Transactional Manager

RM Recruit; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organisation in the West Midlands seeks a Transactional Manager to oversee key financial operations within a progressive finance team. This permanent role involves leading a dedicated team, championing financial controls, and driving process improvements. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in finance management and possess strong leadership and relationship-building skills. This position offers a hybrid working model and a generous benefits package.

Benefits

Generous benefits package

Hybrid working model (3 days in office)

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing finance transactional functions in a medium to large organisation.
• Strong track record of leading and developing finance teams.
• Familiar with end-to-end purchase and sales ledger, credit control, and cash management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multi-functional finance transactions team.
• Oversee all transactional finance processes ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Implement performance metrics and reporting frameworks.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Relationship Building

Financial Controls

Process Improvement

Job description

RM Recruit is working in partnership with a reputable and values-driven organisation based in the West Midlands to recruit a Transactional Manager on a permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented finance professional to lead a key transactional finance function within a progressive, purpose-led environment.

Reporting to the Director of Finance and leading a dedicated finance transactions team, you will be responsible for overseeing core financial operations including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Credit Control, Cashbook Management, and Income Allocations. You will champion financial controls, team performance and continuous process improvement across the department.

Main duties include:

• Lead and manage a multi-functional finance transactions team, fostering a culture of high performance, ownership, and delivery.
• Oversee all transactional finance processes ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely reconciliations.
• Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly and that audit trails are robust and well documented.
• Develop and maintain financial controls, process documentation, and ensure policies are aligned with best practice and legislation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to build trust in finance systems, drive efficiencies, and promote understanding of key processes.
• Deliver training and guidance to internal stakeholders, ensuring adherence to financial policies and timelines.
• Implement performance metrics and reporting frameworks to measure team impact and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support with the roll-out and testing of system enhancements or new financial platforms.
• Contribute to wider finance transformation and process improvement projects.

As the ideal candidate, you will have proven experience managing finance transactional functions in a medium to large organisation. You will possess a strong track record of leading, developing, and motivating finance teams and be familiar with end-to-end purchase and sales ledger, credit control, and cash management. You will be be competent using and improving systems and will be a proven and effective communicator with a collaborative mindset and strong relationship-building skills. This role benefits from hybrid working (3 days p/w in their offices) plus a very generous benefits package.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance leader to make a tangible impact within a well-established organisation that values integrity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

RM Recruit is an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.