Head of Transactional Services

Head of Transactional Services

Location:

Central London

Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day work from anywhere

Salary: £125,000 per annum + Bonus & Benefits

A high-growth, private equity-backed organisation is seeking an experienced Head of Transactional Services to lead and develop its transactional finance function.

Reporting to the Finance Director, this senior leadership position will oversee a large team across Accounts Payable, Credit Control and Billing. The successful candidate will be responsible for strengthening operational performance, controls, cash collection and processes across a complex, high-volume environment.

The Role

You will take ownership of the end-to-end transactional finance operation, with responsibility for:

• Leading and developing a team across AP, AR and Billing.
• Driving improvements in credit control, collections, dispute resolution and working capital.
• Overseeing accurate, timely and commercially effective billing processes.
• Ensuring robust AP controls, supplier processes and payment operations.
• Establishing clear KPIs, SLAs and performance standards across the function.
• Leading process improvement, automation and finance transformation initiatives.
• Supporting ERP, workflow, reporting and technology enhancements.
• Partnering with senior stakeholders across Finance a...