Operational Finance Business Partner

Operational Finance Business Partner – Interim
Central London | Hybrid | 9-Month Project

Sheridan Maine is delighted to be working with a leading organisation undergoing a significant finance transformation programme, which is seeking an experienced Operational Finance Business Partner to join on a 9-month interim basis.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role during a period of significant change, supporting the implementation of new finance systems, improving data quality and ensuring that new processes work effectively for both Finance and the wider business.

The successful candidate will be someone who can see the bigger picture, stepping beyond the detail of individual projects to understand how changes will impact operational finance, reporting and the wider organisation.

The Role
Working closely with senior Finance stakeholders and business teams, you will help ensure the successful delivery of transformation activities while maintaining strong financial controls and continuity of day-to-day operations.

Your key responsibilities as Operational Finance Business Partner will include:

• Working directly with business stakeholders to define data and mapping requirements, challenge data quality issues and support the resolution of complex exceptions.
• Leading data quality workstreams and making informed decisions around mapping and standardisation.
• Supporting data cleansing and migration activities, including data review, issue resolution, mapping and preparation for migration.
• Preparing, validating and reconciling migration data to ensure it is accurate, complete and fit for purpose.
• Supporting User Acceptance Testing across key finance processes, documenting results and helping to resolve defects or design issues.
• Managing operational finance processes and supporting BAU activities alongside transformation projects, ensuring continuity of service and financial control.
• Identifying and delivering process improvements that support consistent, efficient and well-controlled finance and reporting processes.
• Working collaboratively with Finance and business stakeholders to ensure new systems and processes meet operational requirements.
• Supporting colleagues as they adopt new systems, processes and ways of working.
• Contributing to the successful implementation of wider finance transformation initiatives.

About You
We are looking for an experienced finance professional who combines strong operational finance knowledge with excellent analytical and project skills.
You will ideally have:

• Experience working within an operational finance or finance transformation environment.
• Strong knowledge of core finance processes, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, cash management and general ledger structures.
• Experience supporting finance systems implementation, data migration or process improvement projects.
• A strong investigative mindset and the confidence to challenge data, processes and assumptions.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• A proactive, positive and innovative approach, with a track record of delivering process improvements.

Why Apply?
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced finance professional to join a business at an important stage of its transformation journey.

You will have the opportunity to make a tangible contribution to the way finance operates in the future, working across systems, data, processes and people while gaining valuable experience within a major transformation programme.

If you're a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys solving problems, improving processes and making change work in practice, we'd be keen to hear from you - please click on “apply” as soon as possible.
 
You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.
 
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