Join Our Team as Interim Head of Finance Transformation and Change!
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Interim Head of Finance Transformation and Change to join our finance leadership team. If you're passionate about driving change, enhancing efficiencies, and leading transformation projects, we want to hear from you.
About the Role: In this 12-month fixed-term contract, you'll be at the forefront of our finance transformation initiatives. Reporting directly to the CFO for the UK&I, you'll lead a dedicated team and collaborate with various functions to implement innovative solutions that will enhance our finance operations.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead Change Management: Oversee all finance change projects from inception to delivery, ensuring effective implementation and adoption
2. Drive Efficiency: Identify and spearhead automation projects to streamline finance processes and improve operational efficiency
3. Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with key stakeholders at the Group level and within the UK business to facilitate impactful finance projects, including monthly reporting, P2P, O2C, and bank automation
4. Review and Improve Processes: Assess current finance processes and implement changes aligned with our target operating model
5. Resolve Project Issues: Facilitate resolution of issues across different stakeholder groups to ensure smooth project delivery
6. Foster Continuous Improvement: Cultivate a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the finance team
7. Develop the Team: Manage, mentor, and support a small team dedicated to finance change, enhancing their capabilities and fostering growth
8. Promote Collaboration: Actively contribute to a positive and performance-driven culture within the finance leadership team
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Your Profile
9. You should be a qualified accountant with substantial experience in finance and change management, ideally within the financial services or insurance sector
10. Transformation Experience: Demonstrated experience in driving finance transformation projects from business case development through to implementation and embedding
11. Project Management Skills: Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail
12. Team Leadership: Experience in managing teams and fostering a collaborative environment
13. Systems Implementation: Proven track record in implementing new finance systems and improving business processes
14. Problem-Solving Ability: Strong critical thinking skills, with the ability to analyze and prioritize information effectively
15. Communication Skills: Excellent communicator with a positive and approachable demeanor, capable of engaging with various stakeholders
16. Self-Motivated: Well-organized and proactive, with the tenacity to drive change and overcome challenges
About AXA
AXA Group is the worldleader in insurance and asset management. We protect and advise our clients atevery step in their lives, by offering products and services which satisfytheir needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, saving and assetmanagement. AXA is the leading insurance brand worldwide, with over 100 millionclients. We are transforming from payer to partner for our client, with astrong focus on risk prevention.
Our mission:Empower people to live a better life.
Our values: Customer First, Courage, Integrity and One AXA.
About the Entity
AXA Partners is an AXA transversal business unit offering a wide range of solutions in assistance services, travel insurance and credit protection.
AXA Partners’ role is also to implement innovative solutions emerging from the AXA Innovation unit.
Combining passion with advanced expertise, we design and deliver worldwide solutions for partners and communities. We protect what matters, when it matters.
What We Offer
At AXA Partners, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:
Competitive annual salary
Annual company & performance-based bonus
Group Personal Pension Plan
Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)
Private Healthcare Benefit
AXA employee discounts
Our ambition is to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for, as such we’re committed to supporting employee needs, providing meaningful career development and celebrating differences. We understand that everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities, therefore we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role, should this be a requirement for you.
We look for candidates with the right skills and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. We’re committed to providing equal opportunities for all, therefore we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. As a disability confident employer, we’re pleased to offer our support and access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be.
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