Transactional Processing & Accounting Services Manager

PDSA; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization is seeking a Transactional Processing & Accounting Services Manager to lead the finance team in Shrewsbury. This role involves managing ledgers, payments, and financial processes on a hybrid working basis. The ideal candidate will have strong financial governance experience and a professional accounting qualification. Join us to make a positive difference for pets and their owners.

Benefits

Annual pay reviews

25 days holiday plus extra options

Wellbeing Day

Generous pension schemes

Life Assurance policy

Employee Assistance Program

Retail and Holiday Discounts

Qualifications

• Professional accounting or treasury qualification required.
• Experience in leading and developing finance teams essential.
• Strong knowledge of banking, payments, and cash control needed.
• Robust financial governance experience is necessary.
• Proficiency in Excel for data analysis is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a finance team for optimal performance.
• Manage sales and purchase ledgers, along with expenses.
• Oversee supplier payments and ensure cash flow.
• Build strong relationships across PDSA for financial processes.
• Drive improvements in systems and financial controls.

Skills

Professional accounting or treasury qualification

Experience leading finance transactional teams

Knowledge of banking, payments, and cash control

Strong financial process and governance

Good Excel skills for data analysis

Education

AAT or equivalent experience

Job description

The Vacancy

Join us to help keep even more people and pets together when times are tough. For over a century, PDSA have provided vital veterinary care for the pets of people in financial hardship.

We're now on a journey to expand our reach to support even more people and their beloved pets. To achieve this ambitious goal, we need passionate and driven individuals who are ready to embrace change and help shape a future-focused PDSA. Together, we'll build a stronger organisation to ensure our services help those who need us most for the next hundred years.

If you're ready to make a real difference and be part of a team that's creating positive change, we want you to join us. Let's build a brighter future for pets and their owners, together.

We're recruiting for a Transactional Processing & Accounting Services Manager at our head office in Telford on a hybrid basis. This is a key role in our Finance team, helping to keep PDSA running smoothly by making sure payments, donations and banking services are accurate, efficient, and well-managed.

As a Transactional Processing & Accounting Services Manager, you will:

• Lead and support a small team, helping them perform at their best
• Manage sales and purchase ledgers, expenses and purchase cards
• Oversee supplier payments and credit control to keep cash flowing
• Build strong relationships with colleagues across PDSA as the go to expert for financial processes
• Drive improvements to systems and processes while ensuring financial controls are in place

We're seeking someone with:

• A professional accounting or treasury qualification (AAT or equivalent experience)
• Experience leading and developing finance transactional teams
• Knowledge of banking, payments and cash control
• Strong financial process and governance experience
• Good Excel skills for data analysis

Why Join Us?

At PDSA, we care for both pets and people. As part of our team, you will enjoy a supportive, flexible working environment, along with a range of great benefits designed to make you feel valued:

• Remote and flexible working options to suit your lifestyle.
• Annual pay reviews.
• 25 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays), with the option to buy or sell up to 5 additional days per year.
• An additional Wellbeing Day, so you can recharge whenever you need it.
• An additional day off for any Celebration.
• Generous pension schemes, starting at 5% contributions and increasing up to 10%.
• Life Assurance policy (4x annual salary) to give you peace of mind.
• Employee Assistance Program and Online Wellbeing Centre available 24/7 for confidential support.
• Retail and Holiday Discounts via our fetch platform, giving you access to a wide range of deals.

PDSA is committed to embedding a culture of diversity and inclusion within our teams that reflect the communities we serve. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and opportunities for flexible working arrangements to support team members from different backgrounds.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss via email or telephone reasonable adjustments that you may require throughout the recruitment process.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, adults at risk and all our colleagues and expect everyone who works for us to also share this commitment and to treat people with courtesy and respect.

To support this commitment, our recruitment & selection processes are robust and rigorous. All appointments will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate background checks.