Our client, a growing and ambitious healthcare group, is seeking a Finance Team Leader to head up their dedicated finance function. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to make a real impact while leading and developing a team of five.
Job Title: Finance Team Leader
Hours: 8.30am – 5.00pm, Monday to Friday (slightly flexible for the right candidate)
Location: Taunton, Somerset. Hybrid working available with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.
Salary: Circa £38,000, dependent.
Why Join Our Client’s Team
- Generous holiday
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- A wellness day
- Healthcare plan
- Free parking
- Friendly and sociable team
- 2 days per week to work from home
- New offices
- Financial support towards studies
The Role
As the Finance Team Leader, you will maintain the integrity of financial data, ensure supplier invoices are processed accurately in line with the correct accounting treatments, and support the delivery of month‑end close. You will take ownership of transactional finance KPIs, drive continuous improvement across finance operations, and work closely with teams across the business to ensure smooth integration of newly acquired entities. Your responsibilities also include maintaining strong stakeholder relationships, preparing reconciliations, overseeing payment runs, and managing key finance systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, support and develop a team, including mentoring colleagues working remotely
- Partner with the wider Finance function to ensure robust controls and efficient processes for a timely and accurate month‑end close
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders both within Finance and across the wider business
- Prepare month‑end Accounts Payable balance sheet reconciliations across multiple entities
- Take ownership of bank and cash reconciliations across the group on a monthly basis
- Oversee the preparation and approval of weekly payment runs across all business units
- Manage and continuously improve cash management processes, ensuring compliance, best practice and delivery of training where needed
- Maintain and oversee key finance systems, including invoice approval and credit card platforms, ensuring appropriate controls and segregation of duties
- Administer and manage bank accounts, including onboarding new accounts and integrating those from acquisitions
- Produce and deliver key performance indicator reporting to support business decision‑making
- Oversee the CapEx payment tracking process
- Contribute to the preparation and ongoing maintenance of group cash flow forecasts
- Manage banking administration, including setting up new users with appropriate access levels and permissions
Requirements
- Experience leading and developing a high‑performing team
- Confident communicator, comfortable building relationships at all levels
- Naturally organised and able to juggle priorities with ease
- Ability to delegate effectively and keep things running smoothly in a busy environment
- Confidence using Excel and comfortable with finance systems
- Proactive mindset and enjoy finding better ways of working
- Attention to detail and pride in accuracy
- AAT qualified or equivalent hands‑on experience (preferred)
- Experience with Dynamics 365 would be a bonus
- Solid grounding in Accounts Payable and understanding of best practice processes
Equal Opportunities
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