Head of Transactional Finance

Head of Transactional Finance Northamptonshire

I'm currently partnering with a growing, multi-entity organisation in Northamptonshire to recruit a Head of Transactional Finance into their central finance function. This is a key leadership position with responsibility for the end-to-end transactional finance operation, covering Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing and Credit Control. The successful individual will take ownership of both purchase-to-pay and order-to-cash processes, with a strong focus on working capital, controls, process improvement and developing a high-performing team. This would suit someone who enjoys getting under the skin of a finance operation and can combine strong transactional finance knowledge with genuine leadership and transformation capability. Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading AP, AR, Billing and Credit Control teams
• Taking ownership of purchase-to-pay and order-to-cash processes across multiple entities
• Driving cash collection, debtor days and wider working-capital performance
• Strengthening financial controls and ensuring robust processes are in place
• Identifying opportunities to standardise, automate and improve transactional processes
• Supporting improvements across finance systems and associated technology
• Supporting the integration of newly acquired businesses into central finance processes
• Coaching and developing the transactional finance team The business is looking for someone with proven experience leading a transactional finance, finance operations or shared-service function, ideally within a multi-entity environment. You'll need experience with working with Netsuite, as well as strong stakeholder management skills alongside experience improving processes, controls and systems. Experience within a growing, acquisitive or PE-backed environment would also be advantageous. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to take ownership of a sizeable transactional finance function and play a key role in shaping how it operates as the organisation continues to grow. Interested? Please get in touch for a confidential conversation and further details.