Transactional Finance Services Lead – Interim Opportunity

Location: Derbyshire & occasional travel to Nottingham
Working Pattern: Hybrid 2 days on-site
Contract: 9 months FTC or day rate option with potential to go permanent
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: 64,000 + 8000 car allowance pro rata
Benefits: Free parking on-site
Reporting to: Financial Controller
Working Hours: Flexible 07:00–18:00 with core hours 10:00–14:00

Overview

An interim opportunity for an experienced transactional finance leader to oversee a high-volume Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable function within a large complex organisation undergoing transformation

You will lead a team of approximately 80 with responsibility for operational performance process improvement and strengthening controls across a largely outsourced processing environment

Key Responsibilities Summary

• Lead AP and AR teams through two direct managers overseeing around 80 staff
• Manage high volume transaction processing approximately 80,000 invoices per week
• Improve cash flow performance reduce aged debt and aged payables
• Strengthen financial controls governance and supplier customer relationships
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives
• Support wider finance and transformation activity

What is Important in the Role

• Large scale team leadership in a fast paced high volume environment
• Strong focus on operational performance and continuous improvement
• Managing change within a transforming transactional finance function
• Balancing outsourced processing oversight with internal control and stakeholder management

What You Will Bring

• Proven experience leading Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions
• Strong track record managing large teams 50 plus
• Experience improving transactional processes and financial controls
• Confident stakeholder management and collaborative leadership style

Why Apply

• High impact interim leadership role with autonomy and visibility
• Opportunity to influence cash performance and operational efficiency at scale
• Strong hybrid working model with flexibility
• Free parking on-site
• Significant team leadership responsibility within a nationally important organisation
• Opportunity available on FTC or day rate basis
• Potential for the role to become permanent

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