Finance Transformation Lead

7 months ago


Blackburn, United Kingdom EG Group Full time

**Role**: Transformation Lead - Real Estate

**Location**: Blackburn, BB1 2FA - Office Based

**Contract**: 12 Months Fixed Term

**Salary**: £65,000 - £80,000 Dependent on experience & Bonus Scheme

**Company**: EG Group

About the role
Our Real Estate team is expanding, and we are now looking for an experienced Finance Transformation Lead to join our growing Real Estate function at EG Group Following the series of acquisitions made in recent years, the company has embarked on a programme of transformation. The first part of this transformation is the investment in its system landscape including a SAP transformation programme to bring all entities onto one common SAP ERP platform. With two regions already successfully under its belt, the business is now lined up to move onto the single SAP platform setting the stage for the second part of the transformation. The second part of the transformation programme is to both standardise and continuously improve process and controls, enabled in part by the standardised SAP ERP platform. This role will play a critical role in both parts of this transformation as they help drive EG in standardising its processes and controls, both inside and outside of SAP, and in continuously finding new and better ways for the business to operate its Fixed Assets and Leases related processes.

Reporting directly into the Head of Group Real Estate, the Transformation Lead will play a senior position in the team. The role holder will have one direct report and have full responsibility for owning and driving improvements as well as the adoption of best practice relating to Fixed Assets processes and controls across a large global multinational organisation.

We are looking for an experienced individual capable of liaising and partnering with stakeholders across various departments, whilst working alongside a collaborative finance team with continuous development opportunities.

**Role & Responsibilities**:
Must take ownership of the Fixed Assets related transactional processes and controls and continuously design improvements.
Can successfully project manage others to improve Fixed Assets related processes and controls.
Identify risks and present them to others together with options to mitigate risks.
Be proactive in coming up with new and inventive ways to improve processes and controls.
Together with IT, manage the implementation of new systems e.g., PO production.
Work collaboratively alongside peers to ensure, where required, EG’s end-to-end processes are optimised, designing Fixed Assets processes that dovetail seamlessly into other processes where they interact.
Coach and educate the team on best practice relating to operating Fixed Assets related processes.
Create strong relationships with other members of the Finance team and business stakeholders at all levels to gain their trust and be a credible partner in helping them improve ways of working.
Drive standardisation to ensure that as far as possible all changes are implemented globally in a standardised way.
Where appropriate, work on future acquisitions (and divestments) made by EG Group and provide support in ensuring new acquisitions adopt standard processes as defined by the role holder and EG Finance.

FTSE 100/250 background and delivered / led on large scale programmes of work covering transformations of process and systems.
Business Analysis and Transformation experience
Recent large-scale experience as an SME within Fixed Assets / Accounting or related disciplines
Track record of independently improving processes and controls
Experience of operating in a relatively large, complex business
IT literate - Excel, PowerPoint. Understanding of processes in ERP systems. System implementation experience.
Inventive and pro-active mind-set
Process Mapping experience (Desirable)
ACCA / CIMA / ACA qualified (Desirable)

Who are EG Group?

EG Group is one of the world’s leading independent convenience retailers with an extensive network of sites across international markets in the United Kingdom & Ireland, Continental Europe, Australia and the United States of America.

Founded in 2001 by the Issa family with the acquisition of a single site in the UK, today the company is at the forefront of delivering an innovative approach to forecourt convenience retail.

At EG Group, we pride ourselves on being recognised for our investment model, trading performance and more importantly, providing a best-in-class customer experience in Grocery & Merchandise, Foodservice and Fuel.

Our transformational convenience retail business model has been built upon excellent relationships with an extensive portfolio of leading retail brands, and through strategic network acquisitions supported by a program of new-to-industry developments.

Every day, our committed workforce tirelessly delivers our products and services to millions of customers alongside supporting the local communities in which we operate.



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