Finance Transformation Lead

About Crowe

Crowe is a leading national audit, tax, advisory and consulting firm with global reach and local expertise. We are an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the top 10 accounting networks in the world, with access to more than 40,000 people in over 140+ countries and across more than 800+ offices globally.

Our vision is to be recognised as essential to the future success of our clients by helping them to answer tomorrow’s questions and make smart decisions that have lasting value through the highest quality audit, tax, advisory and consulting services.

Crowe is where talented people can realise their potential, are successful and enjoy what they do by making a positive difference to our clients, communities and each other.

At Crowe, our aim is to create a community where regardless of gender, identity, sexuality, race, ethnicity, education or background, everyone is valued, can flourish and achieve their full potential.

Role Overview

Crowe UK is embarking on a bold, enterprise-wide transformation to deliver its 2030 strategy. As part of this journey, we are modernising our finance function to become a strategic, data-driven enabler of performance analytics and data-led decision-making.

Reporting directly to the COO, the Finance Transformation Programme Lead will scope, initiate and deliver a comprehensive finance transformation programme — covering systems, data, processes, automation and capability uplifts. This role will operate within a small, high-calibre transformation team and will work closely with the Enterprise PMO, Heads of operating functions, and other strategic workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

Driving Finance Transformation  

• Work closely with the COO, managing end-to-end delivery of the finance transformation programme.
• Define and deliver a modernised finance operating model aligned to strategic objectives.
• Drive efficiency and cost-effectiveness within finance operations. 
• Deliver capability enhancements within the finance function, ensuring it becomes ever-more capable of delivering rapid commercial insights and performance analytics.
• Guide the organisation through periods of significant change, ensuring a smooth transition to, and adoption of, new systems, capabilities, processes and ways of working.

Systems & Data Modernisation

• Capture and prioritise finance data and capability requirements.
• Support the selection, design, implementation and adoption of new finance systems.
• Oversee legacy data migration and ensure integrity, usability and accessibility.

Process Engineering & Automation

• Map current-state processes and design future-state workflows.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to reduce manual effort and increase efficiency.
• Embed continuous improvement and operational excellence principles.

Strategic Enablement

• Ensure finance MI and analytics are directly aligned to strategic KPIs and decision-making needs.
• Ensure the finance function effectively supports and integrates with broader business goals and strategies.
• Collaborate with Business Development, People, Risk and Tech teams to integrate finance into the wider enterprise data strategy.
• Support the development of real-time performance dashboards and predictive analytics.
• Provide clear, data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making at all levels. 

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage senior stakeholders across the Firm to ensure alignment and buy-in.
• Provide regular updates, insights and recommendations to the COO, Enterprise PMO and Transformation Steering Group.

Experience & Skills Required

• Proven track record of leading finance transformation programmes in professional services or similar complex environments.
• Deep expertise in finance systems, data migration, process automation and operational improvement.
• Strong understanding of finance analytics, performance MI and strategic enablement.
• Experience working within enterprise transformation programmes with multiple interdependencies.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and leadership skills.
• Familiarity with ERP systems, finance data architecture and automation tools.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker with strong delivery focus.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and complexity.
• Collaborative, pragmatic and commercially astute.
• Able to challenge constructively and drive accountability.

Why choose Crowe?

At Crowe we understand that it is often the culture and values of a firm that are most important when looking for a new workplace.

Whether you’re working in statutory audit, corporate tax or you’re a marketing or HR specialist, we place our people at the centre of everything that we do; promoting a collaborative, inclusive and friendly culture while remaining passionate about supporting and developing our people as they build their careers. We listen to our people and adapt to their changing needs alongside the needs of our growing business. We invest in our people to help them be the best they can be.

We value new ideas and innovation, and welcome people who are committed to making a difference by delivering excellent services to our people, clients and communities.

At Crowe, you will find the specialist knowledge, the resources and the commitment to help you build a satisfying and rewarding career, with continued learning and development, highly competitive salaries and flexible benefits.

We want to create the best environment for our people to grow and thrive and recognise the importance of offering a flexible approach to our working environment, which we would be happy to discuss with you further.

Crowe is committed to equal opportunity and diversity in recruitment and employment. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation, driving effectiveness in our teams and providing our clients with a quality service.

Entry and progression within the firm is determined solely by the application of objective criteria, personal performance and merit which is supported by a clearly defined career pathway..

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