Transaction Team Lead in Blackburn

Science In Sport Group is a world leader in sports and performance nutrition. We have two highly regarded brands; SiS and PhD Nutrition. SiS combines world-class science and innovation to provide optimal performance nutritional solutions for professional athletes, sports and fitness enthusiasts. PhD Nutrition is a premium, active-nutrition brand designed to maximise performance in and out of the gym.

The Transactional Team Lead will be responsible for managing the day-to-day performance of the transactional finance team. The role will ensure accurate, timely and controlled processing across supplier payments, customer receipts, customer and supplier master data, cash flow forecasting and working capital reporting. It will also support strong financial governance, efficient processes and effective service to internal and external stakeholders across the business.

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum

Working Hours: 9am - 5.30pm

Location: Blackburn

Benefits:

• On-site gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Product discount
• Birthday day off
• Pension scheme, employer contribution at 4%

Your 4 most important responsibilities:

• Lead, coach and support the AP and AR team, ensuring clear priorities, high standards of accuracy and delivery against agreed deadlines.
• Oversee accurate and timely supplier invoice processing, payment runs, customer cash allocation, credit control activity and account reconciliations.
• Own and improve customer and supplier master data processes, ensuring records are complete, approved and maintained in line with controls.
• Prepare and maintain short-term cash flow forecasts and working capital reporting to support business planning and decision-making.

Accountability – what you are responsible for delivering:

• Delivery of accurate, timely and controlled AP and AR processes, including invoice processing, payment runs, receipt allocation, reconciliations and query resolution.
• Ownership of customer setup and supplier onboarding, including validation of key details, approval requirements, bank changes and fraud prevention procedures.
• Preparation and continuous improvement of short-term cash flow forecasts using reliable AP, AR and working capital inputs.
• Monitoring and reporting of working capital KPIs, including debtor days, creditor days, overdue debt, cash collection and payment performance.
• Maintenance of strong financial controls, audit-ready records, segregation of duties and timely issue escalation.
• Ownership of the P2P system, including identification of process improvements, bottleneck resolution and consistent application of policies and procedures.

Capability - the skills and behaviours required to do this job well:

• Experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, transactional finance or a similar finance operations role.
• Ability to supervise, coach and coordinate the work of a team, setting clear expectations and maintaining high standards.
• Strong understanding of AP, AR, purchase-to-pay, cash allocation, reconciliations and master data controls.
• Confident working with finance systems – SAP Business 1 is advantageous.
• Confident working with Excel spreadsheets.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to resolve queries and influence stakeholders across the business.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation and ability to manage competing deadlines.

Performance – how you will know you are doing a great job:

• AP and AR processes are completed accurately, on time and in line with agreed controls.
• Improvement in KPI metrics – fewer errors, more transactions posted, improvement in working capital metrics.
• Cash flow forecasts are reliable, regularly updated and clearly understood by stakeholders.
• Customer and supplier master data is accurate, controlled and compliant with approval requirements.
• Working capital KPIs are visible, monitored and actively managed.
• Team performance, engagement and service levels are maintained or improved.

Attributes – experience and mindset that will enable you to do well in this role:

• ‘One Team’ approach – works individually and with others to deliver the best result for our business.
• Proactive and solutions-focused, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Accurate, organised and reliable under pressure.
• Confident leading others and setting clear expectations.
• Commercially aware, with a strong understanding of cash flow and working capital impact.
• Professional and collaborative when working with suppliers, customers and internal stakeholders.

Science in Sport Group is an equal opportunity employer; we value diversity and strive to cultivate an inclusive workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind.