Head of Programme, EPM

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What you'll need:
Experience & Background
Extensive experience leading large-scale finance or EPM transformation programmes in a global, multi-entity organisation.
Proven track record implementing enterprise platforms for financial consolidation, planning, forecasting and management reporting.
Strong understanding of group finance processes, close and consolidation, financial controls, data migration and business change.
Demonstrated experience managing EPM vendors, system integrators and third-party delivery partners through selection, design, implementation and deployment.
Leadership & Strategic Capability
Ability to define and articulate a clear programme vision, roadmap, and benefits case.
Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, including C‑suite, functional heads, and agency/market leaders.
Experience leading matrixed teams and managing cross‑functional delivery across geographies.
Demonstrated ability to set the right delivery culture, behaviours, and expectations.
Governance, Control & Delivery Excellence
Deep understanding of programme governance, including stage gates, reporting, RAID management, and financial controls.
Ability to establish and maintain robust delivery frameworks, quality standards, and assurance.
Skilled in risk management, including identifying systemic risks, interdependency conflicts, and developing mitigation plans.
Ability to ensure regulatory, security, and compliance alignment across programme component
Financial & Commercial Management
Strong capability in budget ownership, forecasting, cost control, and benefits realisation.
Experience conducting business cases, cost–benefit analysis, and ROI assessments.
Ability to manage vendors against contractual commitments and performance
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
Exceptional comms skills, able to simplify complex programme detail into exec‑level insight.
Ability to build trusted relationships with senior sponsors, delivery teams, and external partners.
Skilled in managing change impacts, driving adoption, and minimising business disruption.
Change, Adoption & Business Readiness
Experience overseeing change management, including communications, training, and readiness.
Ability to ensure new processes, technologies, and capabilities are embedded and sustained.
Comfortable addressing change fatigue, capability gaps, and resistance points
Technical Competence
Strong understanding of enterprise performance management platforms and their supporting finance, data, integration and reporting architecture.
Practical knowledge of consolidation, planning, forecasting, master data, data migration, testing, cutover and service transition.
Ability to balance finance requirements, technical and architectural constraints, control needs and delivery risk.
Personal Attributes
Highly organised, resilient, and comfortable operating in ambiguous or evolving environments.
Strong problem‑solver with ability to make clear decisions under pressure.
Inclusive, people‑centred leader who motivates high‑performing teams.
Who you are:
You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.
You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.
You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.
What we'll give you:
Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.
Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.
Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?
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