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Citadel Source

Location:
United Kingdom, South West

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

100000.00 - 150000.00 GBP / Year

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Job Description:

Citadel Source are delighted to be exclusively supporting a leading regional PLC in the search for a newly created Head of Finance Operations to report directly to the CFO. This is a rare opportunity for a high-performing, highly experienced operational finance leader with vast experience within a change/transformation environment. The business is undergoing a strategic transformation by outsourcing its finance shared service operations to a third-party provider. This shift is designed to streamline core processes such as invoicing, payments, and payroll - while enhancing efficiency, compliance, and scalability across the organisation. The Head of Finance Operations will lead this transition, managing the commercial and contractual aspects of the partnership, resolving service challenges, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement. The move reflects a broader ambition to modernise finance delivery, reduce internal complexity, and align operational performance with long-term strategic goals.

Job Responsibility:

Responsibility for leading the interface between internal teams and third-party partners delivering core finance services (e.g. P2P, O2C, Payroll), ensuring operational accuracy, compliance, and efficiency
Oversight of day-to-day finance operations, with accountability for resolving service issues and removing barriers to performance
Responsibility for ensuring timely and accurate execution of key transactional processes, including invoicing, payments, and reconciliations
Acts as the senior point of contact for finance and business stakeholders, ensuring service delivery aligns with strategic priorities
Ownership of high-value third-party contracts, applying commercial insight to optimise service outcomes and cost efficiency
Oversight of contract governance and change control processes, working closely with Procurement and Legal functions
Responsibility for leading and developing internal teams and external delivery partners across multiple geographies
Oversight of performance metrics, including KPIs, SLAs, and customer satisfaction indicators to drive continuous improvement
Regular engagement with regional and divisional teams to assess service performance and identify improvement opportunities
Responsibility for leading process transformation initiatives, leveraging internal process excellence capabilities
Drives simplification, standardisation, and automation to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency
Champions a culture of continuous improvement, proactively identifying and implementing change
Builds trusted relationships with senior stakeholders to ensure services evolve in line with business needs
Line management of internal process improvement leads and indirect oversight of third-party equivalents
Accountability for delivering sustained performance improvement across all aspects of finance operations

Requirements:

Proven ability to lead and optimise end-to-end finance operations with a strong focus on service delivery
Commercially astute, with experience managing multimillion-pound third-party contracts and outsourced service models
Skilled in driving process transformation through simplification, standardisation, and automation
Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with a track record of aligning service delivery to evolving business needs
Experienced in setting and managing KPIs, SLAs, and customer satisfaction metrics to monitor and improve performance
Effective team leader with experience managing direct and matrix teams across multiple locations
Comfortable operating in complex environments with a proactive, hands-on approach to issue resolution
Strategic thinker with the ability to apply external insight to shape future-state service models and operational strategy

What we offer:

Car allowance
30% bonus potential
Excellent benefits

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 07, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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