Transactional Finance Manager (Temp/Perm)

This post holder is responsible for managing the end-to-end financial administrative support provided to the Property Team ensuring it is provided in an effective and efficient manner. This will include the management, development and continuous improvement of the property team service delivery model and all financial administrative processes including rental income and payments, utilities, rates, recharges, and other property costs.

This role is directly aligned to the vision of our future integrated Business Services operating model and will form part of the leadership group for our Property Estate Support Group. This will continue to evolve over the coming years. The role has a key responsibility in shaping our ways of working for long-term strategic impact.

This role will be crucial in bringing to life the six guiding principles of integrated Business Services; People Focused, Data Led, Customer Focused, Continuous Improvement, One Stop Shop and Flexible Solutions.

• Build, lead and develop the Property Finance Administration Team, ensuring development and continuous improvement.
• Manage and oversee all key property finance administration processes, ensuring activities are completed in a timely manner and to high standards.
• Management and development of the Property service delivery model within the Business Services Hub.
• Develop and lead project to consolidate supplier billing/invoices to reduce invoice volumes and improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Build and maintain relationships with external Property contacts.
• Develop a detailed understanding of key \’Customers\’ across the Charity, including their priorities and expectations.
• Support the Head of Transactional Finance to establish culture change and improve processes within the team, and the wider organisation, to encourage collaborative working, peer mentoring and project rotation.
• Work with Head of Transactional Finance to embed a culture of inclusivity and diversity across the Property Team in how we work with partners; key stakeholders, customers and employees, aligned to Barnardo\’s Basis and Values and EDI Code of Conduct.

Key Activities:

• Oversee the Property Finance Administration Team, ensuring the timely delivery of routine and ad-hoc property finance administration activities. These activities include but are not limited to: invoice processing, journal raising and posting, rental income and payment processing, utilities payment processing, service charge and rates payment processing, master data change management processes, management information and other property costs.
• Leading and developing a project to consolidate supplier invoices/billing
• Develop good working practices that are aligned with iBS Guiding Principles ensuring the team\’s work adds value.
• Deliver excellent Customer Service that meets the Customer\’s needs and provides value for money.
• Form part of the Property leadership team, supporting the Head of Property with planning and delivery of the Property Strategy.
• Engage and influence key stakeholders, building and maintaining links with Barnardo\’s colleagues across the charity including in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
• Resource planning to provide support to the Head of Property and the wider property senior leadership team.
• Develop external relationships and lead on initiatives with these partners.
• Work with Children\’s Service and Retail colleagues to undertake specific projects and training supporting their service delivery.