Head of Transactional Finance (AP/ AR) - Qualified Accountant (Available to start within 1 month)

** Head of Finance Operations / Transactional Finance – Permanent - Brighton **

** Interested to hear from candidates who are available to start within 1 month**

Based: Brighton 3-4 days per week on-site

Salary: £ plus bonus and benefits

Our client, a fast-growing and complex SME in Brighton, is looking to recruit a new Head of Finance Operations. The role will lead a team of 4 and drive the continuous improvement of processes, AI implementation, NetSuite utilisation and controls in transactional finance. The role reports into the Finance Director and is a critical role for this tech-savvy business. The successful candidate will lead a skilled transactional finance team and have the opportunity to make a significant impact. At year end, you’ll be supporting the accounting team with statutory accounts, so it’s likely you’ll be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).

The team are based in Brighton and this role is 4 days in the office, with 1 day WFH. This could potentially move to 2 days WFH once settled in.

To be considered for this role you’ll have:

• An Accounting Qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).

• Experience managing a transactional finance/finance operations team, including Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions

• Experience using NetSuite.

• Evidence of implementing AI tools to automate processes.

• Able to support the accounting team with year-end statutory accounting.
• Available to be in Brighton four days a week, potentially moving to 3 days on-site once settled in.

For more information, please send your CV to with the following mandatory information.

• Home location
• Experience managing Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable team explicit on your cv
• Date of availability

Please note that cv’s without a home location unfortunately can’t be considered.