Group Finance Shared Services Manager – London
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About the Role
This organisation is entering an exciting phase of growth and transformation, with a focus on operational excellence, innovation, and delivering exceptional customer experiences across a portfolio of lifestyle-led accommodation brands. The business is seeking a commercially minded and hands-on Group Finance Shared Services Manager to lead transactional finance operations across multiple regions.
Reporting to the senior finance leadership team, this role will oversee the day-to-day management of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable shared services, ensuring robust financial controls, operational efficiency, and timely, accurate reporting.
The Role
As Group Finance Shared Services Manager, you will lead and develop transactional finance teams across the UK and Europe, ensuring high performance, compliance, and continuous process improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions, managing a team of direct and indirect reports across multiple jurisdictions.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of invoices, supplier payments, billing, collections, and reconciliations.
- Maintain a strong control environment with clearly documented and compliant financial processes.
- Oversee key financial systems including ERP, property management, point-of-sale, and expense platforms to support finance operations.
- Drive continuous improvement, automation, and process efficiencies across shared services.
- Support month-end activities, including approvals, reconciliations, journals, accruals, and bad debt provisions.
- Coach and develop team members to enhance performance and capability.
- Act as a key stakeholder in finance transformation and business-wide projects, including regulatory changes and systems integrations.
- Serve as a point of escalation for internal and external stakeholders.
About You
You will be a proactive, solutions-focused finance professional with strong leadership experience in transactional finance or shared services environments.
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience managing day-to-day transactional finance operations, including AP and AR.
- Strong financial and commercial acumen with excellent problem-solving capabilities.
- Qualified accountant preferred (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent).
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and strong systems experience.
- Experience identifying and implementing process improvements and automation.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.
- Highly organised, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Candidates should be eligible to work in the UK as sponsorship will not be provided
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to join an ambitious and evolving business where finance plays a key role in supporting growth and operational excellence. You’ll have the chance to shape shared service processes, influence change, and lead a high-performing team within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.