Head of Finance Transformation – (Payment's background) 9-12 month FTC
£125,000 + Bens, DOE
London 2-3 days Hybrid
Looking to lead finance transformation in a dynamic fintech environment? My client is hiring a Finance Transformation Lead to drive process improvements, automation, and safeguarding compliance.
Ideal candidates will bring strong financial accounting, payments operations, and IFRS/technical expertise, with hands-on experience in NetSuite or other ERP systems.
Why Join?
* Drive strategic finance transformation at a fast-growing tech-enabled payments business.
* Lead high-impact projects including ERP integrations, reconciliation automation.
* Collaborate with executive leadership, auditors, banking partners, and tech teams, gaining broad exposure across the business.
* Opportunity to grow into senior leadership roles, including Head of Payment Operations & Safeguarding.
The Role:
The Finance Transformation Lead will own the design, delivery, and optimisation of finance systems and processes, ensuring regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and full visibility of customer and scheme balances.
* Act as the accountable owner for safeguarding compliance, ensuring alignment with FCA expectations and audit readiness.
* Define and oversee the safeguarding control framework, including secondary cash book reconciliation in NetSuite.
* Provide executive visibility of merchant creditors, scheme receivables, debt positions, and negative balances.
* Lead daily/weekly safeguarding reporting and variance analysis between Way4 and NetSuite.
* Own the end-to-end collections process (GoCardless/Kolleno/Netsuite/Way4).
* Deliver transaction posting automation, bank integrations, invoice flows, and customer master data integration.
* Eliminate manual MSC journals and embed automated safeguarding and reconciliation logic.
* Tighten financial close timelines and improve auditability of balances.
Candidate Profile:
* Strong understanding of FCA safeguarding rules, audit expectations, and practical safeguarding implementations.
* Proven experience in payments operations, including card scheme settlement flows, net vs. gross settlement models, and handling negative balances.
* Demonstrated success in ERP/finance system integrations (NetSuite ideal), reconciliation automation, and financial reporting upgrades.
* Background in payments, fintech, or e-money institutions preferred (e.g.,, Wise, Stripe, Adyen, Revolut).
* Finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) advantageous but not essential with strong payments/safeguarding expertise.