Interim Head of Finance Operations/ SSC

ICAEW; West of England; Hybride; GBP 74 000 - 111 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Hays Senior Finance is supporting a large organisation in recruiting an Interim Head of Finance Shared Services. The role leads AP, AR and Credit Control across a busy high-volume function and focuses on stabilising operations, reviewing structure and enhancing controls.

Hybrid working in the UK is on offer for an initial six months. The successful candidate will stabilise and transform finance operations, implement KPIs and drive improved performance with strong stakeholder management and

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading a sizeable, high-volume finance operation.
• Strong AP, AR and Credit Control knowledge.
• Experience improving shared services performance and controls.
• A track record of stabilising or transforming finance teams.
• Strong working capital and debt management experience.
• Experience introducing KPIs, SLAs and improved ways of working.
• The ability to operate strategically while still getting into the detail.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills.
• Availability at short notice.

Responsabilités

• Lead AP, AR and Credit Control operations.
• Review team structure, workload, capability and ways of working.
• Improve working capital, debt collection and cash performance.
• Strengthen financial controls and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensure robust month-end processes and ledger integrity.
• Establish meaningful KPIs, service levels and accountability.
• Identify process improvement and automation opportunities.
• Review and improve master data and transactional controls.
• Support internal and external audit requirements.
• Build strong relationships with finance and operational stakeholders.
• Challenge existing processes and address root causes of transactional issues.
• Develop a more resilient and scalable shared services function.

Connaissances

AP/AR/Credit Control

High-volume finance ops

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Description du poste

Hays Senior Finance is working with a large, complex organisation to recruit an experienced Interim Head of Finance Shared Services for an initial six-month assignment.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role taking responsibility for a busy transactional finance function across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Credit Control. The immediate focus will be on stabilising the function, reviewing team structure and capacity, strengthening controls and improving performance across a high-volume finance operation.

Key responsibilities

• Lead AP, AR and Credit Control operations
• Review team structure, workload, capability and ways of working
• Improve working capital, debt collection and cash performance
• Strengthen financial controls and balance sheet reconciliations
• Ensure robust month-end processes and ledger integrity
• Establish meaningful KPIs, service levels and accountability
• Identify process improvement and automation opportunities
• Review and improve master data and transactional controls
• Support internal and external audit requirements
• Build strong relationships with finance and operational stakeholders
• Challenge existing processes and address root causes of transactional issues
• Develop a more resilient and scalable shared services function

About you

This role requires someone who has previously operated at Head of Shared Services, Head of Finance Operations or senior transactional finance leadership level.

• Significant experience leading a sizeable, high-volume finance operation
• Strong AP, AR and Credit Control knowledge
• Experience improving shared services performance and controls
• A track record of stabilising or transforming finance teams
• Strong working capital and debt management experience
• Experience introducing KPIs, SLAs and improved ways of working
• The ability to operate strategically while still getting into the detail
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills
• Availability at short notice

The opportunity

A great interim opportunity for an experienced finance operations leader to come into a complex environment and make a visible impact quickly, with genuine scope to improve people, processes, controls and overall performance.

6 months | £400-£600 per day | Hybrid working

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