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PHOENIX Medical Supplies Limited
Ref
28570
County
Cheshire
Branch name
Rivington Road, Whitehouse Industrial Estate, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 3DJ
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
10/12/2021
Contract type
Employee - Fixed Term
Description

Finance Systems & Transformation Lead (FTC)

About Us: At Phoenix Group we are committed to excellence and dedicated to our customers’ needs. We deliver health, every day, all day.

As a pan-European wholesaling and retail company we do that in many ways, with more than 500 community pharmacies, 13 nationwide distribution depots and over 6,000 employees. Supporting longer, healthier and happier lives is at the heart of the service that we deliver to our communities and something that we are really proud of.

About The Opportunity: We now have an exciting opportunity for an Finance Systems & Transformation Lead to join our team. Reporting into the Head of Financial Accounting & Transformation, your overall responsibility will be for the leading and project management of the finance transformation programme, from identifying opportunities opportunities and defining solutions through to successful implementation and continuous improvement of finance processes, systems and reporting.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities:

Work with the Finance function and other business areas as required to define and prioritise the finance transformation roadmap to support the strategic direction of the business.

Apply experience from other industries and businesses to optimise financial processes and reporting, identifying appropriate solutions, integrations and best practice to support continuous improvement of the finance function.

Responsible for implementing and project managing finance transformation and process improvement activity throughout the function and other impacted business areas as required.

Responsible for the implementation, roll-out and ongoing configuration of new Finance software and solutions, to meet business requirements, and identify areas of continuous improvement and value add through to delivery.

Responsible for identifying and driving enhancements, integrations and efficiencies of existing Finance software and solutions, to support continuous improvement.

Ensure robust controls are designed and implemented throughout each area of transformation activity and fully embedded in the business.

Knowledge and Skills:

Deep knowledge of finance and reporting systems, accounting concepts, disciplines and financial controls.

Motivated to continuously improve and achieve excellence.

Ability to inspire and influence colleagues at all levels of the business

Strong negotiator, with relationship building and conflict resolution skills.

Personable with strong communication skills both verbally and in writing.

Ability to switch between the ‘doing’ and the ‘thinking’ elements of the role

Confident, enthusiastic approach with a can-do attitude

Ability to work under pressure, and prioritise whilst managing multiple work streams/projects to strict deadlines.

Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.

Experience:-

Demonstrable experience of leading finance transformation and formulating, initiating and implementing significant business change.

Experience of designing, implementing and administering ERP and other finance-related systems

Experience of OneStream or equivalent Finance solutions.

Proven track record of identifying and adding value.

Experience with developing and automating systems.

Systems Project Management from design specification to post-implementation

Qualifications:-

  • Degree qualified or equivalent in Finance, IT or Technology.
  • Project management qualification would be an advantage.