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Group Head of Transactional Processing
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Job Title
Buttress is a UK-wide group of specialist companies, delivering end-to-end services through a connected and collaborative approach. By combining expertise across our businesses, we provide smarter, more efficient and increasingly sustainable solutions across the commercial catering and service industries.
We are now seeking a Group Head of Transactional Processing to lead our transactional finance function across Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Billing and Credit Control.
About the Role
Working as part of our Group Finance shared-service function, you will take ownership of transactional finance operations across the Group, driving strong working-capital performance, consistent financial controls and efficient, standardised processes.
This is a key leadership role for someone who can combine strong transactional finance knowledge with people leadership, process improvement and a real focus on delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Group’s Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Billing and Credit Control functions.
- Own the end-to-end purchase-to-pay and order-to-cash processes across Group entities.
- Drive working-capital performance, including debtor days, cash collection and creditor management.
- Oversee supplier payments, customer billing, cash allocation and collections.
- Monitor aged debtors and creditors and ensure issues are appropriately escalated and resolved.
- Strengthen financial controls, including approvals, segregation of duties and fraud-prevention measures.
- Drive standardisation, efficiency and automation across transactional finance processes.
- Support improvements within NetSuite and connected finance systems.
- Lead the transactional-finance integration of newly acquired businesses.
- Develop the transactional finance team through clear priorities, coaching and effective performance management.
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Essential Key Skills and Experience
- Proven experience leading transactional finance, accounting operations or shared-service teams.
- Strong knowledge of Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Billing and Credit Control.
- Experience working within a multi-entity environment.
- Strong working-capital management experience.
- Good understanding of transactional finance controls, segregation of duties and fraud prevention.
- Experience improving and standardising finance processes.
- Strong systems and data capability, with a focus on automation and efficiency.
- Strong leadership and people-management skills.
- Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capability.
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Qualifications
- CCAB-qualified, finalist or equivalent.
- CIMA / ACCA preferred.
Desirable
- Experience within a Group or shared-service finance function.
- Experience integrating acquired businesses into centralised finance processes.
- Working knowledge of NetSuite.
- Experience with AP, expense or finance automation systems.
- Experience within a growing, acquisitive or private equity-backed organisation.
What We Offer
- A competitive salary
- Pension scheme
- Birthday leave – because celebrating you matters
- Access to a wide range of discounts through our Perks platform via Employment Hero
- A supportive, down-to-earth culture
- Regular social events, including summer and Christmas parties
- The opportunity to lead and shape a key Group Finance function
- Exposure across a growing Group of specialist businesses
- The chance to drive meaningful improvements in systems, controls and ways of working as the Group continues to grow
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