Wise
FinServ
FinanceChangeManagementSpecialist
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“Finance Change Management Specialist at Wise. Skills: Change Management, Finance Transformation, SOX Compliance. Leading change management for major Finance initiatives, including Source-to-Pay (S2P) implementations, SOX-related control enhancements, and other Finance system and process changes with global impact. assessing change impacts”
What You'll Achieve.
successful adoption of large-scale Finance initiatives; initiatives land effectively across the organisation; embedding change management practices into Finance transformation; delivering meaningful, compliant, and scalable change; successful outcomes
Industry & Context.
travel to the London office regularly
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
demonstrable experience leading change management within Finance transformation programmes, experience working in regulated environments, exposure to SOX, audit, or financial controls frameworks, understand the importance of embedding compliant behaviours, actively lead and execute change management activities on complex programmes, from impact assessments through to adoption and reinforcement, apply change management methodologies (e.g. PROSCI, APMG, ACMP) pragmatically within Finance and compliance-driven environments, engage Finance stakeholders at all levels, from operational teams to senior leadership, translating complex change into clear, actionable messaging, comfortable working with senior Finance, Risk, and Product stakeholders to drive alignment and ensure successful outcomes, build capability within Finance teams and making change management practical and accessible, experienced working across functions, geographies, and disciplines
Nice to Have
Source-to-Pay (S2P) transformation, procurement processes, or supplier lifecycle management, supporting SOX implementations or remediation programmes, including controls adoption and audit readiness, Exposure to ERP systems (e.g. NetSuite, SAP, Oracle) or Finance tooling transformations, Experience in a high-growth, product-led or tech environment, Change Portfolio Management, particularly in environments with multiple concurrent transformation initiatives
What You'll Do.
Leading change management for major Finance initiatives
including Source-to-Pay (S2P) implementations
SOX-related control enhancements
and other Finance system and process changes with global impact
assessing change impacts
defining stakeholder strategies
driving adoption of new processes
embedding change management into Finance programmes
and compliance considerations (e. g. SOX) are reflected in change planning
and training approaches
Developing and driving a Finance Change Portfolio view
defining the approach and ways of working to provide increased visibility of change and better manage the collective impact of change across the Finance teams
developing and owning a “Change Roadmap” for the Finance initiatives
Providing change advisory support to smaller Finance initiatives by offering frameworks
and guidance to ensure consistent and effective change practices
Driving adoption and behavioural change by designing targeted communications
and engagement strategies tailored to Finance stakeholders
Building change capability within Finance teams by creating practical toolkits
and coaching stakeholders to embed change management into their ways of working
Supporting planning and prioritisation of Finance initiatives with a change lens
ensuring impacts are understood early and programmes are sequenced effectively to reduce risk and disruption
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnering closely with Finance, Procurement, Risk & Compliance, and Tech teams; Building cross-functional partnerships across Finance teams to enable collaboration, delivery and success on projects; working across functions, geographies, and disciplines
Communication Scope
excellent communicator; translating complex change into clear, actionable messaging
Process & Methodology
planning and prioritisation of Finance initiatives with a change lens, sequencing programmes effectively to reduce risk and disruption
Full Job Description
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed. Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money. As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. For everyone, everywhere. More about [our mission](https://wise.jobs/our-mission) and [what we offer](https://wise.jobs/what-we-offer). We’re looking for a Change Management Specialist to join our growing team, with a strong focus on Finance transformation initiatives. This role is based in Budapest and sits within the People Programmes, Experience and Analytics team, partnering closely with Finance and other key functions to support delivery of critical change programmes. This role will play a key part in driving successful adoption of large-scale Finance initiatives, including Source-to-Pay (S2P) transformation, SOX compliance enhancements, and other high-impact Finance change programmes. You’ll help ensure that these initiatives land effectively across the organisation by focusing on people, processes, and behavioural change. We aim to apply the same principles that guide our external products - transparent, convenient, fast, and eventually free - to our internal “people and finance products.” This role is instrumental in making that happen by embedding strong change management practices into Finance transformation. This isn’t a role for someone who wants to maintain the status quo. Instead, it’s for someone who thrives in complex environments, can partner across Finance and operational teams, and is motivated by delivering meaningful, compliant, and scalable change. In this role, you’ll contribute by: * Leading change management for major Finance initiatives , including Source-to-Pay (S2P) implementations, SOX-related control enhancements, a
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