Finance Manager - Transformation Programme

at  ABRDN PLC

JOB DESCRIPTION

At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.
Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:

• Tracking project costs and benefits, summarising project performance up to programme level, and a proven track record.
• Working effectively with both finance and non-finance colleagues.
• Be a Qualified Accountant, or qualified by experience.
• facilitate the production of information, budgeting analysis, forecasting analysis, variance analysis, variance commentary, reporting and reviews, and presentation and project preparation.
• Prepare profit and loss, and balance sheet accounts, group consolidations, general ledger journals, accruals, and prepayments

IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE OR AN ADJUSTMENT DUE TO A DISABILITY PLEASE LET US KNOW AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION AND WE WILL ASSIST.

Job ID R0072268

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Finance Manager - Transformation Programme is a key member of the Transformation Office finance team, which is tasked with overseeing the realisation of these savings. This team ensures that the cost reduction benefits are delivered sustainably, that the reported savings are backed by audit-quality evidence, and that the costs associated with programme delivery are accurately reported. The role of the Finance Manager - Transformation Programme involves collaborating with business and finance colleagues to independently verify the benefits and costs of the programme’s initiatives. This will include providing evidence of past spend and future saving at initiative level. They will also liaise with the Group Planning team to confirm that the cost reductions are reflected in future function-level budgets.

WE ARE PROUD TO BE A DISABILITY CONFIDENT COMMITTED EMPLOYER. THEREFORE, IF YOU HAVE A DISABILITY AND WOULD LIKE TO APPLY TO ONE OF OUR UK ROLES UNDER THE DISABILITY CONFIDENT SCHEME, PLEASE NOTIFY US BY COMPLETING THE RELEVANT SECTION IN OUR CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE AND ONE OF OUR TEAM WILL REACH OUT TO SUPPORT YOU THROUGH YOUR APPLICATION PROCESS.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. Therefore, if you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire and one of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.