Interim Senior Finance Officer - Accounts Payable (Hybrid)

Hightown Housing Association; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days' annual leave

Hybrid working

Pension & life assurance (3× salary)

Free on-site gym

Employee wellbeing services

Discounts (retail, gym, restaurant,cin

Job summary

Hightown Housing Association is recruiting an Interim Senior Finance Officer (Accounts Payable) to lead our AP team during a period of change and system transformation. You will oversee supplier payments, expenses and controls while driving improvements across our finance operations.

You will manage a team of Finance Assistants and a Senior Finance Assistant, partnering with senior finance colleagues to maintain service continuity and prepare for future ways of working.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an Accounts Payable or Financial Operations team.
• Strong knowledge of Accounts Payable processes and financial controls.
• Experience working with integrated finance systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive approach to process improvement and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Accounts Payable team to ensure smooth supplier payments and expenses.
• Maintain strong financial controls and support continuous improvement across finance operations.
• Collaborate with senior finance colleagues to ensure service continuity during change.
• Provide guidance to Finance Assistants and Senior Finance Assistant and develop the team.

Skills

Accounts Payable leadership

AP processes

Finance systems

Stakeholder communication

Process improvement

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Hightown Housing Association is recruiting an Interim Senior Finance Officer (Accounts Payable) to lead our AP team during a period of change and system transformation. You will oversee supplier payments, expenses and controls while driving improvements across our finance operations.

You will manage a team of Finance Assistants and a Senior Finance Assistant, partnering with senior finance colleagues to maintain service continuity and prepare for future ways of working.