Senior Finance Transformation Project Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead high-impact finance transformation and integration initiatives, driving disciplined delivery and governance to support Sompo’s strategic finance objectives. You will partner with Finance, Operations, and IT to coordinate cross-functional delivery and ensure data integrity, controls, and timely execution. The position is based in London and offers a collaborative environment with opportunities to shape finance processes and reporting at scale. You will own stakeholder alignment and deliver executive-ready status updates that enable informed decisions.

Pay / Benefits

• Health & Wellness Benefits
• Retirement & Savings Plans
• Global Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement & Professional Qualification benefits

Responsibilities

• Manage finance integration projects including cut-over planning, resource planning, dependency management, and proactive risk/issue handling
• Oversee migration, validation, and reconciliation of financial data to ensure accurate integration outcomes
• Align finance processes, controls, and operating routines with transformation and integration objectives
• Lead project governance forums and provide clear, executive-ready status updates for transparency and escalation
• Partner with Finance, Operations, and IT stakeholders to coordinate cross-functional delivery across the full project lifecycle
• Define roles, responsibilities, and decision points for Finance, Operations, and IT to reinforce ownership
• Secure appropriate Finance resourcing and manage workloads to support timely delivery
• Communicate with stakeholders to manage expectations and align on milestones, risks, and outcomes
• Develop and maintain relationships across Finance, IT, and business teams to support priority setting and decision-making
• Manage multiple complex projects simultaneously while maintaining delivery discipline and governance quality

Key requirements

• 10+ years of project management experience in finance
• Experience leading complex finance projects in global insurance organizations, including Lloyd’s syndicates
• Knowledge of insurance regulatory requirements, including IFRS 17
• Experience with finance integration projects and data reconciliations
• Strong understanding of finance processes (accounting, close, treasury, financial operations)
• Qualifications in project management and accounting preferred
• Excellent technical, analytical, interpretive, and evaluative skills
• Strong communication and facilitation skills with cross-functional teams
• Organized, self-motivated, able to work independently and within a high-performing team
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Project, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Visio; advanced Excel preferred
• SAP experience preferred
• Strong business planning, prioritization, and analytical skills

• Strong communication and facilitation
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Organized and self-motivated
• Microsoft Project
• Excel (advanced)
• Outlook

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