Finance Transformation Contract Jobs in Cambridge
Executive Assistant to the CEO (9 month FTC)
Posted 7 days ago by Gearset
The Executive Assistant to the CEO at Gearset plays a crucial role in supporting the CEO and the Operations team by mana...
- Rate £55,000 per year
- Category Fixed-Term
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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Business Administration (MBA) - AI Content Specialist
Posted 1 week ago by Alignerr
The role of Business Administration (MBA) - AI Content Specialist involves leveraging MBA expertise to train and evaluat...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Undetermined
- Work type Remote
- Location Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Lead Clinician - Psychotherapist, SaLT
Posted 1 week ago by OUTCOMES FIRST GROUP LIMITED
The Lead Clinician - Psychotherapist/SaLT role at Outcomes First Group involves managing an in-house clinical team while...
- Rate £60,000 per year
- Category Undetermined
- Work type Undetermined
- Location East Anglia; Peterborough; Norwich; Cambridge; Ipswich; Norfolk; Suffolk; Bury St. Edmunds; Cambridgeshire; Lowestoft; Great Yarmouth
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
Posted 1 week ago by Robert Half
The Director of Strategic Finance & FP&A at IQ Geo will play a pivotal role in shaping the company's financial strategy...
- Rate £150,000 per year
- Category Undetermined
- Work type Undetermined
- Location Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Specialist - FTC
Posted 1 week ago by Robert Half Limited
Robert Half is seeking an Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Specialist for a 9-month fixed-term contract. The role...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Fixed-Term
- Work type Undetermined
- Location Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
SAP Analytics Cloud Planning Lead
Posted 1 week ago by Whitehall Resources
The SAP Analytics Cloud Planning Lead role involves delivering comprehensive planning and analytics solutions using SAP...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Undetermined
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Hybrid-remote in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Trainee Mortgage Adviser
Posted 1 week ago by THE NEW HOMES GROUP LIMITED
The Trainee Mortgage Adviser role offers a structured pathway into a financial services career with comprehensive traini...
- Rate £50,000 per year
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location East Anglia; Peterborough; Norwich; Cambridge; Ipswich; Norfolk; Suffolk; Bury St. Edmunds; Cambridgeshire; Lowestoft; Great Yarmouth
Head of Software Engineering (EW)
Posted 2 weeks ago by Leonardo UK Ltd
The Head of Software Engineering for the Electronic Warfare line of business at Leonardo UK is responsible for leading a...
- Rate £117,058 per year
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location East Anglia; Peterborough; Norwich; Cambridge; Ipswich; Norfolk; Suffolk; Bury St. Edmunds; Cambridgeshire; Lowestoft; Great Yarmouth
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About Our Finance Transformation Contract Roles in Cambridge
What does a finance transformation contractor do?
Finance Transformation contractors are engaged to lead or support programmes that fundamentally change how a finance function operates, whether through technology implementation, process redesign, operating model change, or a combination of all three. The work involves diagnosing the current state of a finance function, designing a target operating model that delivers greater efficiency, control, and insight, managing the implementation of new financial systems such as SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Fusion, or Workday, redesigning end-to-end finance processes, and managing the people and change dimensions of transformation across the finance team. Finance Transformation contractors are brought in when an organisation is undertaking a major ERP implementation, consolidating finance operations across a newly formed group, or responding to a regulatory or audit finding that requires systemic change.
What sets strong Finance Transformation contractors apart is combine deep finance functional expertise with programme delivery capability and systems knowledge. Experience designing finance operating models, leading process workshops, documenting as-is and to-be processes, managing a finance workstream within a large ERP programme, and supporting the testing and cutover phases of a system implementation is expected at senior levels. Knowledge of the specific ERP or finance platform being implemented is typically a key selection criterion, with SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Cloud Financials, and Workday Financial Management being the most commonly cited. The ability to engage finance stakeholders, manage resistance to change, and drive adoption of new processes and systems is as important as technical programme delivery skills. Most senior Finance Transformation contractors bring prior consulting firm experience or a track record of leading equivalent programmes within large organisations.
What is the market like for finance transformation contractors?
The market for Finance Transformation contractors is a mature and active and high-value market, driven by the ongoing wave of ERP modernisation and finance operating model redesign across UK organisations. SAP S/4HANA migrations remain the dominant source of large-scale finance transformation contract demand, followed by Oracle Cloud and Workday implementations. The market has been sustained by the strong business case for finance system modernisation, the complexity of ERP implementations that requires specialist delivery expertise, and the growing pressure on finance functions to deliver more insight at lower cost. Senior Finance Transformation contractors with deep ERP functional knowledge and a track record of successful delivery command rates at the upper end of both the finance and technology contracting markets.
What is the contracting market like in Cambridge?
Few UK cities match the specificity of Cambridge's contracting opportunities. The life sciences, biotechnology, and deep technology ecosystem that has grown around the university and its research parks sustains work in scientific computing, bioinformatics, embedded systems, regulatory affairs, and clinical data at a scale and depth concentrated almost nowhere else. Beyond life sciences, telecommunications, chip design, and enterprise software employers broaden the range of engineering and development work available. Employers in Cambridge seek deep domain expertise and pay accordingly: rates for specialist disciplines frequently match or exceed London, though the overall volume of opportunities is smaller and concentrated in a narrower set of sectors. Contractors without a relevant scientific or deep technical background will find the market less accessible than its reputation might suggest.
How much do finance transformation contractors usually earn in Cambridge?
Contract rates for finance transformation roles in Cambridge typically range from £578 to £998 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.
How many finance transformation vacancies in Cambridge are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 100 finance transformation contract roles across the site, with Cambridge maintaining consistent volume. Data reviewed up to June 2026.