Job Description
Finance Project Manager (12-month FTC)
London (Hybrid)
£75,000 - £85,000
We are exclusively partnered with a global professional services organisation to recruit a Finance Project Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role is ideal for a finance-focused professional who has played a key role in delivering finance change and transformation and can take ownership of end-to-end initiatives in a fast-paced environment. Working closely with senior finance stakeholders, you will help project manage process improvements, strengthen controls, and support the ongoing evolution of finance operations across the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead finance improvement and transformation initiatives across areas such as billing, revenue recognition, forecasting, and project financial management.
- Build and manage structured project plans, timelines, milestones, and workstreams to ensure accountability across Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Professional Services, Sales and IT.
- Drive enhancements to finance processes and controls, identifying inefficiencies and implementing practical, measurable improvements.
- Identify opportunities to improve financial workflows (e.g., project accounting, time and expense processes, billing cycles, forecasting accuracy)
- Support improvements or optimisation of finance systems (ERP, PSA, reporting tools).
- Ensure strong governance, clear communication, and high-quality delivery across all initiatives.
- Act as a hands-on project owner who can both deliver and influence - not just coordinate.
Skills & Experience
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified/Relevant Finance qualification.
- Demonstrable experience contributing to or delivering finance change or transformation projects.
- PMP, Prince 2 (or similar) with experience in a professional services/ project-driven environment is highly desirable.
- Strong working knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, margin analysis, and revenue recognition.
- Able to operate confidently in ambiguity and drive outcomes.
- Comfortable engaging senior stakeholders and managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
This is a high-impact, delivery-focused role offering the opportunity to work closely with senior Finance leadership, make tangible improvements across finance operations, and contribute to meaningful change within a respected global professional services organisation.
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