Finance Team Lead — Hybrid (Xero & Reporting)

Response Personnel Ltd; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Competitive salary

Supportive working environment

Job summary

Response Personnel Ltd is seeking a Finance Team Leader in St Albans, operating on a hybrid basis. The role focuses on owning the day-to-day transactional finance function and guiding colleagues while aligning with senior finance management.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with purchase and sales ledgers, bank reconciliations, and reporting, and be proficient in Xero and Excel. This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive salary and opportunities to improve

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior finance role and ownership of a finance function.
• Strong working knowledge of purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit control and bank reconciliations.
• Confident user of Xero in a commercial environment.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIFS).
• Experience producing financial reports and analysing data.
• AAT qualified or equivalent, or qualified by experience.
• Understanding of VAT rules and their application.
• Excellent attention to detail and high accuracy.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain financial information clearly.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of day-to-day transactional finance function, ensuring processes are completed accurately and on time.
• Act as main point of contact for finance queries, supporting colleagues with complex transactions.
• Oversee purchase ledger, sales ledger and banking activities.
• Prepare weekly and monthly payment runs with proper controls.
• Carry out bank and general ledger reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Support credit control activities, including escalated accounts.
• Assist with month-end procedures and ensure timely posting.
• Produce financial reports and analysis including aged debt, cash flow and ledger summaries.
• Monitor financial information, identify trends and risks.
• Champion the use of Xero and support system queries and best practices.
• Identify and implement improvements to processes and controls.
• Maintain audit-ready records and assist with year-end audit preparation.

Skills

Senior finance leadership

Purchase ledger

Sales ledger

Credit control

Bank reconciliations

Xero

Excel (Pivot, VLOOKUP, SUMIFS)

Financial reporting

VAT rules

Attention to detail

Communication

Independence

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent

Tools

Xero

ConnectWise

Excel

Job description

Response Personnel Ltd is seeking a Finance Team Leader in St Albans, operating on a hybrid basis. The role focuses on owning the day-to-day transactional finance function and guiding colleagues while aligning with senior finance management.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with purchase and sales ledgers, bank reconciliations, and reporting, and be proficient in Xero and Excel. This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive salary and opportunities to improve