ET ( IT Financial Management) Platform Implementation Manager - 6 month FTC

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Why we're hiring:

WPP's Enterprise Technology (ET) is embarking on a significant transformation programme to revolutionise how we plan, budget, forecast, and recharge technology spend across the Group. We are seeking an ET ITFM Platform Implementation Manager on a 6 month FTC basis, to play a pivotal, hands-on role in delivering our new Group-wide IT Financial Management (ITFM) and Technology Business Management (TBM) platform. This initiative will replace legacy manual processes, establishing a modern, scalable financial architecture for ET.

Reporting to the ET ITFM Platform Implementation Director, you will be responsible for driving the detailed design, configuration, testing, and business readiness of the platform. While the Director focuses on programme strategy and senior stakeholder engagement, you will translate design decisions into working system functionality – collaborating with vendors, gathering requirements from business and finance teams, and leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure the platform meets ET's precise needs.

This ambitious programme encompasses FP&A planning, cost modelling, recharge allocation, and benchmarking, impacting approximately 700 operating companies and all WPP Networks. A critical milestone is the complete rebuild of the ET budget process for FY2027 (due July 2026), and you will be instrumental in building and testing its underlying models. The role demands close collaboration with all ET leadership teams and Network ET teams to ensure the platform design reflects real business needs and its outputs are embedded into ET’s planning and decision-making.

The ideal candidate will combine hands-on experience in enterprise system implementations with a solid finance and FP&A background, alternatively individuals coming straight from practice will also be considered. This is a delivery-focused role requiring both technical rigour and strong collaboration skills.

What you'll be doing:

In this pivotal role, you'll be at the heart of our financial technology transformation, ensuring our ITFM platform delivers precise, auditable, and actionable financial insights across the business.

Here’s a glimpse of what you'll be doing:

Shape the Future of IT Finance: Design, configure, and build our cutting-edge IT Financial Management platform, developing robust cost models, allocation hierarchies, and seamless data integrations.

Bridge Business & Technology: Act as the vital link between finance, business, and technical teams, translating complex financial requirements into powerful platform solutions that drive strategic decision-making.

Drive Project Excellence: Lead vendor and partner coordination, ensuring timely, high-quality delivery against project specifications and proactively managing risks.

Guarantee Precision: Oversee comprehensive testing (UAT & SIT) and rigorously validate all financial outputs, ensuring the platform delivers accurate, reconciled, and auditable data.

Automate Financial Planning: Revolutionise our budgeting and forecasting processes by implementing automated models that bring transparency and accuracy to our financial planning.

Champion Adoption: Empower our finance and technology teams through effective training, support, and change management, ensuring maximum platform value and a smooth transition.

If you're ready to make a significant impact by delivering a world-class ITFM solution, we want to hear from you!

What you'll need:

Strong Financial Foundation: You're a financial whiz, holding a professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Implementation Drive: A keen interest and hands-on experience contributing to system implementation or financial transformation projects. You're eager to build and configure cutting-edge solutions.

Analytical Power: You excel at dissecting complex data, translating it into clear insights, and building robust financial models.

Tech Curiosity: A natural curiosity for technology and how systems work, comfortable engaging with technical teams and vendors.

Project Mindset: Proven ability to manage tasks, meet deadlines, and contribute effectively to project delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Communication Pro: Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to engage confidently with diverse stakeholders from finance to tech.

Tool Kit: Proficiency in Excel is essential, plus exposure to ERP systems (like SAP/Oracle) and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI).

Foundational ITFM: An understanding of IT Financial Management (ITFM) principles (e.g., service costing, cost allocation) or a strong desire to master them.

You're someone who is:

Detail-Oriented & Accurate: Meticulous and committed to data accuracy, ensuring everything is spot-on.

Problem Solver: A natural problem-solver, thriving on finding practical, effective solutions to complex challenges.

Collaborative: Builds strong relationships and influences effectively across teams and with external partners.

Proactive & Driven: Takes ownership, sees tasks through, and is genuinely passionate about transforming finance with technology.

Adaptable: Thrives in a dynamic environment, balancing multiple priorities with ease and a positive attitude.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?