within the finance and accounting organization. You will be responsible for developing and implementing innovative technology solutions that optimize our processes and systems. This role involves developing and implementing strategies to improve processes, enhance operational efficiency, and drive organizational change. As the Director of Finance Transformation, you will work closely with senior finance leadership, cross-functional teams, and external partners to ensure the successful execution of transformation projects.

What will you be doing?

• Collaborate with senior finance leadership to define transformation goals and objectives
• Lead and manage transformation projects from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget
• Conduct stakeholder interviews, working independently to fully understand current processes and identify opportunities for improvement, such as streamlining, elimination, standardization, and automation
• Identify opportunities for improvement (Current State Assessment/Gap Analysis) and innovation across the finance organization
• Collaborate closely with IT, product management, engineering/data teams, and stakeholders to define future state system architecture and technical roadmaps
• Evaluate existing systems and propose enhancements to improve efficiency, scalability, and user experience
• Stay up-to-date on industry trends and advancements in finance technology, and make recommendations for potential implementation at Perk
• Maintain project cadence by delivering project plans, analysis, deliverables, trackers, and other key project documents, or by overseeing analysts or partnering with other key stakeholders in the delivery of these resources
• Develop and manage budgets for finance technology initiatives, ensuring cost-effectiveness and ROI
• Develop and implement change management strategies to ensure smooth adoption of new processes and technologies, whilst maintaining compliance with control requirements and ultimately SOX
• Design/facilitate training sessions (where necessary) to employees to understand, and adapt to process improvement changes
• Establish OKRs, key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the success of transformation initiatives

What will you need to succeed?

• Demonstrated experience and previous success leading transformative organizational work.
• Proven ability to work with diverse stakeholders, manage competing agendas and priorities, and translate complex information across functions.
• Strong operational capability, with the ability to oversee the process to deliver projects, timelines and budgets, effective customer management skills.
• Highly collaborative, strong interpersonal skills and cross-functional team experience; ability to lead and influence.
• Demonstrate ability to shift between business-focused conversations with a financial leader to a technology-focused conversation with a technology team.
• Ability to deliver executive level updates and determine when to escalate to management and identify the right stakeholders for decision making.
• Critically analyze and assess the adequacy of internal controls and opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains.
• Ability to work globally and cross-functionally to lead change in a fast-paced environment.
• Well-developed sense of urgency and follow through.
• Affinity for a high-performance, project-oriented work environment
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills with a strong ability to clearly communicate via PowerPoint documents and present information to all levels of management.
• Willingness to challenge the status quo while driving with a sense of urgency
• Comfortable building and driving new frameworks and processes with cross-functional teams
• Ownership mentality, intellectual curiosity, and an ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Experience working with Agile Project and Portfolio Management tools such as Jira a plus
• Strong passion for designing and implementing solutions using next-generation technology such as data analytics, machine learning, and generative AI
• Demonstrates Perk’s values through work product and within day to day team interactions.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or other business-related field of study preferred.
• Minimum of 10+ years of accounting operational and or related experience in managing the delivery of transformation programs with proven track record of success.

What you will get in return - Our Benefits:

• Receive competitive compensation and equity ownership in Perk
• Rest and recharge with 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Take control of your physical health with private medical cover and voluntary dental insurance from Bupa, and discounted gym memberships with GymFlex
• Plan for your future with our qualifying earnings company pension plan with Aviva
• Know that your loved ones are protected financially through your Life Insurance if the worst were to happen
• Rest assured that you’re covered by income protection in case you experience a long-term sickness or absence
• Leverage tax-efficient cycle and electric car schemes with Cycle2Work & Octopus
• Join our unforgettable Perk events, including our spectacular annual summer party
• Always feel supported with Spring Health, our market-leading wellbeing partner, providing fast, comprehensive access to 12x therapy and 12x coaching sessions for you and your loved ones
• Focus on your family with 12-16 weeks’ paid parental leave
• Contribute to your community with 16 paid hours per year to spend volunteering for your dearest charitable causes
• Broaden your horizons with up to 20 "Work from Anywhere" days per year
• Stay savvy with access to a wide variety of discounts and rewards
• Follow your passions and take a four-week, fully paid sabbatical once you reach 5 years
• Let us help you move to one of our hubs with relocation support

How We Work: At Perk, we take an IRL-first approach to work, where our team works together in-person 3 days a week. As such, this role requires you to be based within commuting distance of our hubs. We fundamentally believe in the value of meeting in real life to improve connectivity, productivity, creativity and ultimately making us a great place to work. For certain roles, we can help with relocation from anywhere in the world, English is the official language at the office. Please submit your resume in English if you choose to apply. Do not forget to submit an updated portfolio and/or resume.

Perk is a global company with a diverse customer base, and we want to make sure the people behind our product reflect that. We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means you’re welcome at Perk regardless of how you look, where you’re from, or anything else that makes you, well, you.

Protect Yourself from Recruitment Scams: All official communication from Perk will always come from email addresses ending in @perk.com or @externalperk.com, our verified social media channels, or recruiters listed on our official LinkedIn page. We will never ask you to pay for equipment, training, or fees, request sensitive personal information such as bank details early in the process, or communicate through unofficial apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, or Signal. If you receive a message claiming to be from Perk that seems suspicious, please do not respond. Forward it to security [at] perk .com, and we will confirm whether it is legitimate.