Head of Finance Operations

Jackson Hogg Ltd; North East; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jackson Hogg Ltd in County Durham is seeking a Head of Finance Operations to lead the finance operations function. This senior role offers a broad remit across payments, banking, controls and transformation, with a focus on automation and AI to simplify processes and drive efficiency.

You will shape the strategy, optimise processes, strengthen resilience, manage banking relationships and work across finance, technology and change teams to deliver measurable business benefits.

Qualifikationen

• Senior leadership experience in finance operations (payments and banking).
• Proven track record in finance transformation and process optimisation.
• Experience designing/simplifying finance processes with automation and emerging technologies (AI).
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional change experience.

Aufgaben

• Shape and deliver finance operations strategy and operating model, aligning with business and technology goals.
• Lead optimisation of finance processes, driving automation and enhanced functionality.
• Standardise processes to build a scalable, resilient finance operations function.
• Strengthen operational resilience through controls, governance, contingency planning.
• Oversee banking supplier relationships and manage operational risk and resilience.
• Collaborate with finance systems, technology and change teams to deliver improvements and measurable benefits.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Finance operations

Payments & banking

Automation

AI in finance

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

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.

This role is a senior leadership opportunity that offers a broad remit across finance operations, payments and banking, operational resilience, controls and transformation. With a solid background with finance technology, you will support with identifying further opportunities to simplify processes, automate activities and make effective use of emerging technologies, including AI.

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.