Finance Team Leader, Taunton

Our client, a growing and ambitious healthcare group, is seeking a Finance Team Leader to head up their dedicated finance function. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to make a real impact while leading and developing a team of five.

Job Title: Finance Team Leader

Hours: 8.30am - 5.00pm Monday to Friday. Hours could be slightly flexible for the right candidate

Location: Taunton, Somerset. Hybrid working available with 3 days in the office and 2 from home

Salary: Circa £38K dependant

Why Join Our Client's Team?

• Generous holiday
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• A wellness day
• Healthcare plan
• Free parking
• Friendly and sociable team
• 2 days per week to WFH
• New offices
• Financial support towards studies

The Role:

As the Finance Team Leader, you'll play a key role in maintaining the integrity of financial data, ensuring supplier invoices are processed accurately and in line with the correct accounting treatments. This will provide a strong and reliable foundation for reporting and informed decision making.

You’ll also support the delivery of month-end close, take ownership of transactional finance KPIs, and drive continuous improvement across finance operations.

Working closely with teams across the business, you’ll help ensure the smooth integration of newly acquired entities, aligning processes and maintaining consistency from day one.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, support and develop a team, including mentoring colleagues working remotely
• Partner with the wider Finance function to ensure robust controls and efficient processes are in place for a timely and accurate month‐end close
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders both within Finance and across the wider business
• Prepare month‑end Accounts Payable balance sheet reconciliations across multiple entities
• Take ownership of bank and cash reconciliations across the group on a monthly basis
• Oversee the preparation and approval of weekly payment runs across all business units
• Manage and continuously improve cash management processes, ensuring compliance, best practice and delivery of training where needed
• Maintain and oversee key finance systems, including invoice approval and credit card platforms, ensuring appropriate controls and segregation of duties
• Administer and manage bank accounts, including onboarding new accounts and integrating those from acquisitions
• Produce and deliver key performance indicator (KPI) reporting to support business decision‑making
• Oversee the CapEx payment tracking process
• Contribute to the preparation and ongoing maintenance of group cash flow forecasts
• Manage banking administration, including setting up new users with appropriate access levels and permissions

Requirements:

• You’ll bring experience leading and developing a high‑performing team
• You’re a confident communicator, comfortable building relationships at all levels
• You’re naturally organised and able to juggle priorities with ease
• You know how to delegate effectively and keep things running smoothly in a busy environment
• You’re confident using Excel and comfortable with finance systems
• You have a proactive mindset and enjoy finding better ways of working
• You take pride in accuracy and have a strong eye for detail
• Ideally, you’ll be AAT qualified or have equivalent hands‑on experience
• Experience with Dynamics 365 would be a bonus
• You’ll have a solid grounding in Accounts Payable and understand best practice processes

Equality and Diversity Statement

Office Angels is an equal‑opportunities employer who puts expertise, energy and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and more. By showcasing talents, skills and unique experiences in an inclusive environment, we help individuals thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

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