Assistant Transaction Manager

On behalf of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), we are looking for an Assistant Transaction Manager (Inside IR35) for a 6‑month contract based in London, 2 days per week (hybrid). The Finance team provides support to all operational and non‑operational teams across the SFO in managing their budgets, forecasts and accruals, and ensuring that they have the right financial and management information and support to enable them to manage their resources effectively. The team also maintains the SFO's Finance system, Oracle Fusion, and ensures that all income and expenditure transactions are processed promptly and effectively, and that appropriate financial records are kept.

Responsibilities

• Organising the workload of the accounts payable/receivable team, overseeing the lifecycle of the payables process, from requisition to payment, ensuring a smooth and accurate payment process with robust checks, segregation of duties and internal controls.
• Auditing expense claims to ensure compliance with our policy and to check that bank reconciliations are completed.
• Following up on queries that come out of the balance sheet reconciliation process.
• Overseeing and organising the workload of a team of three, while assisting with their professional development through coaching and training.
• Demonstrating expertise across key financial areas, particularly the Accounts Payable (AP) function, and overseeing the lifecycle of the AP process from requisition to payment.
• Working with the team and at pace, while collaborating closely with Finance stakeholders, both within Finance and with the wider organisation as well as managing relationships with suppliers.
• Supporting colleagues by providing and overseeing training on financial processes and finding solutions to more complex queries and ensuring compliance with the SFO expense policies.
• Managing and overseeing the bank reconciliation process.

Essential Requirements

• Finance background specifically Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable with demonstrable evidence of having delivered improvements in financial management.
• Continuous Improvement of reporting processes and systems.
• Strong people‑management skills with a demonstrable ability to motivate and manage a team to deliver.
• Exceptional communication and customer service / stakeholder engagement skills.
• Effective use of MS Office, including Word and Excel.

Desirable Requirements

• Working knowledge of Oracle Fusion.

Diversity & Inclusion: As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, SFO guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. Armed Forces Covenant: SFO guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex‑military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Please note: This role can only be worked within the UK and not overseas. In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following: this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs.