Operations Lead

TXP; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave

Birthday leave

4% matched pension

Life assurance 3x

Private medical insurance

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work

EV salary sacrifice

Holiday buy/sell

Job summary

TXP is seeking an Operations Lead to join the finance team and oversee end-to-end finance operations across the Group. You will own contractor payments, client invoicing, supplier payments and accounts payable with robust controls, and collaborate with Transaction Analysts and the Finance Operations Manager.

This role focuses on governance, data quality, and continuous improvement, including automation and process redesign across multiple countries and currencies.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance operations: accounts payable, billing, contractor payments.
• Strong understanding of controls, approvals, audits and governance.
• Experience reviewing financial transactions for compliance and accuracy.
• Experience producing reconciliations and management reports.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience owning and improving operational processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee contractor payments, client invoicing and accounts payable.
• Maintain governance and controls across finance operations.
• Ensure data quality across finance/workforce systems.
• Review transactions for accuracy and compliance.
• Support month-end processes and reporting.
• Lead process automation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Financial controls

Process improvement

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

AAT qualified

Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA

Degree in Finance/Accounting

Professional finance qualification study

Tools

Sage Intacct

InTime

Power BI

Reporting tools

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic and driven Operations Lead to join our finance team and play a key role in overseeing the smooth and efficient delivery of our end-to-end finance operations across the Group.

You will take ownership of ensuring contractor payments, client invoicing, supplier payments and accounts payable activities are delivered accurately, efficiently and in line with robust financial controls. Acting as a key link between our Transaction Analysts and Finance Operations Manager, you will provide strong operational oversight, governance and support, while identifying opportunities to improve processes, enhance efficiency and strengthen controls.

This is an excellent opportunity for an organised, proactive finance professional to make a real impact within a fast-paced and evolving finance function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operational governance and process compliance
• Finance operations controls and risk management
• Data quality across finance and workforce management systems
• Transaction review and quality assurance
• Month-end finance operations support
• Process optimisation, automation and transformation initiatives
• Continuous improvement across finance operations activities

Skill and Experience:

• Experience managing contractor payments, client invoicing, accounts payable or broader finance operations processes.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, approval workflows, audit requirements, delegated authority frameworks and governance principles.
• Experience reviewing and validating financial transactions for accuracy, completeness and compliance.
• Experience producing reconciliations, exception reporting, operational finance reporting and management information.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines and competing demands within a fast-paced environment.
• Experience owning, improving and governing operational processes rather than simply processing transactions.
• Advanced Excel skills, including data analysis, reconciliations, exception reporting and management reporting.
• Experience working with finance systems, operational workflow platforms and reporting tools.
• Strong experience using InTime, including both transaction processing and system configuration activities.
• Ability to analyse transaction data and identify trends, risks, anomalies and control weaknesses.
• Familiarity with automation tools, workflow optimisation and technology-enabled process improvement.
• Experience within technology consulting, professional services, recruitment, contractor-led, private equity-backed or high-growth organisations.
• Experience supporting finance operations across multiple countries, legal entities, jurisdictions and currencies.
• Experience using Sage Intacct.
• Experience supporting finance transformation programmes, process redesign and systems implementation projects.
• Knowledge of automation technologies, AI-enabled workflows, process improvement methodologies or continuous improvement frameworks.

Education

• AAT qualified, studying towards a professional finance qualification, or qualified through relevant finance operations experience.
• Demonstrable experience in finance operations, accounts payable, billing, contractor payments or related transactional finance activities.
• Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a related discipline.
• Additional training or certification in Excel, Power BI, finance systems, automation tools, process improvement methodologies or data analytics.
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• An additional day of paid leave for your birthday (or Christmas eve)
• 4% Matched employer contributed pension (salary sacrifice)
• Life assurance (3x)
• Private medical insurance through our partner Vitality.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme & other Health Benefits through our partner Medicash
• Holiday buy and sell scheme - up to an additional 5 days per annum
• Octopus EV Scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Cycle to work scheme
• 2 x social value days per year to give back to local communities.

Grow with us:

Work on exciting new projects

If you want to avoid getting stuck with the mundane, you're in the right place. We work in many sectors with fantastic clients, so you'll always be working on something exciting and challenging.

We recognise that you might have a career path planned out and you might need some support to help you move forward. We're here to support you and make the most out of your time with us, through challenging work, opportunities to grow and learning and development opportunities.

Be part of the TXP growth journey

We are a high growth, fast paced environment. We currently have 200+ employees and work with clients across the UK. Joining TXP means you'll be part of that.