Finance Operations Team Leader

Global Accounting Network ,
London, Greater London
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £40,000 per annum

Overview

Global Accounting Network are currently partnered with a fantastic business based in the heart of Canary Wharf to recruit for an experienced Transactional Finance Manager, to oversee a team of 5. The role will involve supporting the Finance Manager by overseeing both accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management, expenses and direct responsibility for month end tasks. We are looking for a highly driven, motivated and ambitious individual. This is a great stepping stone for someone who is Part-Qualified (studying CIMA or ACCA) who can use this role to gain both management experience but also be an integral part of a small finance team. Our client would like to help guide you through your studies to get you to a qualified status. Study support is available You must be extremely technically strong, you will experience several tests during the course of the interview. Please ensure that you have core fundamental knowlegde of debit and credit. This is a management role where the successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing payment processes and ensuring suppliers are paid in a timely manor, ensuring appropriate controls are in place. Additionally ensuring daily transactions are appropriately monitored, with cash kept at an appropriate level. Responsibility for ensuring employee expenses are administered accurately and in a timely manor and supporting non-finance staff with processing claims are all key components of this role. Month end tasks will involve balance sheet reconciliations, prepayments, closing payables and receivables ledgers, reviewing and signing off the month end reconciliations and working generally to support the Finance Manager with ensuring monthly reporting cycles are met. The ideal candidate will have previous experience managing a small team of transactional staff, an ability to motivate and develop existing team members, familiarity with testing end to end financial processes and controls, exposure to a range of IT packages, good technical accounting knowledge and a valuable team player, who is happy to be hands on in their approach. In return this company will offer an amazing office space in a great central location, fantastic people, a lovely team to support, the chance to progress a career within finance and a good company culture. A competitive salary and benefits package are also on offer to the right person. For further information please contact Sara Nia at Global Accounting Network or apply below.