Payroll & Financial Processing Lead (12-month Contract)

BPHA; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

BPHA is seeking a Financial Processing Manager to lead Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll on a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover. The post oversees a busy finance function, ensuring robust controls, timely reporting and strong stakeholder engagement.

You will drive process improvements, support staff development, and work across the organisation to maintain high standards of financial integrity and compliance. Bedford/hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing finance teams in a busy, changing environment.
• Strong knowledge of financial processes, reconciliations and internal controls.
• Proven ability to deliver accurate financial information and work with audit requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management to influence across the organisation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Track record of driving process improvement and organisational change.
• High IT literacy including finance systems and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll teams, setting clear priorities and supporting colleagues to perform effectively.
• Ensure payroll, supplier payments, customer receipts and debt-processing activities are completed accurately and within agreed timescales.
• Maintain effective financial controls across the Financial Processing function, identifying risks and ensuring remedial action.
• Review reconciliations and ensure issues are investigated and resolved promptly to maintain integrity of financial information.
• Provide accurate and timely information to support monthly management reporting and year-end processes.
• Ensure relevant regulatory returns and payments are completed accurately and on time.
• Act as main point of contact for internal and external audit queries relating to Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll.
• Work collaboratively across Finance and the wider organisation to improve processes, systems and service delivery.
• Identify and implement opportunities to increase efficiency and ensure the function meets changing business needs.

Skills

Team leadership

Internal controls

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Process improvement

Finance systems

CPD

Education

CCAB qualified accountant

Job description

BPHA is seeking a Financial Processing Manager to lead Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll on a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover. The post oversees a busy finance function, ensuring robust controls, timely reporting and strong stakeholder engagement.

You will drive process improvements, support staff development, and work across the organisation to maintain high standards of financial integrity and compliance. Bedford/hybrid work model.