Transactional Finance – Senior Operational Lead

Working on behalf of a Local Authority, Aatom Recruitment has a new opportunity for a Transactional Finance – Senior Operational Lead on a 3-6 months contract with a possibility of further extension. The role is part time – 3 days/week.

Main accountabilities:

• To provide senior management support to the head of service for the operational delivery of accounts payable and receivable for the client.
• To support the management of the accounts payable, accounts receivable, and banking functions are managed to perform effectively and efficiently within the FCP&P, meeting the needs of both internal and external customers.
• To support the management of the client’s sundry debt programme and management of payments of SAP AR invoices totalling £620m in year.
• To oversee the operational administration of the client’s SAP master data and user management functions and services.
• To provide support for the implementation of a new staffing structure.
• To lead on the development of long term strategies for future improvements and developments to financial control & processing. To develop the FCP&P business plan for the next 2 years
• To map all current business processes by consulting with staff, investigating alternatives and opportunities and sharing best practice in efforts to generate the most appropriate models for improving services into the future

Requirements:

• Relevant degree or MAAT or CCAB qualification and / or work experience of at least equivalent level
• Knowledge of relevant aspects of local government finance including local authority accounting
• Extensive knowledge of change management and service development techniques, preferably gained in a Local Government environment.
• Experience of the following: Financial planning – Provision of financial information to inform effective decision making including ensuring the effective maintenance of financial records to support this – Financial monitoring, forecasting and reporting – Financial administration – Staff management

If you are interested, please apply or contact us for more information!