Finance Projects & Transformation Manager
Here at Three, we've done things differently since day one.
We're a big-hearted energetic bunch, striving for a better-connected life. The energy of our people, the pace at which we operate, and the thrill of making bold moves is exhilarating and addictive. Magic happens when we power the connections that millions value, and you can feel it. When these things combine, phenomenal things happen. We encourage our employees to face their weaknesses, to really open themselves up to new tasks and projects in a super-charged and rich learning environment. We want you to become the best version of yourself.
Join us as a Communications Manager (Maternity Leave Contract)
Provide strategic finance leadership across all priority initiatives, programmes, and projects, ensuring alignment of financial objectives, integrated programme timelines, and a coherent cross-finance narrative.
What else it involves:
* Lead end-to-end finance transformation initiatives across core processes to elevate operational effectiveness and strategic decision-making.
* Partner proactively with Programme Managers to anticipate, escalate, and resolve delivery risks and roadblocks, enabling timely, high-quality programme execution.
* Collaborate with IT and cross-functional business teams to design, implement, and optimise enterprise-grade solutions, ensuring they meet both strategic and operational finance requirements.
* Champion automation, advanced analytics, and digital finance capabilities, driving modernisation and enhancing insight, speed, and scalability across the finance function.
* Ensure that the Quarterly objective setting process correctly reflects the finance targets and considers both inbound and outbound dependencies in collaboration
* Embed best-in-class planning, reporting, and forecasting frameworks, strengthening financial performance management and enabling robust, forward-looking decision support.
* Lead change management and stakeholder engagement activities to drive adoption of new processes, technologies, and agile ways of working, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
* Deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, data quality, insight generation, and overall business value, ensuring programme outcomes translate into tangible organisational benefits.
* Establish a sustained programme of continuous business improvement, embedding it as a core capability within the finance function and ensuring long-term operational excellence.
* Act as a trusted advisor to the finance leadership team and senior business stakeholders, providing strategic guidance, constructive challenge, and insight to shape business direction.
The Skills we are looking for:
* Substantial previous experience in influencing and operating at senior level in a large organisation
* Strong background in finance operations and transformation, ideally in telecoms
* Experience with ERP/EPM systems, Oracle preferably
* Knowledge of automation tools and digital finance trends
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
* Proven track record delivering large-scale change programmes
* Self-motivated and comfortable with ambiguity, working independently and self-driven
* Highly flexible with an appetite to take on a variety of activities
* Proficient in financial budget management
Qualifications:
* Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
* Professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA)
* 7+ years' relevant experience in finance transformation, or senior finance roles.
* Project management certification (PMP, Prince2, Agile) advantageous.
Benefits of Working at Three
* Flexible working with our new Hybrid model, our employees will enjoy more flexibility working from home and our office locations (2/3 days per week office based). Please see job description for the office location of this role
* Competitive salary, annual performance bonus & pension contribution
* 25 days holidays plus 2.5 company days
* Annual Leave buy or sell (buy or sell up to 5 days AL each year)
* Healthcare Insurance through our flexible benefits programme
* Life assurance, phone & laptop, subsidized canteen
* Access to learning & development tools such as LinkedIn Learning
* Free on-site parking
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Three Ireland is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you do not 'tick every box' in the job description above, there are likely other valuable attributes and skills you have that would make you a great fit for the team. If you feel this role is for you, then please apply We are committed to equal employment and growing a diverse workforce.
We embrace those of any race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, family status, civil status or membership of the traveler community, and we want our teams to reflect this
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