Finance manager

Mountain Warehouse; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits packa

Hybrid working, 3 days in London offi

Holiday allowance 50% staff discount &

Pension scheme

Job summary

Mountain Warehouse in London is looking for a Senior Finance Manager to lead our Transactional Finance teams of 25+ across a fast-paced, multi-site omnichannel retail environment. You will drive strong financial control, automation and process improvements to support growth and accurate processing of high-volume transactions.

This is a high-visibility leadership role partnering with retail, ecommerce and accounting teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a senior transactional finance or finance operations role in high-volume environments.
• Strong knowledge of accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations and financial controls.
• Proven leadership experience with building and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience delivering system or process improvements within transactional finance.
• Highly analytical with ability to interpret large data sets for informed decisions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills to influence effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and motivate the transactional finance team, setting clear objectives.
• Oversee end-to-end processing across AP, store cash, card settlements, ecommerce receipts and AR.
• Maintain robust financial controls and reconciliations across key areas.
• Own the transactional finance month-end close with accurate accruals and reconciliations.
• Drive automation and process efficiencies to reduce manual intervention.
• Partner cross-functionally with retail, ecommerce and accounting teams to improve end-to-end processes.
• Support audits and governance with strong control evidence.

Skills

Finance leadership

Stakeholder management

Automation

Process improvement

High-volume processing

ERP systems

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Описание:

We're looking for a Senior Finance Manager to lead our Transactional Finance teams. Managing a team of 25+ across a fast-paced, multi-site omnichannel retail environment, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth, accurate and controlled processing of high-volume transactions. This is a highly visible leadership role with real scope to shape and improve how transactional finance operates. You will drive strong financial control, enhance service delivery, and lead automation and process improvements that support the wider business as it continues to grow.

Задачи:

Lead, develop and motivate the transactional finance team, setting clear objectives and driving high performance. Oversee end-to-end processing across accounts payable, store cash, card settlements, ecommerce receipts and accounts receivable, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness. Maintain robust financial controls and reconciliations across key areas, including store cash, card receipts, payment gateways, ecommerce settlements, refunds, chargebacks and gift cards. Own the transactional finance month-end close, ensuring strong balance sheet integrity, accurate accruals and timely resolution of outstanding items. Continuously enhance financial controls, policies and procedures to support strong governance, audit readiness and compliance. Develop and monitor transactional finance KPIs, providing clear reporting on service levels and control performance to senior finance stakeholders. Contribute to wider finance and business transformation initiatives, supporting change and continuous improvement. Drive automation and process efficiencies to reduce manual intervention and strengthen control. Own and develop finance systems supporting transactional processes, driving optimisation, data integrity and effective integration with upstream and downstream systems. Act as a senior escalation point for complex operational, supplier and customer queries, ensuring timely and effective resolution. Deliver a high-quality service to internal and external stakeholders interacting with finance operations. Partner cross-functionally with retail, ecommerce, customer service and accounting teams to improve end-to-end processes. Manage third-party service providers, ensuring value, performance and continuous improvement. Support external audits, including financial and tax, ensuring readiness and strong control evidence.

Требования:

Extensive experience in a senior transactional finance, shared services or finance operations role within a high-volume environment (ideally retail or ecommerce). Strong technical knowledge of accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations and financial controls. Proven leadership experience, with a track record of building and developing high-performing teams. Experience working with finance systems and delivering system or process improvements within transactional finance environments. Highly analytical, with the ability to interpret large data sets and drive informed decision-making. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and challenge effectively. Resilient, well-organised and detail-oriented, with the ability to prioritise and deliver in a fast-paced environment.

Условия:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Hybrid working, 3 days in London based office & 2 working from home
• Holiday allowance 50% staff discount & 25% for family and friends
• Pension scheme