Job Description

Butler Rose is working alongside one of the largest Housing Associations in London and the South East to recruit a Transactional Finance Lead to support their Finance team. This is a minimum three-month temporary role, offering hybrid working and paying £40.16 per hour PAYE.

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week Working Pattern: Hybrid, with a minimum of 2 days in the office (Central London). Training/Onboarding: Required to work full-time in the office for the first two weeks during training, after which the hybrid arrangement applies.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy finance function and play a key role in stabilising and improving transactional finance operations across Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.

Responsibilities: Lead the stabilisation and improvement of AP and AR operations, including clearing outstanding postings, unreconciled items, unallocated cash and legacy backlogs. Perform root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions to strengthen financial controls. Develop and embed process improvements, including process maps, SOPs and control frameworks to improve accuracy and efficiency. Establish operational KPIs and reporting to monitor performance and support continuous improvement. Work closely with Financial Reporting, Business Partnering and wider finance teams to embed a consistent month-end timetable and robust transactional controls. Support training, coaching and capability development across transactional finance teams. Act as a key link between transactional finance and wider business areas, providing insight on operational performance, risks and issues. Ensure compliance with all relevant housing association and statutory policies, procedures, health and safety requirements and financial regulations.

Required Experience: Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) Significant experience within Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable or financial operations leadership. Strong experience in reconciliations, process improvement and resolving complex transactional issues. Proven ability to analyse root causes and implement effective solutions. Experience creating process documentation, controls and operational improvements. Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work collaboratively across finance teams. Excellent attention to detail, organisation and communication skills. Ability to lead, influence and support teams within a fast-paced environment.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like further information, please reach out to Cerys Smith.

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.