Finance Operations Manager

Location Crawley
Salary: £52000.0
Contact name: Gayle Frost

Contact email: gayle.frost@clearwaterps.com
Job ref: 7644
Published: about 8 hours ago
Our client is currently recruiting for a Finance Operations Manager to join their growing team. The Finance Operations Manager will be responsible for leading the day-to-day financial operations, ensuring robust financial controls, accurate reporting, strong cash management, and efficient transactional processing.
Key Responsibilities for the Finance Operations Manager
  • Lead, manage and develop a team of transactional finance staff.
  • Set clear objectives and performance standards for the team.
  • Own and oversee the daily bank reconciliation process.
  • Ensure all transactions are accurately recorded and reconciled in a timely manner.
  • Manage the billing team, ensuring invoicing is accurate and issued on time. It is fundamental that this role is the “Subject Matter Expert” for the system and the process.
  • Manage the Accounts Payable Administrator to ensure supplier invoices are processed accurately and on time.
  • Run the monthly payroll process, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
  • Post payroll journals into the accounting system.
  • Calculate and process monthly sales commissions.
  • Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Ensure robust financial controls are maintained across all transactional processes.
  • Support month-end close processes.
Key Experience for the Finance Operations Manager
  • Proven experience in creating and implementing best-in-class finance
  • Strong background in transactional finance (AR, AP, payroll, bank recs)
  • Strong reconciliation and control mindset
  • Excellent organisational and leadership skills
  • Hands-on, detail-oriented approach – initially this role will require the successful candidate to jump into the day-to-day with the team to help build and train new processes.
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