Salary: £38,000 - £45,000
We are working with a growing and well-established business seeking an experienced Transactional Finance Manager to take full ownership of its transactional finance function. This is a key role within the finance team, responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and control of all core financial ledgers, while leading and developing a small transactional finance team.
As the Transactional Finance Manager, you will oversee the day-to-day management of all transactional finance processes, ensuring that supplier, subcontractor, and employee payments are processed accurately and on time.
You will play a critical role in maintaining robust financial controls and ensuring that the company’s key books of entry remain accurate, well-managed, and audit-ready.
Working closely with the Management Accountant, you will ensure the underlying financial data supporting reporting is complete, accurate, and fully reconciled.
- Full ownership of all transactional finance ledgers, including:
- Purchase Ledger
- Subcontract Ledger
- Sales Ledger (including house sales where applicable)
- Cashbook
- Payroll
- Lead, manage and develop the transactional finance team, including workload allocation and performance management
- Ensure all supplier, subcontractor, and staff payments are processed accurately and on time
- Complete monthly supplier statement reconciliations and resolve any discrepancies
- Take responsibility for HMRC submissions and payments, including:
- VAT
- CIS
- PAYE / NIC
- Oversee cashbook management and ensure timely and accurate bank reconciliations
- Maintain strong financial controls across all transactional processes
- Ensure clean, accurate, and well-maintained key books of entry
About You
- Proven experience in a similar Ledger Manager / Transactional Finance Manager role
- Strong understanding of purchase ledger, sales ledger, payroll, and cashbook processes
- Experience managing or supervising a finance team
- Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and controls
- Good working knowledge of HMRC requirements (VAT, CIS, PAYE)
- Confident working collaboratively with wider finance teams
