Finance Project Manager

Location: Welham Green

Finance Project Manager – Capex & Transformation Derbyshire | Hybrid Working £65,000–£70,000  £7,000 Car Allowance  Bonus  Benefits Are you a qualified accountant with experience in project finance, capital investment, finance business partnering or improving financial processes? Looking for an opportunity to step into a more project-focused role, influence how finance operates and lead meaningful improvements across a large, complex organisation?

Eaton Syalon is exclusively partnering with a large, complex UK organisation to recruit a Finance Project Manager into its central Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional who enjoys working across the business, managing projects, improving processes and delivering meaningful change. You don't necessarily need to come from a dedicated finance transformation background. We're equally interested in hearing from Project Accountants, Finance Business Partners, Capital Investment Accountants and Finance Managers who have strong project experience and enjoy making things work better.

The opportunity Your initial focus will be taking a leading role in a significant, business-wide Capital Expenditure (Capex) improvement programme. Working closely with the Financial Controller and senior stakeholders across Finance and Operations, you'll help review, redesign and improve how the organisation plans, approves, monitors and reports on capital investment. This is a varied, high-profile role combining financial expertise, project management, stakeholder engagement and process improvement.

Key responsibilities will include:
· Leading improvements across the end-to-end capital investment process, from business cases and project approvals through to financial forecasting, cost tracking and project closure.
· Reviewing existing finance processes, identifying inefficiencies and developing practical solutions that improve consistency, accuracy and financial control.
· Managing project plans, milestones, deliverables and stakeholder engagement to ensure improvements are delivered effectively.
· Working closely with Finance, Operations and other business teams to understand requirements and develop better ways of working.
· Improving Capex reporting, financial information and visibility of investment performance.
· Supporting the assessment and potential implementation of new finance systems, software and reporting tools.
· Coordinating testing, training and the successful introduction of new processes across the organisation.
· Contributing to wider finance improvement initiatives, including process standardisation, controls and reporting efficiencies.
· Managing and developing one direct report involved in a separate finance improvement project. Who are we looking for? We're looking for a qualified accountant who enjoys getting involved in projects, challenging existing processes and working collaboratively to deliver improvements. You'll ideally bring:
· ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.
· Experience gained in project accounting, finance business partnering, capital investment, financial control, finance systems or finance transformation.
· Exposure to managing or supporting significant projects, whether capital investment, operational improvement, systems implementation or financial process change.
· Strong financial and analytical skills, with the ability to understand complex processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
· Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing colleagues across Finance and the wider business.
· Good organisational and project management skills, including managing priorities, timescales and deliverables.
· An appetite for improving how Finance operates and…