Finance Team Leader

Reed; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed bonus

Flexible hybrid working

Monthly cash allowance

Job summary

Reed is seeking a Finance Team Lead in Cambridge to oversee the shared service centre reporting function for a global technology company. Hybrid 50/50 arrangement.

You will lead a team, ensure strong financial controls, standardised delivery, and KPI-driven reporting across regions, with focus on month-end close, GL journals, reconciliations, and compliance.

Qualifications

• Degree or professional qualification in accounting, business administration, or related field.
• Strong MS Office skills, including advanced Excel.
• Experience with Oracle or other finance systems and controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop a high-performing team and set goals.
• Oversee regional reporting with standardised, KPI-driven processes.
• Build stakeholder relationships and drive improvements.
• Support continuous improvement projects to embed best practice.
• Manage month-end close, journals, fixed assets, reconciliations and reporting.

Skills

Strong integrity

Finance systems knowledge

Communication & leadership

Detail-oriented & strategic

Control frameworks & risk

Education

Accounting/Business degree or equivalent

Tools

Oracle ERP

Excel (advanced)

Job description

Finance Team Lead

Cambridge (hybrid 50/50)

£50,000-£55,000

We are working with a global technology company who are seeking a proactive and experienced Finance Team Lead to oversee their shared service centre reporting function. This is a key leadership position responsible for driving high-performing, standardised service delivery, maintaining strong financial controls, and ensuring exceptional service to internal customers.

You will play a crucial role in embedding best practice, supporting continuous improvement, and ensuring the integrity of financial information across the region.

What You'll Be Doing

As the Finance Team Lead you will:

• Lead, motivate and develop a high-performing team, setting goals and driving performance.
• Manage team workloads with flexibility to ensure excellent service across regional time zones.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, proactively gathering feedback, resolving issues, and implementing improvements.
• Support continuous improvement projects to drive efficiency and embed best practice across the shared service centre.
• Oversee the reporting function, ensuring processes are standardised, well-documented, and KPI-driven.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, legal standards and internal controls to minimise operational risk.
• Safeguard the integrity of financial records across relevant entities.
• Manage and support key reporting activities, including:
  
  • Delivery of accurate financial, regulatory, and tax information
  • Timely processing of general ledger activities including journals and fixed assets
  • Reconciliation of ledger accounts and subledgers
  • Month-end close activities such as accruals, revenue recognition, reporting, and essential controlling and banking tasks

Must-Have Skills & Experience

• Strong integrity and commitment.
• Solid understanding of finance systems and processes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven team leadership experience.
• Ability to work both at a detailed transactional level and at a wider managerial level.
• Strong understanding of control frameworks and operational risk.

Preferred

• Experience within a Shared Services Centre environment.
• Previous experience leading a team in a similar setting.
• Additional language skills (a plus).

Qualifications

• Degree or professional qualification in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Strong MS Office skills, including advanced Excel.
• Experience with Oracle or other finance/business systems.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading technology company offering a generous benefits package, including guaranteed bonus, flexible and hybrid working, and a monthly cash allowance.