Finance Manager of Strategic Projects

Introduction

The Finance Manager - Strategic Projects is a senior finance business partnering role responsible for providing financial leadership, governance, and commercial insight across the Group's strategic investment portfolio. Partnering closely with executive leadership, business stakeholders, and project teams, this role evaluates, monitors, and reports on strategic initiatives to ensure investments are financially viable, aligned with business objectives, delivered within approved budgets, and achieve targeted business outcomes.

What you'll do

• You'll partner with executive leadership and senior stakeholders to provide financial and commercial insights that support strategic investment, transformation, technology, operational improvement, and growth initiatives.
• You'll lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities for the strategic project portfolio, monitoring expenditure, identifying risks and variances, and ensuring effective allocation of financial resources.
• You'll develop and evaluate business cases using advanced financial modelling and investment appraisal techniques, including NPV, IRR, ROI, ARR, discounted cash flow analysis, and cost-benefit assessments.
• You'll establish and maintain governance frameworks to track project costs, benefits, and returns, ensuring the realization of revenue growth, cost savings, efficiency improvements, and overall value delivery.
• You'll deliver portfolio-level financial reporting, executive commentary, and governance materials while ensuring compliance with financial controls, accounting policies, audit requirements, and organizational governance standards.