IT Finance Manager x5, Projects, Cost Reduction

London  ‐ Onsite
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Description

My Client, a large Bank, has an urgent requirement for 5 IT Finance Managers to sit within their IT Finance Projects team.

Profile Summary:

The successful candidates will be fully qualified and will be able demonstrate experience managing finance in an IT function, including influencing/supporting senior stakeholders (director/head of Function level) and a deep understanding of project accounting within an IT environment. They will also demonstrate an ability to influence projects to ensure cost reduction initiatives are generated/delivered to achieve better financial outcomes. They will be comfortable with creating collaboration across stakeholders to drive commercial outcomes.

Main responsibilities:

  • Leadership of financial aspects and robust participation otherwise in regular project reviews.
  • Detailed financial planning of the project budget in accordance with agreed project structure standards to support an earned value progression.
  • Shared responsibility with the project team to deliver the project to, or below sanctioned spend and to agreed timeline.
  • Preparation, support, pro-active management and delivery of cost improvement and benefit realisation plans to reduce project cost.
  • Financial support for negotiation of contracts with and recoveries from third parties.

Essential:

  • IT project accounting experience
  • Experience of influencing project costs rather than reporting at a portfolio level
  • Qualified accountant.
  • Experience of negotiations with clients and suppliers to deliver business or project benefits.
  • Strong commercial, leadership and communication skills.
  • Robust project ownership mentality.
  • Presence and maturity to be instantly credible with senior programme and business management.

For more information please send CVs.

Allegis Group Limited and Aston Carter Limited operate Employment Businesses and Agencies and are companies within the Allegis Group Inc. group of companies, the fourth largest staffing company in the world, (collectively referred to as the "Allegis Group"). TEKsystems and Aerotek are divisions of Allegis Group Limited. Applicant data will be treated in accordance with the Allegis Group's Privacy Notice ). By submitting personal data to any company or division within the Allegis Group, the applicant is providing explicit consent to the use of such data by the Allegis Group and to the transfer of such data to and from the Allegis Group companies within the UK, Europe and outside the European Economic Area in connection with the fulfilment of the applicant's voluntary requests, and the fulfilment of other job opportunities that match the applicant's profile, and confirms that they may be contacted about such job opportunities.

Start date
ASAP
Duration
8 months +
(extension possible)
From
Aston Carter
Published at
25.04.2015
Project ID:
892326
Contract type
Freelance
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