Transactional Finance Manager

Job title: Transactional Finance Manager    

Location: Manchester – Hybrid (3/4 days in office)

Employment Type: Full time, Permanent

Direct reports: Credit Control Assistant, Accounts Payable Coordinator, Finance Assistant

Reporting to: Financial Controller

Role Overview

The Transactional Finance Manager is responsible for overseeing all day-to-day financial transactions across the property portfolio, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and strong financial control. This includes managing accounts payable, accounts receivable (rent and service charge), and cash management processes.

The role plays a critical part in maintaining the financial integrity of high-volume property transactions while supporting operational teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor & develop a small transactional finance team, including providing cover for absence


• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable and cashflow processes


• Ensure accuracy and integrity of purchase ledgers via regular statement reconciliations and aged creditor review


• Ensure accuracy and integrity of tenant ledgers via regular tenant account reconciliations and aged debtor review


• Ensure tenant debt is chased up to the stage before legal proceedings


• Full monthly reconciliation of tenant prepayments including all required actions


• Devise, plan and deliver business process improvement to reduce manual processing times


• Lead and manage payment runs in line with business priorities and cashflows


• Maintain strong financial controls across accounts payable & receivable functions including training other teams


• Own insightful KPIs relating to payables, receivables and cash, driving DPO and DSO improvements through automation and team efficiency


• Partner with Yardi to drive for continuous improvement, looking for innovative ways to improve efficiency


• Identify and manage Ocasa's top 10 suppliers requiring finance relationship


• Lead the business towards signing up to the Fair Payment Charter


• Ensure accuracy in tenant lease set up, timely invoicing and move in reconciliations


• Drive improvements in working capital through effective debtor and creditor management, feeding into the business cashflow projections


• Contribute to wider business projects such as cost saving initiatives, new development or funding applications


• Establish and drive payables-related financial controls, including training of the wider teams and regular reporting to the SMT


• Full reconciliation of tenant deposit accounts on the balance sheet


• Lead AP and AR month end close with relevant reconciliations and analysis


• Any other duties as reasonably required

Experience and Qualifications

• Strong experience across all areas of transactional finance (AP, AR, cash), ideally within a property company


• Proven track record in business process reengineering


• Proven experience managing high volume financial transactions


• Experience managing and developing finance teams


• Experience of managing change in a positive and driven way


• Strong Microsoft Excel skills (e.g. lookups, pivot tables) and experience with working with accounting software providers to enhance functionality


• Exceptional communication skills
  (written and verbal), with the ability to build rapport with others easily and form strong working relationships


• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy


• Ability to work towards deadlines and manage time effectively

Company Benefits

• Enhanced Pension

• 25 days annual leave, plus UK bank holidays (pro rated to working pattern)

• Your birthday off

• Time off to move home

• Life assurance

• Group Income Protection

• Private healthcare via Bupa (taxable benefit)

• Commitment to your learning and development

• Employee wellness resources and events

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Regular team building events

Our Values

We have built a business to be proud of and our values are key to our ongoing growth. All Ocasa colleagues are expected to demonstrate our values in their ways of working.

Considered

We recognise our responsibility to act with a considered approach. It is through careful consideration that we achieve the best outcomes for ourselves and others.

Principled

We believe in doing the right thing, and we hold our principles closely in everything that we do.

Empathetic

Empathy is key to creating a culture that’s open, supportive, and kind. Whether it’s working with colleagues, residents, or external parties, we treat everyone with empathy.

Knowledgeable

We hold ourselves to a high standard, every member of the Ocasa team is an expert at what they do.

Additional Information

The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the UK.

We require all candidates that have been offered employment with us to complete a background check that will include eligibility to work in UK, employment referencing, DBS check, and depending on the role, further checks may need to be conducted.

We know that to be truly innovative, we need to have a diverse team. That is why Ocasa Homes is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

We will make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process to ensure that you have the best chance of success. Please contact our People team to discuss how we can support you: [email protected]