Role purpose The Senior Programme Manager – Finance Systems will provide permanent, enterprise-level leadership for the Finance Systems & Transformation portfolio. The role combines programme delivery leadership with hands-on portfolio management, governance and PMO discipline, ensuring that strategic initiatives move from concept and approval through controlled execution, adoption and benefits realisation.
The role will maintain an integrated view across Finance transformation initiatives, including finance systems, planning and forecasting, reporting and analytics, controls improvement, process transformation and operating-model change. It will give Finance leadership clear visibility of priorities, delivery status, risks, dependencies, resources, costs and decisions, while holding workstream owners and delivery partners accountable for outcomes.

Translate the Finance Transformation strategy and roadmap into executable programmes, workstreams, milestones and outcomes. Drive delivery across multiple initiatives and intervene early where progress, ownership or quality is at risk.
Integrated portfolio planning: Own the consolidated transformation roadmap, integrated plan, critical path and cross-workstream dependencies. PMO and delivery discipline: Establish and maintain consistent planning, RAID, dependency, decision, change-control, financial tracking and document-management standards across the portfolio.
Risk, issue and escalation management: Maintain an enterprise view of delivery risks and issues, ensure mitigations have accountable owners and dates, and escalate material matters with clear options and recommendations.
Confirm that scope, requirements, testing, readiness, controls, documentation and handover are adequate before stage-gate decisions.
Build strong relationships across Finance, Finance Systems, Technology, Operations, Risk, Internal Audit and regional teams. Coordinate internal teams,



contractors and delivery partners; support mobilisation, onboarding and transition to permanent capability.
Ensure each initiative has a proportionate change approach covering communications, training, business readiness, operating procedures, ownership and transition into BAU.
Define measurable outcomes and benefits, track realisation after implementation and ensure lessons learned are reflected in future delivery standards.

Finance Transformation sponsors and Steering Committee; Technology and data teams; Risk, Controls, Internal Audit and external audit stakeholders; programme and project managers; implementation partners and specialist suppliers.

Integrated Finance Systems Transformation roadmap and portfolio plan with milestones, dependencies, resources and critical path.
Controlled programme financial and resource view covering budgets, forecasts, supplier costs and capacity.
Portfolio-level benefits tracking and post-implementation review.

Skills and experience
Significant experience leading complex, multi-workstream Finance Systems or enterprise transformation programmes.
Strong programme and portfolio management capability, including integrated planning, governance, RAID, dependencies, change control and benefits realisation.
Experience preparing executive and Steering Committee reporting and converting complex information into transparent decisions and recommendations.
Proven ability to coordinate Finance, Technology, Operations and external delivery partners in a matrix environment.
Experience challenging delivery plans,



driving recovery activity and holding senior workstream owners accountable.
Understanding of Finance processes, systems implementation, controls, testing, readiness and BAU transition.
Commercial and financial discipline covering budgets, forecasts, resource plans and supplier commitments.
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, facilitation and influencing skills.
Experience in Financial Services or another regulated, control-focused environment.
Experience with Finance ERP, EPM, reporting, data, controls or operating-model transformation.
Exposure to platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, Anaplan, Power BI, Qlik or Azure DevOps.
Experience establishing or maturing a transformation office, portfolio office or enterprise PMO.
Experience working across global teams and delivery partners, including India-based delivery models.
Recognised programme or project management qualification, such as MSP, PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent.
Finance, accounting, technology or transformation-related professional qualification.

Collaborative across cultures, functions and locations, with a strong commitment to building internal capability.

Transformation initiatives delivered to agreed outcomes, quality, cost and key milestones.
Leadership has a reliable, single view of programme status, decisions, risks, resources and dependencies.
Material risks and slippage are identified early, with timely recovery action and escalation.
Improved consistency and maturity of programme planning, reporting and delivery controls.
Reduced reliance on external programme leadership through sustainable permanent capability in India.

This is not a reporting-only PMO role. It is a senior, hands-on programme leadership position accountable for joining up the Finance Transformation portfolio, driving execution and maintaining the governance discipline required to deliver sustainable business outcomes.

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