Are yo ready tochart yor own career path? With or refreshed strategy, we're bilding on or rich heritage and transforming or bsiness to be more scalable and efficient, nlocking the capabilities needed for ftre sccess. This incldes significantly investing in technology, streamlining the way we work and creating an environment where colleages feel engaged, empowered and accontable; where they can show p, speak p and perform - becase we believe in the difference or work makes.




At a glance:




Location: Cirencester Office




Workplace Type: Hybrid




Employment Type: 1 month Fixed-Term Contract - Open to fll time or part time candidates (3-5 days per week)




Seniority: Mid-Senior Level




Abot the role



We're looking for an experienced Finance Project Manager to join or CFO Bsiness Office, reporting to the Head of Finance Architectre. In this role, yo'll lead Finance-led change initiatives. Yo will also manage Finance-related projects within larger enterprise-wide programmes. This helps deliver strategic bsiness objectives while ensring Finance reglatory, stattory, and control reqirements are met.



This is an exciting opportnity to work with senior collaborators across the organisation, driving complex projects starting at the initial phase and contining to sccessfl implementation.


What yo'll be doing

Leading Finance projects and Finance workstreams within wider bsiness transformation programmes from initiation throgh to delivery.

Defining project scope, secring resorces and establishing delivery plans that meet agreed timelines, bdgets and qality standards.

Managing and coordinating cross-fnctional project teams and sbject matter experts to achieve sccessfl otcomes.

Developing, maintaining and monitoring detailed project plans, ensring milestones and reslts are achieved.

Identifying, assessing and proactively managing project risks, isses and dependencies.

Coordinating ser acceptance testing activities, inclding the development of testing strategies and plans.

Managing project governance processes, inclding steering committees, working grops and stakeholder reporting.

Bilding positive relationships with stakeholders across Finance and the wider bsiness to drive collaboration and engagement.

Managing changes to project scope, schedles and costs throgh effective governance and control frameworks.

Prodcing clear project docmentation and providing reglar pdates to senior stakeholders.

The sccessfl candidate will act as the bridge between finance and programme teams, coordinating finance-related workstreams and ensring delivery of changes across reporting, treasry, and finance processes.


Abot yo



Yo'll be a highly organised and inflential Project Manager with experience of delivering change initiatives within financial services. Comfortable working with senior stakeholders, yo'll have the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery while navigating a fast-paced and evolving environment. Yo'll bring strong leadership, commnication and problem-solving skills, alongside a solid nderstanding of Finance fnctions and processes.


Essential criteria

Experience delivering complex projects and bsiness change initiatives within a financial services environment.

Solid nderstanding of project delivery methodologies, project lifecycle management and governance frameworks.

Excellent collaborator management skills with capacity to inflence and engage senior leaders across mltiple bsiness areas.

Financial services or Finance fnction experience, inclding an nderstanding of reglatory, stattory and financial reporting processes.

Desirable criteria

Professional acconting qalification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or eqivalent).

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, inclding Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Microsoft Project.

What's in it for yo?



Whatever stage of life yo're in, or benefits are designed to provide the spport, flexibility, and peace of mind yo need to thrive both at work and beyond.



In addition to or discretionary annal bons scheme, which reflects both individal and company performance, yo'll benefit from a
market-leading benefits package tailored to spport yor wellbeing, financial secrity, and family life.



Or benefits inclde:

8 days' annal leave pls bank holidays, with the option to prchase p to 5 additional days.

Private Medical Insrance - company-fnded cover for yo and yor immediate family

Generos Pension Scheme - a non-contribtory employer contribtion of 1%, increasing with length of service p to 15%, pls the opportnity to increase this throgh salary sacrifice

Enhanced Parental Leave - p to 6 weeks' fll pay to spport growing families.

Protection Benefits - company-fnded critical illness cover, income protection, and life assrance

EV salary sacrifice scheme throgh Tsker

Reasonable Adjstments We're an eqalopportnities employer and want to ensre or recritment process is accessibleand inclsive for all, if yo reqire reasonable adjstment(s) at any stageplease let s know by emailing s at careers@sjp.co.k

Research tells sthat applicants (especially those from nderrepresented grops) can be pt offfrom applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been onan extended career-break. If yo think yo wold be a good match for this role andcan demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless ofwhether yo tick every box.




What's next?



If yo're excitedabot this role and believe yo have the skills and experience we're lookingfor, we'd love to hear from yo! Please sbmit an application by clicking'apply' below and or team will be in toch.

As a bsinessreglated by the FCA we wold advise yo to familiarise yorself with thecondct reglations and in particlar consmer dty obligations prior to aninterview with SJP.