Finance Transformation Lead

2 days ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester Airport Full time

**Date**:6 Jun 2025

**Location**: Manchester Airport, GB

**Company**:MAG

At MAG we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK owned airport operator, we serve over 60 million passengers a year from Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands Airports. With over 270 destinations across the globe, our businesses not only bring people together but also support the prosperity of the regions in which we operate.

At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive. You’ll also have access to some great benefits including:

- Bonus scheme
- 10% company contribution pension
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

The Finance Transformation Lead will report into the Finance Transformation Director and will support the Finance Transformation Director during the full lifecycle of the S4 HANA Finance implementation for a new greenfield/brownfield project, ensuring it meets goals and deadlines.

The Transformation Lead will lead the project within their specialist Finance area working with the MAG Change Management Project teams with accountability for scope, risk, budget and ensuring approvals are managed appropriately to meet agreed time, cost and quality standards and to deliver the business outcomes whilst responsible for maintaining excellent stakeholder relationships at all levels of the organisation.

The Group Finance function at M.A.G are a key influencer in its growth and transformation agenda. This role will be fundamental to the development and delivery of the S4 HANA Transformation Project. The role holder should be able to challenge and influence and take a pragmatic, adaptable and at times hands-on approach to embed proactive financial partnering, strong financial understanding, financial best practice and robust financial controls across the S4 HANA Transformation Project.

We are looking for the following

Ability to demonstrate a track record of continual improvement and business transformation

Extensive professional Finance knowledge and experience/qualification within specialist area (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)

Standard project management qualification e.g. PRINCE2/SIX SIGMA

Understanding of financial dynamics of the business, financial systems, policies and practice relevant to enable delivery of role requirement

Ability to communicate and interact effectively in a credible and confident manner at all levels in the organisation and with external stakeholders

Ability to build alliances, challenge and influence positively without formal authority

Strong systems knowledge - including of SAP implementations which would be beneficial

**Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments**

We’re also committed to well-being with a focus on mental health and supporting colleagues from underrepresented groups through our Colleague Resource Groups.

**Our Colleague Resource Groups include: Women’s Network, Embrace - Race & Ethnicity Group, Fly With Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mental Health, Parent & Carers, Disabilities including neurodiversity

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