Transactional Finance Manager

Transactional Finance Manager

Salary: Up to £80,000

Location: West Midlands (Hybrid)

Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

An established and growing business is looking to appoint a Transactional Finance Manager to lead its core finance operations function. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring the efficient delivery of accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management and financial controls across a multi-site environment.

Reporting into senior finance leadership, you'll play a pivotal role in driving process improvements, enhancing service levels and developing a high-performing team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced transactional finance leader looking to make a tangible impact within a business that values continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a large transactional finance function, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Oversee Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Credit Control activities.
• Ensure robust financial controls, processes and governance are maintained.
• Drive improvements in efficiency, automation and standardisation across finance operations.
• Monitor key performance indicators and service levels across the function.
• Partner with operational and finance stakeholders to resolve issues and improve processes.
• Support month-end and year-end activities where required.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and improve the customer and supplier experience.
• Manage workload planning, resource allocation and team succession planning.
• Contribute to finance projects, system enhancements and process optimisation initiatives.

About You

• Proven experience leading a sizeable transactional finance, shared services or finance operations team.
• Strong understanding of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Credit Control processes.
• A collaborative leadership style with the ability to engage and motivate teams.
• Experience implementing process improvements and driving operational efficiencies.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience candidates will be considered.

Please click apply if this role is of interest.