Finance Lead

Interim Finance Lead

Based in London, hybrid working & Inside IR35

Length: 3 months

We’re seeking an interim Finance Lead to play a pivotal role in the delivery and migration to OneAdvanced Financials, replacing Agresso and ASH Debtors. This is a highly visible role at the centre of a major transformation programme for a London Borough.

Key Responsibilities of the Interim Finance Lead:

· Work alongside the full-time IT Project Manager to jointly lead the system implementation

· Provide strong, visible day-to-day leadership to the project team

· Manage and coordinate a team of service specialists to ensure cohesive delivery

· Identify and close any gaps between individual functional workstreams

· Represent the project as its outward-facing business lead, ensuring clear communication with stakeholders

· Provide expert guidance on Local Authority accounting standards, best practice, and financial controls

· Ensure financial reporting, management accounting and financial operations requirements are fully reflected in the system design

· Oversee testing, validation and acceptance of finance-related configurations and processes

· Lead aspects of the migration from Agresso/ASH Debtors to OneAdvanced Financials

· Support data migration planning, quality checks and reconciliation

Skills, Experience and Knowledge required of the Finance Lead:

· Proven experience delivering finance system implementations within Local Authorities or significant Local Authority accounting experience combined with system implementation experience in other sectors

· Strong understanding of Local Authority financial management, governance and accounting requirements

· Leadership experience in a project environment, confidently directing multi-disciplinary teams

To apply for this role or to find out about other jobs, please contact the London Local Government Recruitment team on or send your CV to

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