Senior Manager, Group Finance - Systems & Analytics (11 months contract)

About the Role

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented finance professional to support the governance of the Group's financial master data structures and chart of accounts.

This role will serve as a key custodian of the Group's Operating Chart of Accounts (COA) and Group COA, ensuring that changes are appropriately governed, aligned with accounting policies, and consistently maintained across finance processes and reporting requirements.

In addition to COA governance, the successful candidate will support finance transformation initiatives through data cleansing, data migration preparation, hierarchy maintenance, finance systems support activities and project participation. This role offers the opportunity to gain exposure to large-scale finance transformation programmes spanning ERP, consolidation, planning and reporting processes.

How you’ll make an impact

Chart of Accounts Governance & Master Data Management

• Act as the custodian of the Group's Operating COA and Group COA, ensuring integrity, consistency and adherence to Group accounting and reporting requirements.
• Review, evaluate and coordinate requests for the creation, modification or retirement of accounts and related master data.
• Assess the impact of proposed chart of accounts changes on reporting, consolidation, planning and downstream finance processes
• Partner with Finance, Technical Accounting and business stakeholders to ensure proposed changes are aligned with accounting policies, reporting requirements and governance standards.
• Maintain and govern finance account hierarchies, structures and mappings to support management reporting, statutory reporting, consolidation and planning requirements.
• Support the ongoing governance and documentation of finance master data standards, policies and procedures.

• Monitor and resolve master data issues, ensuring timely and accurate maintenance of finance structures.

Data Cleansing, Mapping & Migration Support

• Support finance transformation programmes through data cleansing, mapping and migration activities.
• Partner with business units and project teams to review legacy financial data, identify inconsistencies and improve data quality.
• Perform account mapping and validation activities to support transition to future-state finance processes and reporting structures.
• Assist in developing and maintaining mapping tables, reconciliation routines and migration documentation.
• Support data validation exercises and reconciliation activities during project implementation phases.

Finance Systems Operations & Support

• Manage and execute finance systems operational activities, including user access administration, entity maintenance and master data updates.
• Support business users by managing and resolving system queries, incidents and service requests.
• Monitor the quality and accuracy of finance master data and identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Maintain appropriate documentation, audit trails and supporting records for operational activities.
• Support reporting cycles and other recurring finance systems activities as required.

Projects & Transformation Initiatives

• Participate in finance transformation projects across ERP, consolidation, planning, reporting and data initiatives.
• Support requirements gathering, process reviews, testing, implementation and post-go-live activities.
• Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test execution, issue tracking and validation of outcomes.
• Prepare process documentation, user guides, training materials and project artefacts where required.
• Work closely with Finance, IT and external implementation partners to support project deliverables.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing finance processes, controls, data quality and reporting capabilities.
• Provide other project, operational and administrative support as required.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Accountancy or related disciplines.
• 5 - 8 years of relevant experience in finance, financial reporting, consolidation, finance transformation, finance master data governance, finance systems or related roles.
• Strong understanding of chart of accounts structures, financial reporting requirements and finance master data governance.
• Hands-on experience with data cleansing, data mapping, reconciliation and migration activities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and work independently in a fast-paced project environment.
• Exposure to enterprise finance, consolidation, planning or reporting systems (e.g. SAP S/4HANA, OneStream, IBM Cognos Controller, IBM Planning Analytics) and related finance processes would be beneficial.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, with good analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently, collaborate with stakeholders and follow through on assigned tasks.

Good to have

• Experience supporting ERP, consolidation, planning or financial reporting platforms.
• Familiarity with account hierarchy maintenance, financial data models and master data governance processes.
• Exposure to finance transformation programmes, ERP implementations or finance system migrations.
• Experience with systems such as SAP S/4HANA, OneStream, IBM Cognos Controller, IBM Planning Analytics or similar enterprise finance platforms would be advantageous.
• Proficient Microsoft Excel skills.

What you can look forward to

• Act as a key custodian of the Group's Operating Chart of Accounts (COA) and Group COA, opportunity to partner with Finance, Technical Accounting and business stakeholders
• Opportunity to gain exposure to large-scale finance transformation programmes spanning ERP, consolidation, planning and reporting processes
• Enhance your technical expertise by working directly with leading enterprise finance platforms