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1st Central · 5 hours ago

Finance Change Lead

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

1st Central is a market-leading insurance company focused on delivering great value insurance with excellent service. They are seeking a Finance Change Lead to support the Finance Change Manager in administering and maintaining core financial systems, while also leading change management initiatives and project management support.

Financial ServicesInsurance

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Together with the Finance Change Manager and Group Finance Systems Manager responsible for the execution of finance systems change ensuring it continually adapts to complement the Groups operating model:

Pre-release – ensure clear articulation and understanding of the business case of what the proposed change is required to deliver and assure that the detailed requirements and solution design will deliver the same

Release – agree scope and deliverables for each sprint & and in-process changes to it. Assure the quality of development & testing, sing, off Live testing requirements and confirm go/no go to deploy the release into production

Post release – ensure all warranty defects are resolved, and ongoing production monitoring & continuous improvement are in place

Lead, design, test and implement technical system changes to deliver ongoing continuous improvements to Finance

Lead the gathering and documentation of change requests, and requirements from the wider Finance function liaising with SMEs to assist with prioritisation and design of configuration changes

Assist with the management and delivery of Finance transformation projects with the help of 3rd party support and key stakeholders

Responsible for key administration changes within Workday, ensuring key system control and integrity is maintained and protected

Assist in the design and production of Workday reports, Business Processes, and Integrations

Lead the prioritisation and resolution of any incidents and issues, liaising with relevant stakeholders and 3rd party support/vendors to agree actions, owners, and dates

Build effective working relationships and influence across all levels, fostering an open and collaborative culture

Manage and lead finance system updates and maintenance development work across all finance systems

Challenging current practices, actively seeking to improve processes, whilst managing risk

End user set-up and security maintenance, as required

Comply with the requirements, and act in accordance with, the Group Code of Conduct and Fitness and Propriety policies at all times

Ensure compliance with Company Policies, Values and guidelines and other relevant standards/ regulations at all times

Conduct colleague management duties including:

Delivering coaching and feedback to direct report to achieve KPI’s and SLAs, and conducting regular performance reviews, including probationary reviews and annual appraisals as necessary

Deal with colleague issues including monitoring absence

Assist in the recruitment process where necessary

Qualification

Workday FinancialsAdaptive PlanningChange managementBusiness analysisERP systemsFinancial systemsProject managementMicrosoft applicationsAnalytical skillsCoaching skillsAgile developmentLeanSix SigmaLeadership skillsCommunication skills

Required

Have experience in either Workday Financials or Adaptive Planning

Communicating, challenging and influencing senior management is your strength

Change delivery experience

Experience in an accounting/finance function

Experience as a finance system administrator and / or finance change role

Experience with ERP, General Ledger or P2P systems

Experience of system implementations and post go-live support models

Proficient in Microsoft applications, especially Excel

Strong mathematical, analytical, and organization skills

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Good leadership, mentoring and coaching skills

Strong analytical skills and ability to drive process improvement, based upon analysis of data

Work effectively under pressure and think clearly and logically in challenging situations

Knowledge of Agile development approaches

Report writing across a number of systems

Results driven with a constant eye on the detail but understand the audience

Acts as a role model and motivates other

Empathetic approach to leadership with an ability to get the best out of a wide range of stakeholders

Ability to lead and influence

A driven attitude to deliver controlled change and rapidly overcome obstacles

An agile approach to project management and able to rapidly react to changes in business priorities to take advantage of emerging business and customer opportunities