Job Description
Finance Team Lead
Cambridge (hybrid 50/50)
£45,000-£55,000
We are working with a global technology company who are seeking a proactive and experienced Finance Team Lead to oversee their shared service centre reporting function. This is a key leadership position responsible for driving high-performing, standardised service delivery, maintaining strong financial controls, and ensuring exceptional service to internal customers.
You will play a crucial role in embedding best practice, supporting continuous improvement, and ensuring the integrity of financial information across the region.
What You'll Be Doing
As the Finance Team Lead you will:
- Lead, motivate and develop a high-performing team, setting goals and driving performance.
- Manage team workloads with flexibility to ensure excellent service across regional time zones.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders, proactively gathering feedback, resolving issues, and implementing improvements.
- Support continuous improvement projects to drive efficiency and embed best practice across the shared service centre.
- Oversee the reporting function, ensuring processes are standardised, well-documented, and KPI-driven.
- Maintain compliance with company policies, legal standards and internal controls to minimise operational risk.
- Safeguard the integrity of financial records across relevant entities.
- Manage and support key reporting activities, including:
- Delivery of accurate financial, regulatory, and tax information
- Timely processing of general ledger activities including journals and fixed assets
- Reconciliation of ledger accounts and subledgers
- Month-end close activities such as accruals, revenue recognition, reporting, and essential controlling and banking tasks
Must-Have Skills & Experience
- Strong integrity and commitment.
- Solid understanding of finance systems and processes.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven team leadership experience.
- Ability to work both at a detailed transactional level and at a wider managerial level.
- Strong understanding of control frameworks and operational risk.
Preferred
- Experience within a Shared Services Centre environment.
- Previous experience leading a team in a similar setting.
- Additional language skills (a plus).
Qualifications
- Degree or professional qualification in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
- Strong MS Office skills, including advanced Excel.
- Experience with Oracle or other finance/business systems.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading technology company offering a generous benefits package, including guaranteed bonus, flexible and hybrid working, and a monthly cash allowance. Please apply for more information.
