Senior Transactions Finance Manager

Job Description:

Senior Transactions Finance Manager

Gleeson Recruitment Group are delighted to be recruiting a Senior Transactions Finance Manager for one of our most prestigious clients based in Coventry. The role is based is based in Coventry where there is a hybrid working policy in place.

As the Senior Transactions Finance Manager, you will be responsible for managing the team transactional activities, overseeing Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Cash Management. This position requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to lead and motivate a team.

Main purpose & goals

The main purpose of the role is to oversee and manage the day-to-day financial operations in the central Finance function, as well as support site level activities and the wider organisation.

The goal of the team is to provide a high level of customer service to the Group, both when interacting with the wider Finance team and in dealing with sites, suppliers and customers. This includes:

• Timely and accurate provision of information
• Clear, pro-active and responsive communication
• Problem resolution and empathy
• Collaboration with other teams
• Continuous improvement

Key responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Manage and lead a team responsible for various transactional activities. Provide guidance, mentorship, and performance management to team members.
• Ledger Management: Oversee day-to-day transactional finance operations, including accounts payable (AP), cash management (CM) and accounts receivable (AR). Ensure timely and accurate processing of invoices, credit notes, and payments.
• Treasury activities: Liaise with the Group's banking and credit card providers to ensure availability of facilities.
• Reconciliation: Oversee regular reconciliations, including supplier statements, bank, and unrecorded cash transactions
• Data and expenses: [Monitor and control expenses, ensuring adherence to budgetary guidelines].
• Transactional projects: Support Finance Transformation and other functions.
• Process improvement and operational excellence: Work with Finance Transformation and Commercial Finance to deliver improvements in processing speed and quality to ensure the highest possible accuracy and timeliness of financial information.
• Controls and data security: Ensure continuous adherence to relevant controls and maintain safeguards around data security and privacy.

Person specification:

• Must have 5 years finance experience of working in a medium to large organisation
• Understand financial processing including, AP, Cash Management and AR
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams.

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