Your new company

Our client is seeking support from a Financial Transactions Lead, to join their busy finance team on a 9-month contract for an immediate start.

Your new role

• Lead, guide, and manage staff, including recruitment, induction, engagement, work allocation, performance reviews, and development.
• Supervise and prioritise the work of the transactional processing team.
• Proactively monitor and resolve customer service issues as they arise.
• Assist the Manager, Transaction Processing, with financial transaction activities for Faculties/Support Areas.
• Extract data and provide financial reports and transaction details as needed.
• Prepare regular general ledger income and expenditure reconciliations.
• Handle all transactional activities, including maintaining acquittals, asset registers, purchasing consulting, processing invoices, generating purchase orders, resolving Finance One queries, invoicing debtors, and processing ledger journals.
• Perform other related activities as required, consistent with the listed responsibilities.
• Analyse and manage the University’s financial resources to support decision-making.
• Maintain financial controls.
• Provide key financial reporting.
• Deliver a financial transaction processing service.

What you'll need to succeed

• Proven experience working in a computerised financial system environment, including proficiency in Excel and data interrogation.
• In-depth knowledge of transaction processing operations, processes, and systems.
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables within a dynamic and flexible team structure, with strong scheduling and prioritising skills.
• Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to foster a customer-focused and efficient team culture.
• Ability to interact with others sensitively and constructively, while developing and maintaining effective professional relationships across various areas and organisational levels.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to consult and liaise effectively with a diverse range of individuals.

What you'll get in return

• You will get a chance to start immediately.
• A 9-month long contract.
• A competitive hourly rate.
• On-site parking.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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