Strategic Finance Manager

Overview

In this Strategic Finance Manager role, you will drive finance transformation and strategic initiatives across the Group, building business cases, tracking benefits, and supporting governance and reporting. You’ll collaborate with Group Finance, country leadership, and cross-functional teams to deliver change programs and scale automation and AI across finance. The role suits someone from Big 4 or consulting who wants to apply that experience in a fast-growing tech business. You will influence investment decisions and ensure programs stay on track while delivering measurable value.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working policy
• salary 60,000–70,000 per year (depending on experience)
• opportunity to influence large-scale transformation
• work with a leading Microsoft partner
• career development opportunities
• focus on automation and AI initiatives

Responsibilities

• Support finance transformation projects and keep programmes aligned with strategic goals
• Maintain programme plans, timelines, dependencies, and progress across multiple projects
• Track and report on performance, KPIs, budgets, and variances
• Support governance documents (RAID logs, action trackers, decision logs) and PMO processes
• Prepare materials for steering meetings (agendas, updates, decision logs)
• Collaborate with Group Finance, country management, IT, HR, and operations to gather updates and resolve issues
• Build and review business cases, including financial analysis, sensitivities, and risks
• Track benefits and ROI, support post-implementation reviews, and maintain benefits trackers
• Lead ad hoc finance and strategic projects from scoping to senior stakeholder recommendations
• Support rollout of AI and automation initiatives across Group and country finance teams
• Produce regular management reporting and senior leadership presentations

Key requirements

• Background in Big 4, consulting, or similar strategy/transformation environment
• Strong analytical and financial skills including financial modelling and business case development
• Experience supporting transformation or PMO programmes with multi-workstream management
• Effective communication with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams; hands-on and delivery-focused
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with Power BI, MS Project, or Jira would be advantageous

• analytical mindset
• stakeholder management
• delivery-focused
• financial modelling
• business case development
• Power BI

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