Group Transactional Finance Leader (AR/AP/Billing)

The One Group; Northampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The ONE Group in Towcester, Northamptonshire, is seeking a Group Transactional Finance Manager to lead and develop a group-wide transactional finance function, owning AR, AP, billing and credit control. The role blends hands-on leadership with working capital management, financial controls and process improvement across a growing multi-entity environment.

You will drive standardised processes, automate where possible and report on cash flow, debtors and creditors while coaching a high-performing

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.

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.

Skills

Transactional finance

Multi-entity experience

Working capital management

Finance controls

Process documentation

Automation opportunities

People management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Job description

The ONE Group in Towcester, Northamptonshire, is seeking a Group Transactional Finance Manager to lead and develop a group-wide transactional finance function, owning AR, AP, billing and credit control. The role blends hands-on leadership with working capital management, financial controls and process improvement across a growing multi-entity environment.

You will drive standardised processes, automate where possible and report on cash flow, debtors and creditors while coaching a high-performing