Director of Transactional Finance

At Talon, our mission is to unlock the full potential of out of home, making it more effective, creative, measurable and sustainable than ever.

We’re passionate about OOH and are on a mission to drive the growth of this sector within the media industry. In just over a decade, our desire to offer intelligent, creative, technology-led OOH solutions and a full-service OOH offering saw us grow into a team of over 500 people located in key cities across the globe. In that time, we have been awarded for our approach to our people, our clients and our industry.

We hire the finest talent to help us unlock the full potential of the Out of Home (OOH) environment for our clients; and pride ourselves on the individuals who represent our business.

The Director of Transactional Finance leads Talon's North Talon’s Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury and other transactional finance functions, ensuring robust financial governance, operational excellence, and first-class service delivery across the business. This role will be reporting directly to the North America CFO.

This is a highly visible leadership role requiring a proactive, hands-on finance professional who can balance strong financial control with a continuous improvement mindset. You will be responsible for ensuring that all transactional finance processes operate efficiently, accurately, and in line with company policies, financial controls, and regulatory requirements.

The role requires an exceptional people leader who can develop high-performing teams, build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and drive consistency, accountability, and service excellence across all transactional finance activities. Working closely with the Financial Controller and wider Finance Leadership Team, you will play a key role in strengthening governance, improving processes, managing risk, and ensuring the integrity of Talon's financial operations.

• Lead, develop and inspire the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Treasury teams, creating a high-performing, collaborative and accountable culture.
• Establish clear objectives, service standards and performance measures across all transactional finance functions.
• Drive team engagement, succession planning and professional development initiatives.
• Ensure appropriate resource planning, workload management and operational resilience within the function.
• Maintain strong financial controls across all transactional finance activities, ensuring compliance with company policies, delegated authorities and audit requirements.
• Oversee all AP and AR processes, ensuring transactions are processed accurately, efficiently and in accordance with supplier controls and group protocols.
• Act as the key control owner for banking, treasury and corporate card processes, ensuring appropriate governance and risk management.
• Proactively identify control gaps, risks and inefficiencies, implementing solutions to strengthen the control environment.
• Support the Financial Controller and external auditors with audit requests, documentation and recommendations arising from internal and external reviews.

• Ensure the effective collection of receivables, maintaining robust credit control processes and strong cash conversion performance.
• Oversee customer account management, aged debt reporting and escalation processes.
• Partner with commercial stakeholders to resolve complex billing, collection and customer account issues.
• Drive improvements in debtor performance and working capital management.
• Oversee the end-to-end supplier payment cycle, ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices and payments.
• Maintain strong supplier relationships…