Finance Projects Manager

Job Title: Finance Projects ManagerSalary: £50-60k + Corporate BenefitsLocation: Global – VirtualLocation Type: RemoteWebsite: https://www.wmfts.com/en/Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.

Job Summary:The Financial Projects Manager role is situated within the WMFTS Global Finance Team, a central team responsible for maintaining effective financial processes and governance across the global organisation. WMFTS is entering an exciting phase of innovation, with opportunity to directly improve financial processes and systems for the benefit of all WMFTS operating companies globally. The role will focus on the delivery of projects and embedding good practice associated with these on an ongoing basis. The role is a unique opportunity to make a significant difference within the WMFTS Global Finance community from the outset. You will be part of a proactive and supportive team committed to delivering high standards and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Project managing the implementation of various new finance software solutions across WMFTS operating companies, with a strong focus initially on the Procure to Pay process.
2. A member of project teams relating to other software roll-outs that impact the finance function.
3. Work closely with multiple stakeholders to deliver effective solutions, including 3rd party suppliers.
4. Delivering user training related to implementations and maintaining effective training materials and best practice documents for ongoing reference.
5. Overseeing effective ongoing governance in relation to new solutions from a central finance perspective, including internal controls compliance.
6. Driving consistent best practice across WMFTS operating companies, whilst implementing bespoke local solutions if and when required.
7. Agreeing and setting timetables for delivery of projects in conjunction with various stakeholders.
8. Liaising with the Group’s compliance functions, including Internal Controls and Internal Audit departments to ensure solutions operate to a high standard of compliance in line with Group Policies.
9. Identifying and promoting opportunities to centralise financial process operation, to reduce burden on WMFTS operating company finance teams.

Skills/Experience:

1. Professional accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent).
2. An effective project manager with the ability to lead responsibly, prioritise tasks, problem solve and assign responsibilities among a team.
3. Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to influence a range of stakeholders.
4. Self-sufficient with an ability to work independently and proactively, as well as to collaborate as part of a team.
5. Ability to make professional judgements independently.
6. Knowledge of internal controls to ensure solutions meet WMFTS’s high standard of compliance requirements.
7. Highly IT literate and experienced in working with commercial finance system.

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days’ paid volunteering leave
• Comprehensive private healthcare
• An enhanced retirement plan
• Life assurance
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax GroupWe are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued – across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include:

• Gender-neutral parental leave
• 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
• Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
• Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more

Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

Company OverviewAt Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.

Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and Values unite us, guide our decisions and inspire us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.

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