Finance Transformation Manager - Strategic Projects

Because we strive to put people first.  
Culture, our way. 

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What’s a career at Primark all about? The positive impact you’re making, the experiences you’re having and the people you’re with. You’re our inspiration. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way.  

Our finance team is renowned for their attention to detail. You’ll enable us to navigate the financial landscape with precision, contributing to the strategic decisions that support our growth. Surround yourself with experts, and bring your scientific mind to shape the future of our organisation.

What You’ll Do as Finance Transformation Manager - Strategic Projects

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:  

• Strategic Change Delivery: Support the Finance Transformation team in implementing large-scale, end-to-end finance process changes aligned with Primark’s strategic priorities and overall transformation roadmap.
• Process Expertise & Design: Act as Finance process SME for major initiatives, coordinate detailed design and delivery of finance processes, and ensure alignment with ABF FCF General Accounting and Control Environment.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with SMEs across Finance and other business areas (Procurement, Legal, Technology, external stakeholders) to deliver seamless, integrated solutions.
• Governance & Communication: Manage workstream meetings, deliverables, dependencies, and develop communication, stakeholder engagement, training, and adoption plans for successful change implementation.
• Continuous Improvement & Automation: Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, reduce risk, improve controls, and automate processes to optimize business outcomes and user experience.
• Flexibility & Leadership: Drive consistency in policy application, support various projects as needed, and build strong relationships with senior leadership to ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives.

What You’ll Get 

People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best. Let’s talk lifestyle:   

Let’s talk lifestyle: Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.  

What You’ll Bring  

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular: 

• Professional Qualifications: Accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent) with strong experience in Finance environments and Finance systems.
• Transformation & Change Expertise: Accreditation or practitioner experience in Transformation, Change Management, or Project Management (e.g., APMG, PMI CAPM/PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile) and proven track record of delivering finance change programmes.
• Process & Automation Knowledge: Deep understanding of business process change, standardisation, optimisation, and automation (including RPA tools like Automation Anywhere, Alteryx, MS Power Automate) plus experience documenting process flows.
• Analytical & Technical Skills: Familiarity with Business Intelligence, data analytics, and finance functional process design; ideally with operational knowledge of Primark finance processes.
• Stakeholder Management & Leadership: Skilled in managing senior stakeholders, providing robust advice, driving best practice, and challenging existing processes to achieve efficiency.
• Adaptability & Primark Knowledge: Ability to handle ambiguity, work flexibly across transformation programmes, and leverage in-depth knowledge of Primark’s ways of working and functional areas.

Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future - and we’re excited to develop yours.  

About Primark 

At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.     

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist. 

All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss. 

Our fashion isn’t one-size-fits-all and neither is our culture. Primark promotes equal employment opportunity, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.