Finance Team Leader

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.