Delivery Manager - Finance Transformation

Are you an experienced delivery professional who can turn complex transformation priorities into clear, achievable plans?

We are looking for a Delivery Manager to play a key role in the Finance Transformation Programme.

Reporting to the Finance Transformation Director, you will drive the coordinated day-to-day delivery of the programme's workstreams and initiatives from mobilisation through implementation and transition into business as usual. You will bring together multidisciplinary teams, manage risks and dependencies, and ensure outcomes are delivered to the agreed scope, quality, timescale and cost.

The Finance Department comprises approximately 120 colleagues based at Territorial Headquarters and in regional teams across the UK. The Finance Transformation Programme is modernising structures, processes, controls, systems and ways of working to strengthen the services Finance provides to the wider organisation.

Key responsibilities

-Lead and coordinate the end-to-end delivery of transformation workstreams, ensuring clear scope, outcomes, milestones, ownership and acceptance criteria

-Develop and maintain realistic plans covering business analysis, process and control changes, technology, data, testing, change and transition activity.

-Coordinate activity across workstreams, internal specialists, delivery partners and suppliers; manage cross-programme dependencies; remove obstacles and maintain momentum and accountability.

-Manage risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, decisions and changes, escalating promptly when delivery tolerances are threatened.

-Monitor schedule, cost, quality, resources and delivery confidence, providing accurate forecasts and concise reports to programme governance.

-Ensure appropriate controls, assurance, testing, business readiness and handover arrangements are in place before implementation.

-Plan the transition into business as usual, including ownership, support, documentation and benefits measures.

You will bring significant experience of delivering complex projects or workstreams within a transformation programme, ideally in a finance environment. You will be confident planning and controlling delivery across scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, risks and dependencies, and you will have successfully supported implementation and transition into business as usual.

You will also have:

-Experience of leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating internal specialists and external suppliers.

-Strong judgement, problem-solving and decision-making skills, balanced with appropriate governance.

-Excellent stakeholder-management, negotiation and communication skills, including confidence working with senior leaders and governance groups.

-Excellent organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

-Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, Teams and project or delivery-management tools.

-The flexibility to travel occasionally and stay overnight within the UK and Ireland.

-The ability and willingness to work within, and be supportive of, the Christian ethos and values of The Salvation Army.

Desirable experience

-A recognised project, programme, agile or change-delivery qualification.

-An understanding of finance functions, financial processes, governance, controls and service-delivery models.

-Experience of systems, data, operating-model or process-transformation delivery.

Our values; We are looking for someone whose approach reflects our values of integrity, accountability, compassion, passion, respect and boldness, and who can promote collaborative, transparent and outcome-focused ways of working., Evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements. As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found here.