Transactional Finance Lead - #2094368

Butler Rose is working alongside one of the largest Housing Associations in London and the South East to recruit a Transactional Finance Lead to support their Finance team. This is a minimum three-month temporary role, offering hybrid working and paying £40.16 per hour PAYE.

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Working Pattern: Hybrid, with a minimum of 2 days in the office (Central London).
Training/Onboarding: Required to work full-time in the office for the first two weeks during training, after which the hybrid arrangement applies.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy finance function and play a key role in stabilising and improving transactional finance operations across Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.

Responsibilities:
* Lead the stabilisation and improvement of AP and AR operations, including clearing outstanding postings, unreconciled items, unallocated cash and legacy backlogs.
* Perform root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions to strengthen financial controls.
* Develop and embed process improvements, including process maps, SOPs and control frameworks to improve accuracy and efficiency.
* Establish operational KPIs and reporting to monitor performance and support continuous improvement.
* Work closely with Financial Reporting, Business Partnering and wider finance teams to embed a consistent month-end timetable and robust transactional controls.
* Support training, coaching and capability development across transactional finance teams.
* Act as a key link between transactional finance and wider business areas, providing insight on operational performance, risks and issues.
* Ensure compliance with all relevant housing association and statutory policies, procedures, health and safety requirements and financial regulations.

Required Experience:
* Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
* Significant experience within Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable or financial operations leadership.
* Strong experience in reconciliations, process improvement and resolving complex transactional issues.
* Proven ability to analyse root causes and implement effective solutions.
* Experience creating process documentation, controls and operational improvements.
* Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work collaboratively across finance teams.
* Excellent attention to detail, organisation and communication skills.
* Ability to lead, influence and support teams within a fast-paced environment.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like further information, please reach out to Cerys Smith.

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