Marks Sattin are currently working exclusively with one of the UK's largest multi-site retailers for the role of Head of Transactions. The role will oversee the day to day running of all transactional Finance functions, including AP/AR and Sales Administration.

The position holder will manage a team of 5 Supervisors, and will be pivotal in delivering continuous improvement, automation of processes, and strengthening of controls to improve the efficiency, quality, accuracy, and timeliness of outputs.

The Ideal candidate will have extensive experience in developing/recruiting large AP teams, experience in significant system improvements/implementations and will possess an innovative mindset which is always looking at ways to improve!

For this role, they are looking to pay up to £59,000 plus bonus and can also offer hybrid working once training is complete (After 3 months)

Main Responsibilities of the role include:

• Leads a team of supervisors and their direct reports totalling up to 15 staff when fully staffed
• Ensures the timely and accurate processing and payment of supplier invoices and staff expenses
• Resolves queries from suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Builds and maintain effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders, with the ability to flex style to suit audience
• Continually develops, automates, and improves processes
• Develops and strengthens policies and procedures, ensuring controls and policies are adhered to
• Creation and monitoring of creditor and debtor reporting, KPI's and SLA's

Qualifications/Experience required:

Essential

• Experience in leading AP teams, especially through periods of significant change
• Must be within daily commutable distance to Wakefield, West Yorkshire
• Strong IT and analytical skills; ability to interpret and present data
• Excellent verbal and written communication, with the ability to flex style to suit audience
• Demonstrable record of process improvement, automation and elimination of non-value adding activities
• Resilient, organised, and able to manage differing (sometimes competing) priorities

Preferable

• ERP implementation experience
• SAP experience
• Professional Finance Qualification e.g. AAT

If this is of interest, please apply or contact Cameron.Walsh@markssattin.com!

Please note - Candidates from unrealistic daily commutes (5 times per week) will not be considered for this role.