Financial Transactions Manager

Leeds Trinity University; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Trinity University is seeking an experienced Financial Transactions Manager to lead the Finance Office, ensuring accurate and timely transactional activities and robust financial controls across the University.

You will manage a team of Finance Assistants, provide expert financial guidance, and coordinate information for audits, aiming to improve efficiency and compliance in a busy university environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in finance operations, transactional finance or financial control.
• Experience leading and developing finance teams.
• Strong knowledge of financial controls, reconciliations and compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting internal and external audits.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to make sound professional judgments and manage competing priorities.
• Proactive approach and ability to hit the ground running.

Responsibilities

• Leading the day-to-day operation of the Finance Office and ensuring finance activities are delivered efficiently and accurately.
• Managing and developing a team of Finance Assistants, allocating workloads, monitoring performance and supporting continuous improvement.
• Providing expert financial guidance to colleagues across the University and supporting sound financial decision-making.
• Acting as a key contact for internal and external auditors and coordinating the provision of financial information.
• Overseeing balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring financial controls are robust and effective.
• Managing bursary payments and financial transactions, ensuring accuracy and compliance with funding requirements.
• Leading process improvements, system enhancements and finance-related projects that improve efficiency and service delivery.

Skills

Finance operations

Transactional finance

Financial control

Team leadership

Audits

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Job description

Leeds Trinity University is seeking an experienced Financial Transactions Manager to join our Finance team. We are looking for a candidate to provide leadership and support to our operational finance function during a key period for the University.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional to step into a well-established team and make an immediate impact, leading the delivery of efficient, accurate and compliant financial operations across the University.

About the Role

You will lead and manage the University's transactional finance activities, ensuring the integrity, accuracy and timeliness of financial operations while maintaining strong financial controls and compliance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the day-to-day operation of the Finance Office and ensuring finance activities are delivered efficiently and accurately.
• Managing and developing a team of Finance Assistants, allocating workloads, monitoring performance and supporting continuous improvement.
• Providing expert financial guidance to colleagues across the University and supporting sound financial decision-making.
• Acting as a key contact for internal and external auditors and coordinating the provision of financial information.
• Overseeing balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring financial controls are robust and effective.
• Managing bursary payments and financial transactions, ensuring accuracy and compliance with funding requirements.
• Leading process improvements, system enhancements and finance-related projects that improve efficiency and service delivery.

About You

You will be an experienced finance professional with strong operational finance knowledge, proven leadership skills and the ability to quickly establish credibility within a busy and complex environment.

You will have:

• Significant experience within a finance operations, transactional finance or financial control role.
• Experience leading and developing finance teams.
• Strong knowledge of financial controls, reconciliations and compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting internal and external audits.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to make sound professional judgements and manage competing priorities effectively.
• A proactive approach and the ability to hit the ground running.

Leeds Trinity University values diversity and inclusion and particularly encourages applications from the following groups as they are currently under-represented within the University: Women, LGBTQ+ and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as well as candidates with disabilities, whether hidden or otherwise. The University will consider all forms of flexible working arrangements.