Step into a pivotal role at the heart of our Finance Transformation programme, helping shape how Finance plans, budgets, forecasts and measures performance.
As Plan to Perform Workstream Manager, you will help turn ambition into action, supporting the design and delivery of standardised, insight-led processes that improve decision-making across Finance.
Working with the Workstream Lead, Finance teams and programme stakeholders, you will coordinate activity, translate ideas into clear deliverables and help build the tools, standards and ways of working for a more efficient and consistent finance operating model.
This is a 2 year fixed-term contract to support the delivery of our Finance Transformation Programme.
You will be highly organised, delivery-focused and energised by the opportunity to make change happen. Bringing experience in finance transformation, operating model redesign or business change, you will understand Plan to Perform processes including planning, budgeting and forecasting. Confident working with stakeholders, you will simplify complexity, manage priorities and turn strategic objectives into practical, high-quality deliverables. Strong analytical, communication and governance skills, together with experience of process documentation, KPIs and technology-enabled change, will help you succeed.
This Role Would Suit:
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Someone with experience in finance transformation, operating model redesign, business change or Plan to Perform improvement.
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A colleague with strong knowledge of planning, budgeting and forecasting, able to shape requirements and challenge constructively.
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Someone who can coordinate across stakeholder groups, balance competing priorities and maintain momentum.
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A strong communicator who can engage, influence and build alignment across Finance, programme leadership and wider stakeholders.
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A delivery-focused colleague who wants to make a visible contribution to our Finance Transformation programme and help create a more efficient, effective and standardised Plan to Perform model.
If you are excited by the opportunity to influence how Finance works, strengthen planning and performance management, and deliver lasting change through our Finance Transformation programme, we would love to hear from you.
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William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.
At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.
OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.
We want to make sure that all applicants are treated equally. To support this we will anonymise all applications during the screening stage. Details such as name, dates and educational establishments will only be visible to the recruitment team and hiring leader once an applicant is invited to interview, these details are hidden during the screening stage. To be able to anonymise applications they all need to be in the same format. You can upload a CV but we would also ask you to complete an application form – your CV will not be visible during screening. We hope you agree that this is good use of your time to help ensure a fair recruitment process.
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