Head of Finance Operations
Hiring Company

The hiring company name is
confidential for this listing.
About the Role
Greater Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Area (Hybrid)
The Company is seeking a Head of Finance Operations to shape and deliver its finance operations strategy and future operating model. The role will lead process optimisation, automation, and standardisation, while strengthening financial controls, governance, contingency planning, and business continuity. The successful candidate will oversee banking supplier relationships and operational resilience, and partner across finance, technology, and transformation teams to deliver improvements. They will also lead and develop a high-performing team and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Candidates should bring significant senior leadership experience in finance operations, strong knowledge of payments and banking processes, and a track record of finance transformation, process redesign, and successful systems adoption. They should understand financial controls, governance, month-end close, reconciliations, and operational resilience, with experience using enterprise systems and automation to improve operations. Strong stakeholder management, analytical problem-solving, and people leadership skills are essential. Experience with shared services, finance systems, banking solutions, or emerging technologies is advantageous.
Functions:
- Operations
- Finance
About the Company
Purpose-led organisation with a finance transformation journey and broad finance operations remit
Industry
Consumer Services
Type
Privately Held