Manager - Group Finance Transformation

Job Description

About the role At Zellis Group we are driving significant transformational activities within Finance and across the group. Transformation Finance Manager role plays a crucial role in driving improvement in business processes. As Transformation Finance Manager, your role will be to support the Finance Transformation function with project managing critical projects, assessing cross Finance operational processes and look for opportunities of significant improvement through automation and AI enablement. You will be highly organised, confident individual with excellent communication skills who is passionate about improving the way we work and has experience in identifying inefficient processes with a continuous improvement mindset. Skills & experience Strategic Analysis: Identify opportunities for business transformation and develop strategies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Data Gathering: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to collect and analyse data, assess processes, and recommend improvements. Project Management: Support the implementation of transformation initiatives, such as process reengineering, organizational restructuring, or technology adoption. Change Management: Assist in training, communication plans, and facilitating the adoption of new systems and processes. Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with stakeholders to align transformation projects with organisations long term vision. Monitoring Progress: Track the success of transformation initiatives and provide regular updates to stakeholders. Analysing workflows: Reviewing current processes to identify inefficiencies. Designing improvements: Developing new strategies or workflows to optimise operations. Documenting processes and definitions: Creating detailed documentation, including flowcharts to visualise processes. System roadmap: Support in planning a system roadmap. Qualifications: A degree in Business Administration, Management, Finance, or a related field. Prior experience in business transformation, process improvement, or similar roles. Exceptional communication skills; written, verbal and active listening – ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences Ability to multi-task, prioritise, manage time effectively and problem-solve under pressure A professional and collaborative approach to the management of customer data, placing customers' needs at the heart of every decision. Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies is desired. Benefits & culture At Zellis we create market-leading HR & Payroll products and services, to power exceptional employee experiences so that you and your people do better. Our multi-award-winning products pay over five million employees a year, with almost half (42%) of the FTSE 100, 50% of the top retailers and 30% of the top universities in the UK & Ireland as customers, making us the largest provider of Payroll and HR software and managed services. Our vision is to be the clear leader in pay, reward, analytics, and people experiences. We're passionate about creating an environment where people want to join, belong to, and be part of a progressive organisation. Our values, which were defined with input from all of our 2,000 colleagues, we live and breathe every day: Unstoppable together. Always learning. Make it count. Think scale. Our people are critical to our ongoing success; we’re proud of our inclusive culture that gives you the platform to grow, challenge the status quo and play a crucial role in further enhancing our market position as the leading provider of HR & Payroll software and services. With Zellis you’ll have the chance to stretch and challenge yourself in an environment that’s varied, flexible and hugely supportive. We also love to reward and recognise our brilliant colleagues. As part of your benefits package, you’ll receive: A competitive salary. Excellent career progression opportunities. Transportation to the office (up to 30kms). Casual, privilege and sick leave, plus your birthday off. Group medical insurance. Personal accident insurance. Life assurance. A range of additional flexible benefits to support personal wellbeing.