Finance Transformation Manager (ERP & Finance Systems)

As a Finance Transformation Manager (ERP & Finance Systems) you will lead the migration of ATOM's finance landscape from the current environment - ATOM FICA, the Billing Engine and SAP ERP - to a modern, scalable target architecture. Reporting to the Head of Product & Delivery, you will act as the bridge between Finance and Technology, owning the end-to-end transformation lifecycle from as-is process mapping through to-be design, product selection, implementation, training and benefits realisation. This is a hands-on role for a finance professional who understands both the accounting substance and the systems that deliver it, and who is comfortable operating in a fast-moving, regulated specialty insurance environment. Process Analysis & Target Design - Document and analyse as-is finance processes across the record-to-report, order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, premium accounting, billing, settlement and treasury cycles. - Identify pain points, manual workarounds, control weaknesses and reconciliation burdens across ATOM FICA, the Billing Engine and SAP ERP. - Design to-be process models that simplify, standardise and automate finance operations, aligned to the target system architecture and to group accounting policy. - Produce process documentation, data flow diagrams, control matrices and functional requirement specifications to a standard suitable for vendor selection and audit. Product Selection & Solution Evaluation - Define selection criteria, run structured RFI/RFP processes, and evaluate ERP, billing, sub-ledger, reconciliation, tax and reporting solutions against functional, technical, regulatory and commercial requirements. - Build business cases, TCO models and implementation roadmaps to support investment decisions at executive and board level. - Assess build-versus-buy trade-offs, including where capability should sit natively within ATOM versus in a third-party finance system. - Manage vendor evaluation, proof-of-concept exercises, reference checks, and contract and SOW negotiation support alongside Procurement and Legal. Implementation & Delivery - Lead or co-lead end-to-end finance system implementations, covering scoping, configuration, integration design, testing, cutover and hypercare. - Own the finance workstream within wider transformation programmes, managing scope, plan, budget, dependencies, risks and issues. - Define and oversee chart of accounts design, ledger structures, cost centre and profit centre hierarchies, and multi-entity and multi-currency configuration. - Specify and validate integrations between the finance platform, ATOM's insurance operating system, banking channels, and downstream reporting and data platforms. Data Migration, Controls & Compliance - Design and govern the finance data migration approach, including data mapping, cleansing, opening balance strategy, reconciliation and sign-off. - Ensure the target design embeds appropriate financial controls, segregation of duties, approval workflows and audit trails. - Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards (IFRS), statutory and regulatory reporting obligations, UAE VAT and corporate tax requirements, and DIFC/DFSA expectations where relevant. - Support internal and external audit requirements arising from the transformation Training, Adoption & Change Management - Develop and deliver training materials, user guides, process manuals and workshops for finance and operational users. - Drive user adoption through structured change management, stakeholder engagement and post-go-live support. - Establish ways of working, ownership and governance for the finance system landscape after go-live, including a continuous improvement backlog. Collaboration & Ways of Working - Partner with Finance, Underwriting Operations, Claims, Product, Engineering and Data teams to ensure finance requirements are properly reflected in the platform. - Translate accounting and regulatory requirements into clear technical specifications, and technical constraints into terms Finance stakeholders can act on. - Report progress, risks and decisions clearly to executive stakeholders, and escalate early where scope or timelines are at risk.