Head of Finance

Reed Finance are recruiting for a Head of Transactional Finance to join a growing, private equity-backed organisation at a key stage of its journey. This role has been created as part of a wider finance team restructure, offering the chance to step into a high-impact leadership position overseeing all transactional finance operations, while partnering closely with senior leadership.

Reporting into the Group Finance Director, you will take ownership of transactional finance, treasury operations, and key financial controls, ensuring robust processes and continuous improvement across the function.

This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a newly created leadership role where you can genuinely shape how transactional finance operates within the business. You’ll have the autonomy to improve processes, develop your team, and play a key role in supporting future growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the transactional finance teams, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and treasury support


• Oversee end-to-end procure-to-pay and order-to-cash processes


• Manage cash flow forecasting and treasury activities, including banking relationships and facilities


• Take responsibility for VAT, expenses, and corporate card processes


• Act as a key authorised signatory for payment runs and financial controls


• Provide technical oversight on balance sheet integrity, supporting the Management Accountants team


• Drive process improvements across transactional finance


• Ensure strong governance, controls, and timely month-end processes

Essential Experience:

• Fully-qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or strong QBE


• Proven experience managing large transactional finance teams


• Strong background in operational finance and process improvement


• Experience working within international or multi-entity organisations


• Solid understanding of controls, balance sheets, and cash management


• Ideally experience within a private equity-backed business

As a person you will be an approachable, personable, and visible leader; resilient and adaptable, with a solutions-focused mindset; and a strong communicator who builds trust across the business.

Salary offered is up to £80k plus bonus and good benefits. This business also offers a flexible, open, and accommodating working environment with a positive, supporting, and inclusive culture.

Hybrid working is offered with the expectation of min. 2 days in the Abingdon office.

Apply today if this sounds like you!

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