Finance Technology Lead - #2188154

Change Accountancy and Finance are working with one of Scotland’s leading Blue-Chip organisation as they look to hire a lead to their Finance Technology team.

An exciting role where the successful candidate will lead the conversation around AI and how this will partner with Finance as they look to enhance outputs, enrich current roles and take a marketing leading approach to adoption and utilisation of AI in finance and the workplace. Individuals will have a finance background, understanding the impact of technology on finance processes and how enhancements can have a direct impact, whilst understanding the narrative around current processes, controls and how change can impact workflows.

The position will be the bridge between technology and Finance, whilst developing the finance agenda and leading on these improvements. Key duties of the role will include;

• Lead conversations to understand different AI and Technology platforms and validate their suitability
• Develop relationships with Finance and Technology to understand key challenges and identify areas of opportunity
• Experienced leading in finance technology change and participation in projects and adoption
• Developing a clear outcome with measurable actions to deliver against the business’s objectives
• Develop governance and controls, as well as clear benefit realisation tracking to report on progress
• Innovative and open to exploring a range of technologies, presenting opportunities at a senior level
• Exposure to and knowledge of various AI tooling and platforms
• Excellent communicator and organiser

Applicants for the role will either be a qualified accountant or have worked in a finance department performing a finance systems and change role. The ability to set in place a finance change and transformation agenda, embracing technology and AI, with the ability to communicate and show the value in this to others is key.

Our client is looking to be a market leader in AI finance adoption and champion its effectiveness in upskilling and enhancing roles and their value to the organisation, freeing up time from manual processes to deliver insight.

Interested in discussing further? Please get in touch for a further conversation

Salary: £80,000 - £110,000 + Benefits

Hybrid Working: 2 days in office

Location: Glasgow

Sponsorship is not offered by the client for this role.