Group Head of Transactional Finance Manager

The ONE Group Ltd; Daventry; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The ONE Group Ltd seeks a Group Head of Transactional Finance Manager to lead the Group's transactional finance function across AR, AP, billing and credit control. This role combines hands-on leadership with working capital management, controls and process improvement in a growing multi-entity environment.

You will drive standardisation, automation and accurate reporting while developing a tenured team and integrating newly acquired entities into centralised processes and systems.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a transactional finance or shared-service team.
• Experience in a multi-entity environment.
• In-depth knowledge of accounts receivable, accounts payable, billing and credit control.
• Experience with working capital management across AR/AP.
• Strong controls, segregation of duties and fraud prevention knowledge.
• Experience in standardising and documenting finance processes.
• Strong systems/data skills with automation potential.
• Effective people management and coaching abilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Group or shared-service finance experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Group transactional finance function across AR, AP, billing and credit control.
• Own end-to-end purchase-to-pay and order-to-cash cycles across multiple entities.
• Ensure supplier payments, customer billing, cash allocation and collections are timely and accurate.
• Own working capital performance including debtor days and cash collection.
• Monitor aged debtors and creditors and provide clear reporting.
• Collaborate with finance and operations to resolve cash flow and billing issues.
• Oversee PO controls, invoice approvals and three-way matching.
• Maintain segregation of duties and payment controls.
• Ensure accurate, timely customer invoicing and right-first-time processing.
• Oversee credit control escalation of aged debt.
• Drive standardisation and documentation of processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and automation in transactional finance.
• Support system improvements across AP and related systems.
• Use financial data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead integration of acquired businesses into central processes and controls.
• Lead, coach and develop AR, AP and Billing teams.
• Set priorities and performance expectations across the function.
• Manage resources in a changing multi-entity environment.

Skills

Team leadership

Multi-entity experience

AR & AP knowledge

Working capital management

Internal controls & fraud prevention

Process standardisation

Automation opportunities

People management

Stakeholder management

Analytical / problem-solving

Group/shared-service experience

Job description

Role: Group Head of Transactional Finance Manager

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire

Ready to take the next step in your transactional finance career? We’re looking for an experienced leader to take ownership, drive improvements and make a real impact.

The Accountancy & Finance Division at The ONE Group is actively partnering with an established and growing business based in Daventry. As the Group Head of Transactional Finance Manager, you will lead and develop a Group-wide transactional finance function, taking ownership of accounts receivable, accounts payable, billing and credit control. This role combines hands‑on operational leadership with working capital management, financial controls and process improvement, with a key focus on creating consistent, efficient ways of working across a growing multi‑entity environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Group transactional finance function across accounts receivable, accounts payable, billing and credit control.
• Own the end-to-end purchase-to-pay and order-to-cash cycles across multiple entities.
• Ensure supplier payments, customer billing, cash allocation and collections are completed accurately and on time.
• Take operational ownership of working capital performance, including debtor days, creditor management and cash collection.
• Monitor aged debtors and creditors, providing clear reporting and identifying areas requiring action.
• Work with finance and operational teams to resolve issues affecting cash flow, billing and collections.
• Oversee purchase-order controls, invoice approvals and three-way matching processes.
• Maintain strong segregation of duties, fraud prevention and payment controls.
• Ensure customer invoicing is accurate, timely and right first time.
• Oversee credit control activity and ensure aged debt issues are appropriately escalated and resolved.
• Drive the standardisation and documentation of transactional finance processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy and automation across transactional finance.
• Support improvements within the system and connected finance, AP and expense systems.
• Use financial data and reporting to identify trends, exceptions and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead the transactional finance integration of newly acquired businesses into centralised processes, controls and systems.
• Lead, coach and develop team members across AR, AP and Billing.
• Set clear priorities, responsibilities and performance expectations across the function.
• Manage resources and workloads effectively within a changing, multi-entity environment.

Key Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience leading a transactional finance, accounting operations or shared-service team.
• Experience within a multi-entity environment.
• In-depth knowledge of accounts receivable, accounts payable, billing and credit control.
• Demonstrable working capital management experience across AR and AP.
• Strong understanding of transactional finance controls, segregation of duties and fraud prevention.
• Experience improving, standardising and documenting finance processes.
• Strong systems and data skills with the ability to identify opportunities for automation and efficiency.
• Strong people management, coaching and team development experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Group or shared-service finance experience.

This is a superb opportunity to joining an established multi-entity business who are going from strength to strength where the successful candidate will be able to manage a tenured team but also put your own foot‑print in the role.