Head of Transactional Services
Location: Central London
Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day work from anywhere
Salary: £125,000 per annum + Bonus & Benefits
A high-growth, private equity-backed organisation is seeking an experienced Head of Transactional Services to lead and develop its transactional finance function.
Reporting to the Finance Director, this senior leadership position will oversee a large team across Accounts Payable, Credit Control and Billing. The successful candidate will be responsible for strengthening operational performance, controls, cash collection and processes across a complex, high-volume environment.
The Role
You will take ownership of the end-to-end transactional finance operation, with responsibility for:
- Leading and developing a team across AP, AR and Billing.
- Driving improvements in credit control, collections, dispute resolution and working capital.
- Overseeing accurate, timely and commercially effective billing processes.
- Ensuring robust AP controls, supplier processes and payment operations.
- Establishing clear KPIs, SLAs and performance standards across the function.
- Leading process improvement, automation and finance transformation initiatives.
- Supporting ERP, workflow, reporting and technology enhancements.
- Partnering with senior stakeholders across Finance and the wider business.
About You
We are looking for an experienced transactional finance leader with a strong background across AP, AR, Billing, P2P and/or O2C, ideally within a complex, fast-paced and high-volume organisation.
- Proven experience leading sizeable transactional finance teams.
- Strong knowledge of credit control, billing and working capital.
- A track record of process optimisation, automation or transformation.
- Strong understanding of financial controls and operational governance.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- A commercially minded, data-driven and people-focused leadership style.
- CICM, ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification would be advantageous, as would experience working with ERP and automation platforms.
This is a high-impact opportunity to join a PE-backed business in a period of continued growth and transformation, with significant scope to improve processes, develop the team and shape the future operating model of the transactional finance function.
Head of Transactional Services in London employer: Cedar Careers
As a leading PE-backed services group based in Leeds, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic work culture that encourages innovation and collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through tailored development programmes and opportunities to lead transformative finance initiatives, making us an excellent employer for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers in finance.
