Finance Transformation Lead

Location: St James's

Finance Transformation Lead – Operations

Location:

London (Hybrid)

Contract:

12-Month Fixed-Term Contract Salary: £110,000 - £120,000 per annum plus discretionary bonus Reed Finance are partnering with a leading international private-equity backed organisation on the recruitment of an experienced Finance Transformation Lead to play a pivotal role within a high-profile transformation programme. This is a commercially focused finance position, combining financial governance, investment appraisal, budgeting, forecasting, and executive-level reporting in a fast-paced change environment.

This opportunity will required an experienced senior finance professional who can demonstrate they have led a transformation programme of work and have demonstrated experience providing strategic finance advice to C-Suite stakeholders within a fast-paced private-equity backed organisation.

Key Responsibilities Review and challenge investment cases, ensuring robust financial assumptions and clear business benefits. Provide financial oversight across multiple transformation work streams, tracking spend against budget and identifying risks and opportunities. Produce monthly financial reporting and management information for senior stakeholders. Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities for the transformation programme. Develop financial models to support strategic decision-making, resource planning, and investment prioritisation.

Ensure strong financial controls, governance, and compliance with internal policies. Partner with programme leaders, finance teams, and senior stakeholders to support delivery of transformation objectives. About You Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or qualified by experience. Proven experience supporting large-scale transformation, change, or programme environments. Exposure to contractor workforce management and procurement governance. Ideally experience working within a private-equity backed business within a transformation or operational finance role Strong financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and business case evaluation skills.

Experience producing board-level or executive financial reporting. Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and challenge at senior levels. Comfortable working in a complex, fast-moving, and evolving environment. What's on Offer Opportunity to play a key role in a major business transformation programme. Exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making. Collaborative and high-performing team environment. Competitive salary and benefits package.

Hybrid working and excellent career development opportunities. If you're an experienced finance professional with a strong transformation and operational finance background, we'd love to hear from you.