Transactional Finance Manager

Job Description

Transactional Finance Manager£48,000 - £50,000Knowsley, HybridTransactional Finance Manager to join a thriving business based in Knowsley, Liverpool. The position is hybrid working 3 days in the office, 2 from home.The focus of the Transactional Finance Manager role is to lead & develop the Transactional teams, consisting of Accounts Payable and Receivable, Cash management and Expenses.Key ResponsibilitiesOrganise the transactional teams and ensure appropriate resources are in place to deliver a high standard of processing accuracy and that resources are efficiently utilised. Responsible for the managing the completion of the Balance Sheet reconciliations of the Transaction Team, and understanding and clearing any variancesLeads process improvements within the department to improve efficiencies, drive consistency across the department and keep up to date with industry best practice.Lead and support the cash management team to ensure accurate reconciliations Lead and support the accounts payable team to ensure all supplier payments are met on time and all queries dealt with effectively with the relevant internal teamsEnsure timely collection of debt and debit notes and non-collection is escalated accordingly.Support the sourcing and merchandising teams to ensure accuracy of changes in supplier terms and management of supplier financing arrangements (LCs etc).Provide clear information to finance and wider business management teams to highlight issues and to flag trends and performance. Particular focus on KPI reporting, ageing of items, disputed transactions, and clerical performance on efficiency and accuracy ofprocessing.Ensure objectives of the team are aligned with the strategic goals of the department.Motivate and manage the team to ensure a good standard of people management activity is being undertaken e.g. regular performance and development reviews. Work alongside the Treasury Team to ensure payments are in line with budgets & forecasts.Responsible for delivery of business led projects that impact on transaction teams e.g. EPOS, Oracle. Translate finance requirements and identify potential issues to ensure that they are addressed.Manage all external queries and advisors, in particular year-end audit requirement.Effectively communicate business updates & briefings to the teams to keep them informed of key initiatives.Skills and experience Comfortable with high volume of transactions, and ideally with experience of Accounts Payable and Cash ReconciliationsExperience of managing within a wider financial team.Ability to build strong relationships both externally & internallyComplete tasks to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environmentTechnically strong to manage all areas of accounts payable and to manage the external requirements.Ability to identify opportunity for cost saving / efficiency.Experience of working with multiple systemsPragmatic individual with strong communication skills, who is confident and a self starterHigh standards of professionalism and accountability with a high degree of influencing skillsPositive attitude to Change and embraces new ideas and ways of workingAbility to work within a broad finance team and consider cross team impacts of new processes. Networks with team members to ensure knowledge sharedThe position is hybrid based in Liverpool.Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Keyskills :
Accounts payable managertransactional manageraccounts recievable managerfinancce manager