Head of Business Unit – Operations & Finance

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and scale high-volume transactional operations, including end-to-end sales and purchase ledger processes
• Championing transformation and automation initiatives to streamline financial processes and implement digital solutions
• Oversee financial controls, planning, reporting, and compliance, particularly in relation to client money
• Monitor key performance indicators and provide insight-led recommendations to senior stakeholders
• Collaborate closely with divisional and group-level leadership on strategic planning and transformation projects

Qualification & Requirements

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent) with a strong financial and operational background
• Proven leadership in high-volume transactional environments
• Experience running end-to-end sales and purchase ledger operations
• Demonstrated success in managing and scaling shared service centres
• Transformation and automation expertise, especially in streamlining financial processes and implementing digital solutions
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret and communicate data-driven insights
• Strong working knowledge of risk management, compliance, and process optimisation
• Advanced Excel and reporting capabilities; confident producing executive-level presentations
• Proven experience engaging with senior management and contributing to strategic planning

Desirable Experience:

• Exposure to treasury, banking, or franchising environments
• Experience within large or corporate organisations
• Strong financial modelling and forecasting skills
• Background in client accounting or contact centre operations

Benefits

Your Move, a large UK estate agency, offers a range of employee benefits, including competitive salaries, bonus schemes, and opportunities for career progression. Specific benefits include a pension scheme, share save schemes, and overseas top achiever events. They also offer various voluntary benefits like childcare vouchers, cycle to work schemes, and discounts on various services.