Head of Finance Operations

Jackson Hogg Ltd; Durham; Vor Ort; GBP 85.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jackson Hogg Ltd in County Durham is seeking a Head of Finance Operations to lead the finance operations function and shape a strategic operating model. The role focuses on payments, banking systems, and ongoing process optimisation to deliver automation and resilience across the finance function.

The ideal candidate will drive transformation, governance and cross-functional collaboration with finance, technology and change teams to realise measurable business benefits and robust controls.

Qualifikationen

• Leadership experience within finance operations.
• Strong experience of payments and banking systems and processes.
• Proven track record of finance transformation and process optimisation.
• Experience designing systems, processes and controls to support operational resilience.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional change across finance, technology and the wider business.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Experience exploring or implementing emerging technologies, including AI, within finance operations.

Aufgaben

• Shape and deliver finance operations strategy and operating model.
• Lead optimisation of finance processes and automation opportunities.
• Standardise processes to build a scalable finance ops function.
• Strengthen operational resilience through controls and governance.
• Oversee banking relationships and manage operational risk.
• Collaborate with finance systems, tech and change teams to drive improvements.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

AI in finance

Tools

ERP systems

Automation tools

Jobbeschreibung

Head of Finance Operations

County Durham

Competitive

Jackson Hogg are delighted to be supporting an exciting business in County Durham in their recruitment of a Head of Finance Operations to lead the finance operations function.

Duties and responsibilities

• Shape and deliver finance operations strategy and operating model, ensuring it supports wider business and technology objectives.
• Lead the continued optimisation of processes within the finance system, improving the use of existing functionality and identifying opportunities for further automation and technology enablement.
• Simplify and standardise processes to build a scalable, efficient and resilient finance operations function.
• Strengthen operational resilience through effective financial controls, governance, contingency planning and business arrangements.
• Oversee key banking supplier relationships, ensuring strong service service performance, clear accountability and effective management of operational risk and resilience.
• Working closely with finance systems and colleagues across finance, technology and change and transformation to deliver meaningful improvements and measurable business benefits.

You will be/have;

• Leadership experience within finance operations, including strong experience of payments and banking systems and processes.
• A proven track record of delivering finance transformation and process optimisation, including process redesign, standardisation and the successful adoption of new systems and ways of working.
• Experience designing and implementing systems, processes ad controls that support operational resilience for important business services.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience leading cross- functional change across finance, technology and the wider business.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, alongside experience leading and developing high performing teams.
• Experience of exploring or implementing emerging technologies, including AI, within finance operations