Head of Transactional Finance

Robert Half are working for a world class institution to recruit for Head of Transactional Finance in BedfordshireSalary between £40-45k. Generous benefits are:Life CoverAccess to a wide range of discountsRecognition awardsHealthcare cashback plansGenerous holiday benefitsContributory pension schemesAttractive family friendly policies; maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, flexible working.Access to a variety of employee assistance support services.Job DescriptionManaging both the Accounts Receivable and Payable functions. (5 Direct reports).Monitoring, maintaining and improvement of departmental KPIsTo build and forecast weekly, the next 13 weeks receipts and payments.Review of monthly reconciliations. Organization of the team's resources over busy periods. Review of payment runs, and processing. Reviewing and improving departmental processesLead weekly meetings with the teams, to review and uphold high standards. Providing reports to the business, as to their overdue customer debt, and existing issues with payments. Ensuring and planning the rotation of knowledge and experience through-out the team.Being a point of escalation for issues. Prepare and analyse periodic AP balances and vendor spend reports.Supporting key change initiatives and drive through continuous improvement.Providing other ad-hoc reporting to line managers and stakeholders.QualificationsPrevious transactional experience, and ready to step up and manage a team/function.Examples of continuous improvements.Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training.