Senior Finance Systems Manager - 12 Month FTC - #1669532

About Us

We are champions of rail, inspired to build a greener, more sustainable future of travel. Trainline enables millions of travellers to find and book the best value tickets across carriers, fares, and journey options through our highly rated mobile app, website, and B2B partner channels.

Great journeys start with Trainline

Now Europe’s number 1 downloaded rail app, with over 125 million monthly visits and £5.9 billion in annual ticket sales, we collaborate with 270+ rail and coach companies in over 40 countries. We want to create a world where travel is as simple, seamless, and affordable as it should be.

Today, we're a FTSE 250 company driven by our incredible team of over 1,000 Trainliners from 50+ nationalities, based across London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Edinburgh and Madrid. With our focus on growth in the UK and Europe, now is the perfect time to join us on this high-speed journey.

This is a newly created opportunity for an Interim Senior Finance Systems Manager to join our dynamic finance team for 12 months. We are seeking an experienced and strategic individual to lead the development, implementation and ongoing management of the company’s finance systems covering both our UK and International businesses. Leading a team of 3, the role will ensure that our finance systems are efficient, scalable, and integrated with the broader business needs, driving automation, data accuracy, regulatory compliance and financial reporting excellence. Brilliant prioritisation and being seen as a supportive manager will be absolutely key.

This position will play a pivotal role in determining and driving the strategy for system architecture and optimisation. The role requires a deep understanding of financial processes, ERP systems, and digital transformation programs. The ideal candidate will have great initiative and be able to consider ‘the big picture’.

The role will collaborate with wider finance, technology, and other back office teams to enhance system capabilities, improve efficiency, and support business growth. It will also be focused on user support and training, critical to their business as we continue to grow.

The role will provide systems support to our ongoing Finance Transformation project. In our fast-paced business, we are constantly developing and improving our systems and processes and this role will play a critical part in this.

Responsibilities

• Team Management: Management, development and mentoring of team of 3 – including oversight, review and ultimate responsibility for the output of the team
• Finance Systems Strategy: Develop and implement a finance systems strategy (centred around our Microsoft Dynamics ERP) that aligns with the company’s objectives and growth trajectory, and supports financial reporting, compliance, and efficiency
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Build relationships and develop a strategy for shared resources between back office teams and technology, leveraging systems in the most effective way
• Governance & Compliance: Ensure finance systems maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, internal controls, and data security policies
• Finance Transformation Support: Provide systems support to the ongoing Finance Transformation project:
• Project Management: Lead finance systems related projects, ensuring timely delivery, aligned with business requirements
• Process Automation & Integration: Drive automation of key finance processes, ensuring seamless integration between ERP, procurement, Anaplan, expenses and other financial tools
• AI: Leverage AI-driven technologies to enhance financial processes, predictive analytics, and decision-making
• User Training & Support: Develop training programmes to upskill finance and business teams in system use, driving adoption and proficiency
  

Knowledge & Experience

The right candidate must have:

• A minimum of 10 years' experience in finance systems management
• Extensive experience with ERP systems, financial software and automation tools
• Strong knowledge of finance systems architecture, integration and best practices
• Experience of integrations - building, improving and managing interfaces between business systems to best serve functional needs
• Developed a Finance Systems roadmap and strategy within a dynamic business environment
• Demonstrable track record in developing and motivating a high performing Finance Systems team
• Good understanding of accounting practices and financial reporting
• Highly IT literate
• Strong project management experience with the ability to handle multiple work streams and prioritise accordingly
• The ability to build strong working relationships both within and outside of the finance department, including the technology departments
• Excellent communication, inter-personal and influencing skills
• Self-motivated and wishing to make a difference, with a track record of achievements
  
  

The following experience would also be preferable, although is not required:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) or extensive relevant experience
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics ERP
• Strong knowledge of Financial Reporter, Power BI configuration, and Microsoft data infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with Azure, SQL scripts, Visual Studio, and virtual environments
• Understanding of coding languages, like C#
• Management of finance systems licensing and vendor relationships
  
  

More Information

Enjoy fantastic perks like private healthcare & dental insurance, a generous work from abroad policy, 2-for-1 share purchase plans, extra festive time off, and excellent family-friendly benefits.

We prioritise career growth with clear career paths, transparent pay bands, personal learning budgets, and regular learning days. Jump on board and supercharge your career from day one!

Our Values Represent The Things That Matter Most To Us And What We Live And Breathe Everyday, In Everything We Do

• Think Big - We're building the future of rail
• Own It - We focus on every customer, partner and journey
• Travel Together - We're one team
• Do Good - We make a positive impact
  
  

We know that having a diverse team makes us better and helps us succeed. And we mean all forms of diversity - gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, nationality and diversity of thought. That's why we're committed to creating inclusive places to work, where everyone belongs and differences are valued and celebrated.

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