Senior Manager, Transactional Finance

ELEMIS; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Staff discount on Elemis products and

Well-being policies

27 holidays days per year

Birthday Day off

Company Pension Scheme

Healthcare Cash Plan

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Length of Service Awards

Job summary

Elemis Ltd is seeking a Senior Manager, Transactional Finance in Filton, Bristol. You will lead Accounts Payable and Receivable across UK/US, drive automation and process improvements, and report to the Finance Director.

The role oversees a Credit Manager and AP Lead, with cross-functional collaboration to optimize working capital. You will shape control processes, support ERP upgrades (Concur, Avalara) and manage KPIs for board review, in a hybrid working model with a UK-based corporate finance

Qualifications

• Experience owning the transactional finance function.
• Ability to lead and develop teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication with senior leadership.
• Proven KPI reporting for the board.
• Strong Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable knowledge with DSO/DPO improvements.
• Experience in process improvement and digital transformation, including AI tools within policy.
• Experience in multi-entity, multi-currency groups (UK/US).
• Hands-on analytical and problem-solving approach.
• ERP familiarity with SAP Concur and Dynamics 365.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop the team across Credit Manager and AP Lead teams.
• Own all transactional finance operations across the group for efficiency, accuracy and compliance.
• Create a strong control environment with procedures, approvals and audit trails.
• Improve working capital by reducing DSO and DPO, and managing aged debt.
• Collaborate with Commercial/Operations to resolve deductions and chargebacks across markets.
• Roll out purchase orders and strengthen supplier onboarding and payment controls.
• Drive automation and system enhancements to reduce manual workload.
• Oversee ERP upgrades and process reengineering (Concur, Avalara).
• Monitor KPIs and provide monthly board reports.
• Support strategic financial initiatives and business growth with senior leadership.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

KPI reporting

AP/AR knowledge

Process improvement

Digital transformation

AI tools usage

Multi-entity / multi-currency

Analytical thinking

ERP experience

Tools

SAP Concur

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

Senior Manager, Transactional Finance

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Office, Filton

Reporting To: Suneeta Sellers

Description

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Finance Director, this is a fantastic opportunity to step into a key financial role. You’ll oversee Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable across all ELEMIS group entities, with particular focus on the UK and US.

With full responsibility for the transactional finance function, you’ll have the autonomy to drive automation, streamline processes and lead transformational improvements for greater efficiency. We’re looking for someone forward thinking and curious, with a positive mindset, who enjoys problem solving and with a track record of optimising processes and driving efficiency.

Direct reports: Credit Manager (leading 5 Credit Controllers) and AP Lead (leading 2 FTE AP Assistants)

Location: Filton, Bristol

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop the team: an experienced Credit Manager and an AP Lead, each with their own team, building their commercial awareness and understanding of risk in line with the business strategy.
• Own all transactional finance operations across the group, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
• Build a strong, proportionate control environment with clear procedures, approval hierarchies and audit trails.
• Improve working capital by bringing down DSO, managing DPO and reducing aged and bad debt.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to integrate financial processes across the business - work with Commercial and Operations teams to resolve the root causes of customer deductions and chargebacks, across all markets.
• Roll out purchase orders across the business and strengthen supplier onboarding and payment controls.
• Drive automation and system enhancements to streamline processes and reduce manual workload.
• Act as a key stakeholder for system upgrades, ERP implementation and process reengineering, including Concur and US sales tax through Avalara.
• Implement and monitor KPIs to improve team performance and financial controls, with a monthly KPI pack for the board.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and work closely with senior leadership to support strategic financial initiatives and business growth.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

The Impact You’ll Make

A controlled, efficient and cash-focused transactional finance function that gives the business clear visibility of working capital, gets things right first time, and frees the team from manual work to focus on adding value.

Proven experience in owning the transactional finance function.

• The ability to lead and develop teams in a fast paced, high growth environment, and developing teams to be commercially minded and risk aware.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, experience of working closely with senior leadership.
• Producing and implementing KPI reporting for senior leadership and the board.
• Strong knowledge of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, with a track record of improving DSO and DPO.
• Demonstrable experience of process improvement and digital transformation, including using AI tools (within company policy) where appropriate.
• Experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency group, ideally across the UK and US.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a hands-on approach.
• Experience of SAP Concur and Microsoft Dynamics 365 or a similar ERP is essential.
• Supplier insight to support potential saving opportunities.
• A forward-thinking, curious and positive mindset.

Benefits

• We operate a Hybrid working model which means working any three days in our Filton (Bristol) Head Office and two days working from home. We also operate with flexible working hours, which means core hours are between 10am - 4pm.
• Generous Staff Discount on all your favourite ELEMIS products and spa treatments.
• Excellent well-being policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity policies, Income Protection, Life Assurance and more
• 27 holidays days per year!
• Birthday Day off!
• Company Pension Scheme
• Healthcare Cash Plan (with Dental)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme for all Associates and their families
• Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Length of Service Awards
• Much, much more!