Finance Transformation Manager

Job description

**Finance Transformation Manager Location: Mumbai** - Do you have a background in Finance transformation, systems change and project delivery? - Do you want to own Finance systems and change end-to-end in a fast-scaling embedded payments business? - Do you want the opportunity to shape how a modern Finance function runs across systems, controls and processes? If so, we would love to connect and collaborate! **Who We Are** Modulr is the payments automation platform that streamlines money movement with accuracy, control and reliability — built to scale. We process more than 200m transactions and over £180bn in payment value on an annualised basis, and we’re trusted by over 6,000 businesses from fast-growing SMEs to global enterprises. We automate how money moves into and out of a business — payroll, supplier payments, spend management and payment collection — through a single platform, connected to the accounting and payroll systems finance teams already use and underpinned by principal memberships of Visa and Mastercard and direct access to central bank infrastructure. As a regulated payments provider with over a decade of experience, we’re the platform finance teams trust to run mission-critical operations. Modulr is backed by PayPal, FIS, General Atlantic, Blenheim Chalcot, Frog Capital and Highland Europe, with over 400 employees across London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Mumbai and Pune. **Purpose of the Role** You will lead, govern and deliver Finance transformation, systems change and operational improvement across Modulr's Finance function. You will ensure Finance has scalable, controlled and well-documented processes, effective systems, clear ownership and robust project governance, working across Financial Control, FP&A, Finance Operations, Product, Technology, People, Legal, Risk, Compliance, external advisers and system vendors. The role reports into the Director of Financial Control and supports the CFO and wider Finance leadership. **Key Responsibility** **Lead Finance transformation and continuous improvement** - Lead Finance transformation initiatives across Financial Control, FP&A, Finance Operations, Payroll, Billing and Treasury. - Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise, automate and strengthen Finance processes, facilitating workshops to move from current to future state. - Develop workplans and implementation approaches that are practical, controlled and capable of being adopted by the relevant teams. **Own NetSuite and Finance systems change** - Act as the Finance-side owner for NetSuite change requirements, enhancements and adoption - scoping, prioritising, testing and coordinating changes. - Manage Finance requirements for approvals, cost centres, entities, country packs, billing logic, reporting, integration and data integrity. - Coordinate UAT, release planning, defect tracking and Finance sign-off, working with Coefficient, Oracle and Technology teams to resolve issues. - Support decisions on licenses, add-ons, system capability and renewals, ensuring NetSuite remains a reliable source of truth, alongside tools such as Web expenses and TravelPerk. **Govern the Finance project portfolio** - Maintain a structured view of Finance initiatives, priorities, owners, dependencies and status. - Create and maintain RAID logs, action trackers and decision logs, giving visibility of delivery risks, blockers and decision points. - Support prioritisation with Finance leadership and prepare concise updates for finance leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. **Deliver projects end-to-end** - Apply a structured, control-led project framework from discovery and problem definition through scope, planning and governance. - Lead solution design workshops and translate Finance requirements into clear specifications for Technology, vendors and implementation partners. - Coordinate UAT, testing and validation, then go-live readiness, change readiness and controlled handover into BAU. - Run post-implementation reviews to confirm benefits, capture lessons learned and close residual risks. **Support new entity, jurisdiction and regulatory change** - Lead or support Finance readiness for new entities and jurisdictional expansion - payroll, bank accounts, NetSuite setup, tax, transfer pricing and regulatory reporting. - Liaise with external advisers including KPMG, Deloitte and other specialists, and support tax, regulatory and compliance evidence gathering. - Ensure Finance impacts are identified, tracked and delivered in a controlled way, with handover to BAU once stable. **Manage vendors, advisers and third parties** - Manage day-to-day Finance engagement with key vendors and external advisers, coordinating requests, requirements, actions and escalations. - Challenge unclear scope, costs, delays or outputs, keeping vendor activity aligned to Finance timelines, priorities and controls. - Support commercial awareness around licences, implementation costs, support arrangements and renewals. **Embed controls, auditability and risk management** - Embed control considerations into Finance change from the design stage - approvals, evidence, segregation of duties, documentation and audit trails. - Identify operational, financial, regulatory and data risks, and maintain risk and issue logs with owners, mitigations and escalation routes. - Support audit evidence gathering and walkthroughs for areas impacted by Finance change. **Lead stakeholders and build capability** - Build strong relationships across Finance, Product, Technology, People, Legal, Risk, Compliance and external partners, communicating complex issues in a concise, decision-focused way. - Support senior leaders with updates, analysis, options, risks and recommendations, and facilitate alignment where ownership spans functions. - Provide coaching and practical support to Finance colleagues, create training materials and system guidance, and promote consistent project, documentation and risk disciplines. **Person Specification** **Essential** - Confident using AI tools to draft documentation, analyse information, map processes and improve productivity. - Proven experience delivering Finance change, transformation and systems projects end-to-end - ideally involving an ERP such as NetSuite - from discovery through to post-implementation. - Strong project management discipline across scope, planning, RAID governance, UAT, handover and benefits realisation. - Solid Finance process knowledge across R2R, P2P, and O2C with a strong controls, audit and documentation mindset. - Excellent stakeholder management - able to translate Finance needs for technical, operational and vendor teams and communicate concisely to senior leaders. **Desirable** - Experience of new entity or multi-jurisdiction setup and working with external advisers (e.g. KPMG, Deloitte, tax and payroll providers). - Experience in a regulated financial services or fintech environment. **What We Offer You** - **Share Options** – We offer a Company Share Option Plan (CSOP), giving you the opportunity to benefit from any increase in share value in the event of a sale, merger, or flotation. - **Bonus** – Our annual discretionary bonus, paid in May for the previous year, is based on both company and individual performance. - **Insurance Coverage** – Comprehensive medical, life, and accident insurance provided to support you and your family's wellbeing. - **Holidays & Leave** – A generous annual leave allowance, your birthday off, and menstrual leave for female employees, with the flexibility to choose days to suit your personal schedule. - **Learning & Development** – Our onboarding programme, ModStart, equips you for success. Learning doesn't stop there; we'll continue to support your development through various channels and opportunities. - **Mental Health, Wellbeing & Inclusion** – Access to accredited therapists, coaches, counsellors, management training, and mindfulness sessions with company-funded hours and flexible top-up options. - **Company-Wide Events** – Participate in collaborative and engaging events with colleagues across the business. **ModInclusion** At Modulr, we’re committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds as we believe it’s the right thing for our people, our business, and the community we operate in.