Location
London Office (Aldwych), with hybrid working between Aldwych House and Orpington offices. Minimum three office days per week, including at least one day per week in each location.

Hours
Full Time - Standard business hours

Salary
Not specified

About the Role
THE·TEAM is a global leader providing representation and marketing services across 28 countries and more than 70 cities. The Global Finance Transformation team drives technology-enabled transformation across Finance and Accounting, focusing on Functional Systems Administration, Business Process Management and Portfolio Management. We are seeking a Project Manager to lead our Portfolio Management capability, providing structure, governance and delivery oversight across the Global Finance Transformation portfolio. You will collaborate closely with global Finance and Accounting leaders, technology teams and cross-functional partners to translate strategic priorities into well-planned and effectively delivered transformation initiatives. This is a 12-month fixed term contract role.

You will manage and coordinate the Global Finance Transformation portfolio, maintaining clear visibility of project priorities, timelines, dependencies, resources, risks, capacity and overall progress. You will establish and maintain consistent approaches to project intake, prioritisation, planning and governance, translating strategic priorities into practical project plans, timelines and roadmaps. Coordination of Finance projects and transformation initiatives will be key, working closely with Finance, Accounting and technology teams to ensure clear project requirements, responsibilities, milestones and deliverables.

Building effective project governance is essential, including integrated project plans, portfolio reporting, RAID and action logs, steering meetings and executive updates, while ensuring risks, dependencies and decisions are identified and addressed early. You will organise project meetings, prepare agendas, document key decisions and proactively follow up on actions to keep projects on track. Partnering with Functional Systems Administration, Business Process Management and other stakeholders to align scope and priorities, support business process improvements, coordinate stakeholder communications, manage dependencies and continuously improve how transformation initiatives are planned and delivered will be part of your responsibilities.

Experience
- Minimum 5 years’ project management experience with strong understanding of Finance and Accounting processes.
- Experience working within Finance functions or delivering Finance-related projects.
- Proven ability managing multiple concurrent, cross-functional initiatives.
- Experience establishing effective portfolio or project governance including planning, prioritisation, dependency and risk management, and leadership reporting.
- Good understanding of enterprise systems and Finance processes.
- Experience coordinating projects involving business requirements, process improvements, systems changes and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Prior experience working with ERP systems; Workday experience is beneficial but not essential.

About you
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and facilitation skills.
- Ability to clearly explain progress, risks, dependencies, trade-offs and decisions to diverse audiences including senior leaders.
- Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proactive approach to managing project plans, coordinating meetings, tracking actions and ensuring deadlines are met.
- Comfortable working across enterprise systems, business processes and complex stakeholder groups.
- Ability to work from both Aldwych House and Orpington offices as required.

Qualifications
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant with a recognised professional accounting qualification or progress towards one is beneficial but not mandatory.
- PRINCE2 certification or equivalent recognised project or programme management qualification is desirable.