Job: Transactional Services Manager Salary: £ doe Hours: Full Time / 37.50 Hours / Monday to Friday Job Type: Permanent Location: Remote with travel to our HO in Northampton The Role:You will be responsible for all aspects of Bright Horizons’ transactional finance processing including leading the Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Funding and Payroll teams. You will support a drive to continually improve processes and procedures and provide accurate and timely reporting to support the wider business.What We Can Offer You:Our benefits include, but are not limited to:Flexible working and holiday entitlementsDiscounted childcareQuarterly Employee Appreciation WeeksAnnual gala award eveningFantastic range of discounts on high street retailers, grocery stores, cinema tickets, holidays and moreWide range of wellbeing resources, supporting our teams for the ups and downs of daily lifeWhy Bright Horizons?We’ve been voted Great Place to Work for the last 17 consecutive years, as well as being awarded the newly created Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women 2023. Our support functions enable our nurseries to deliver the best possible care and education to over 10,000 children across the UK. Through this support, our nurseries can deliver excellence – with 98% of our 300+ portfolio being rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. We’re on a mission to change the future for children, families, and the people we work with, and are committed to progressive working values like flexibility, work-life balance, and wellbeing.What You Will Be Doing:Key Tasks and Responsibilities:Leading and developing a highly motivated teamActing as an escalation point for complex issues and engage with internal and external stakeholders to resolve.SME for payroll, funding, accounts receivable and accounts payableDeveloping a suite of relevant KPIs and produce regular dashboard reporting.Continuously driving process improvementAccurate and timely recording of financial transactionsResponsible for reviewing and challenging transactional balance sheet reconciliations and identifying risks and opportunities.Responsible forEffectively leading the transactional finance team, promoting high performance, and creating a collaborative team environmentAdapting to and leading technical legislation and regulatory payroll changes to ensure the company remains compliant.Delivering accurate and timely payroll of c.9000 employeesAdministering and reconciling all statutory payments/deductions and issuing of accurate and appropriate tax forms such as P45s, P60s and P11dsOverseeing appropriate pension contributions, including compliance with auto enrolment and salary sacrifice arrangementsReviewing and challenging balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly and quarterly basis, ensuring the process is conducted in a robust and timely manner, well understood across the team and that old balances are investigated and resolved, and risks and opportunities are highlighted.Collaborating across the finance teams and the wider businessLeading training sessions for non-finance personnel to ensure transactional finance related processes are understood and adhered toDeveloping and distributing dashboard reporting to drive compliance with finance processes across the businessIdentifying and implementing process and system improvements to ensure tasks are being done in the most efficient manner and risks are mitigated, ensuring good financial controls are at the forefront of all processes.Ensuring transaction teams are supported through system and process changes with adequate training.Supporting internal and external auditorsManaging relationships with external agencies such as HMRC and Companies House and external payroll providersManaging and signing off Sox controlsWhat We Are Looking For:Proven track record of managing a highly motivated team.Proven track record of driving process improvement and a strong control environmentComprehensive working knowledge of complex payroll functions and systemsUp to date with payroll legislationStrong understanding of confidentialityStrong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)Qualifications:Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with 3+ years PQEBright Horizons are committed to creating inclusive environments where everyone has a sense of belonging and has the opportunity to contribute and thrive in meaningful and impactful ways. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants. If you share our passion, values, and have most of the skills listed, we encourage you to apply – as you may be just what we are looking for! Please note, due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS. Some of our roles require specific qualifications by law, this will be highlighted as essential within the advert.