Job Description

At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.

Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.

About the department:

In early 2024 abrdn announced a Transformation Programme, targeting an annualised cost reduction of at least £150m.  The Transformation Office is responsible for managing the delivery of this programme.

About the role:

The Finance Manager - Transformation Programme is a key member of the Transformation Office finance team, which is tasked with overseeing the realisation of these savings.  This team ensures that the cost reduction benefits are delivered sustainably, that the reported savings are backed by audit-quality evidence, and that the costs associated with programme delivery are accurately reported. The role of the Finance Manager - Transformation Programme involves collaborating with business and finance colleagues to independently verify the benefits and costs of the programme's initiatives.  This will include providing evidence of past spend and future saving at initiative level.  They will also liaise with the Group Planning team to confirm that the cost reductions are reflected in future function-level budgets.

Candidate requirements:

• Tracking project costs and benefits, summarising project performance up to programme level, and a proven track record.

• Working effectively with both finance and non-finance colleagues. 

• Be a Qualified Accountant, or qualified by experience.

• facilitate the production of information, budgeting analysis, forecasting analysis, variance analysis, variance commentary, reporting and reviews, and presentation and project preparation.

• Prepare profit and loss, and balance sheet accounts, group consolidations, general ledger journals, accruals, and prepayments

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer.  Therefore, if you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire and one of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. Therefore, if you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire and one of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment.  We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance.  We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.