Cash & Funding Operations Manager

At Zenith, we've been helping organisations transition to smarter, more sustainable vehicle solutions for over 30 years. As the UK's largest independent vehicle solutions provider, we support some of the UKs best-known brands through leasing, fleet management and mobility services. we're proud of our people, our award-winning service, and our bold ambitions to make mobility smarter, greener, and better for everyone.

We're looking for a Cash & Funding Operations Manager to lead a key area within our Finance Shared Services function. Reporting to the Head of Finance Shared Services, you'll play an important role in protecting Zenith's financial integrity, ensuring operational excellence and developing a high-performing team that delivers outstanding service across funding and cash operations.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance operations leader who enjoys improving processes, developing people and working collaboratively across a complex, fast-paced environment.

As Cash & Funding Operations Manager, you will lead the teams responsible for cash allocation, bank reconciliations, vehicle funding operations and associated financial controls. You'll ensure critical finance processes are delivered accurately, efficiently and in line with agreed service levels, while playing a leading role in the ongoing development of the function. From automation and process redesign to standardisation, controls enhancement and operational performance improvement, you'll help create a more efficient, resilient and future-ready operation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, coaching and developing the Cash & Funding Operations team.
• Overseeing vehicle funding activities and relationships with funding partners.
• Ensuring funding schedules, funding drawdowns and associated processes are completed accurately and on time.
• Managing cash allocation, cash management activities and bank reconciliations.
• Monitoring operational performance through KPIs, quality measures and service levels.
• Ensuring issues, exceptions and escalations are resolved effectively and efficiently.
• Owning the weekly Unfunded Vehicles Report and supporting the reduction of unfunded vehicle values and ageing.
• Maintaining robust controls, audit trails and governance standards across all activities.
• Ensuring reconciliations are completed accurately and within agreed timescales.
• Supporting month-end processes and financial reporting requirements.
• Managing operational risk and identifying areas requiring corrective action.
• Acting as a key contact for internal and external audit activity relating to cash and funding operations.

We're interested in people with a strong track record in finance operations, shared services, cash management or funding operations who combine technical expertise with an inclusive and collaborative leadership approach.

• Experience leading operational finance, cash management, funding operations or shared services teams.
• Experience developing, coaching and supporting teams to achieve their potential.
• Strong knowledge of cash allocation, reconciliations, banking transactions and financial controls.
• Understanding of funding operations and high-volume transactional processing environments.
• Experience managing operational KPIs, service levels and quality measures.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Experience delivering process improvement and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Analytical thinking and effective problem-solving skills.
• Experience working within regulated or highly controlled finance environments.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.

• Salary up to £65,000
• Annual bonus
• Company car/car allowance
• 24 days annual leave & 1 day for your birthday plus bank holidays
• The option to buy or sell holidays (+5 or
  -3)
• Individual Private Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Breakdown Cover
• Dental & Health Cash Plans
• Critical Illness Cover
• Tech Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Perks at Work – save on everyday essentials
• Wellbeing support including: onsite GP, EAP, pensions advice, funded HRT treatment,
• Mental Health First…