Transformation Accountant

Robert Half is partnering with a well established social infrastructure business in South Manchester to recruit a Finance Transformation Lead.

Working closely with senior finance leadership, you will drive process improvement, strengthen financial controls, and support enhancements across systems, policies, and the finance operating model.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives across the finance function
• Review and redesign finance processes to improve efficiency, control, and scalability
• Strengthen key financial controls including P2P, expenses, and balance sheet processes
• Support finance systems improvements and policy implementation
• Identify control gaps and process inefficiencies, delivering practical solutions
• Standardise and document finance processes to improve consistency and resilience
• Support project coordination, ensuring delivery against timelines and objectives
• Partner with stakeholders to support effective change management and adoption
• Provide clear reporting, risk tracking, and progress updates to senior leadership

About You

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
• Proven experience in finance transformation or process improvement roles
• Experience with in a private equity-backed or similarly fast-paced, high-accountability environment
• Strong understanding of finance operations, controls, and change delivery
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Advanced Excel and strong analytical capability

Hands-on, proactive approach with strong delivery focus.

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