Jackson Hogg is delighted to be supporting a fantastic organisation based in Newcastle City Centre on the appointment of a Financial Reporting and Transformation Lead.
Overview of role
Responsibility for the delivery of reporting and automations and oversight of implementations and improvement projects
Create the overall strategy for the team which will include the development of a reporting pack for each of the regions serviced from Newcastle. Seek feedback constantly to develop this into a best in class reporting pack.
Provide key stakeholders and process owners with real insight through data analysis, using a wide range of data visualisation programs.
Provide leadership on reporting implementations, with direct responsibility and accountability for the delivery from inception through to the successful operational running of the agreed deliverables. The role requires a flexible approach to reflect rapidly changing business needs whilst applying robust project management practices and methodology to ensure successful completion as measured by time, cost, quality and customer satisfaction
Main Responsibilities Include
Develop the reporting, automations and service management strategy across the team
Deliver all performance reporting and metrics
Produce relevant and accurate Management Information for business stakeholders to an agreed reporting timetable.
Ensure report outputs are standardised and supported through automated processes
Produce operational dashboards to allow operational teams to drive correct operational behaviours/results.
Act as technical lead in process improvement projects, delivering automation solutions that can be supported by the this team
Ensure that appropriate governance is in place around new work and projects that are taken on by the team and instil this way of working with the team members
Required Qualifications, Skills or Experience:
Ability to be self-directed and work independently
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organisation, planning and project management skills
Demonstrated ability to learn new concepts quickly
Ability to multi-task and prioritise workload
Ability to effectively manage multiple workstreams of delivery in relation to an overall successful project outcome
Computer literacy in MS Office
Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning e.g Oracle/JDE and/or SAAS applications
Experience
Familiarity with financial, HR and payroll systems
Project planning processes, techniques and tools and the required governance around this
Managing customer insight and reporting projects
Working in a back office setting either in Finance, HR and/or IT and/or Shared Services
Facilitating business change, ensuring changes are successfully embedded into the operation
Providing service to internal stakeholders to achieve successful project outcomes
