Associate Director - Finance Shared Services
4 days ago
Preston
Tony Alan Recruitment currently has an exceptional job opportunity for an experienced Associate Director - Finance shared services to join a growing and forward-thinking organisation. This is a senior leadership position with responsibility for leading and developing a high-performing Finance Operations function across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Credit Control, Expenses and Payments, while driving a significant programme of process, technology and service transformation. The successful candidate will play a key role in modernising Finance Operations, improving service delivery, simplifying processes and maximising the use of technology, automation, self-service and AI. • Leading the Finance Operations function across AP, AR, CC, Expenses and Payments., • Developing and delivering the long-term Finance Operations and transformation strategy., • Improving the experience and service provided to internal and external stakeholders., • Driving process improvement, standardisation and simplification., • Leading digital transformation, including automation, workflow, self-service and AI., • Maximising the value of Workday and associated finance technologies., • Ensuring processes are scalable, efficient, well controlled and compliant., • Providing strong oversight of financial governance, audit readiness and data integrity., • Managing complex stakeholder relationships and acting as a senior escalation point., • Leading, developing and motivating a high-performing team., • Leading a significant Finance Operations or Shared Services function., • Managing areas such as AP, AR, Payroll, Expenses and Payments., • Delivering process improvement and business transformation., • Implementing or maximising ERP and finance technologies, ideally including Workday., • Introducing automation, self-service and digitally enabled ways of working., • Managing senior stakeholders and influencing at executive level., • Good foundation and understanding of accounting/bookkeeping #J-18808-Ljbffr