Our client, a growing and ambitious healthcare group, is seeking a Finance Team Leader to head up their dedicated finance function. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to make a real impact while leading and developing a team of five.
Job Title: Finance Team Leader
Hours: 8.30am - 5.00pm Monday to Friday. Hours could be slightly flexible for the right candidate
Location: Taunton, Somerset. Hybrid working available with 3 days in the office and 2 from home
Salary: Circa £38K dependant
Why Join Our Client's Team?
Generous holiday
Discretionary bonus scheme
A wellness day
Healthcare plan
Free parking
Friendly and sociable team
2 days per week to WFH
New offices
Financial support towards studiesThe Role:
As the Finance Team Leader, you'll play a key role in maintaining the integrity of financial data, ensuring supplier invoices are processed accurately and in line with the correct accounting treatments. This will provide a strong and reliable foundation for reporting and informed decision making.
You'll also support the delivery of month-end close, take ownership of transactional finance KPIs, and drive continuous improvement across finance operations.
Working closely with teams across the business, you'll help ensure the smooth integration of newly acquired entities, aligning processes and maintaining consistency from day one.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead, support and develop a team, including mentoring colleagues working remotely
Partner with the wider Finance function to ensure robust controls and efficient processes are in place for a timely and accurate month-end close
Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders both within Finance and across the wider business
Prepare month-end Accounts Payable balance sheet reconciliations across multiple entities
Take ownership of bank and cash reconciliations across the group on a monthly basis
Oversee the preparation and approval of weekly payment runs across all business units
Manage and continuously improve cash management processes, ensuring compliance, best practice and delivery of training where needed
Maintain and oversee key finance systems, including invoice approval and credit card platforms, ensuring appropriate controls and segregation of duties
Administer and manage bank accounts, including onboarding new accounts and integrating those from acquisitions
Produce and deliver key performance indicator (KPI) reporting to support business decision-making
Oversee the CapEx payment tracking process
Contribute to the preparation and ongoing maintenance of group cashflow forecasts
Manage banking administration, including setting up new users with appropriate access levels and permissionsRequirements:
You'll bring experience leading and developing a high-performing team
You're a confident communicator, comfortable building relationships at all levels
You're naturally organised and able to juggle priorities with ease
You know how to delegate effectively and keep things running smoothly in a busy environment
You're confident using Excel and comfortable with finance systems
You have a proactive mindset and enjoy finding better ways of working
You take pride in accuracy and have a strong eye for detail
Ideally, you'll be AAT qualified or have equivalent hands-on experience
Experience with Dynamics 365 would be a bonus
You'll have a solid grounding in Accounts Payable and understand best practice processesIf you are excited by the opportunity to join a company that values its people, then we want to hear from you. Don't miss out on being part of this exciting journey!
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