Transactional Finance Senior Operational Lead - 12 Month Ftc (Internal Only)

The role

Are you passionate about making a difference in local government finance? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where your leadership can drive meaningful change? If so, Southwark Council invites you to apply for the position of Transactional Finance Senior Operational Lead.
In this pivotal role, you will support the Head of Transactional Finance, providing both operational and strategic leadership. Your expertise will be crucial in transforming our Transactional Finance service, ensuring that our accounts payable, accounts receivable, and banking functions operate seamlessly and meet the needs of both our internal and external customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Transformation: Be the senior lead on the transformation of Transactional Finance, driving efficiency and effectiveness across all operations.
• Operational Management: Oversee the operational administration and management of the Council’s ERP accounts receivables and debt management functions and services.
• Strategic Development: Lead the development of long-term strategies to enhance and improve the services provided by the Transactional Finance teams.
• Customer Focus: Ensure that our services are responsive and tailored to the needs of our diverse customer base.

How will you make an impact as our Transactional Finance Senior Operational Lead?

• Proven experience in managing accounts payable, accounts receivable, and banking functions ideally gained working in a Local Authority or the Public Sector
• A relevant accountancy qualification (AAT, CIMA, ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, or ICAS)
• Strong strategic planning and operational management skills.
• A commitment to customer service excellence and continuous improvement.
• The ability to inspire and lead a team towards achieving ambitious goals.
• Strong communication skills are key
• A solid grasp of Finance operations best practices will set you up for success in this role.
• You will be able to commit to a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
• This role offers flexible home working blended with travel into our London Bridge HQ.

Additional salary details

Benefits and more information:

https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
This role attracts a JNC Benefit to the value of £2,724 per annum

About Southwark Council

Southwark Council is the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues such as The Shard, The Tate Modern and Borough Market along with many social enterprises and we have a young, diverse, and growing population.

At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities.
Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.

Recruitment timetable

Application Closing Date: 11.59pm on 28th June 2024

Interview Date: 16^th July 2024

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition.

Attachments

• Transactional Finance Senior Operational Lead.docx.pdf