Head of Shared Services

Head of Shared Services
Malvern Panalytical

Europe, United Kingdom, London

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Salary

Rank

Director

Responsibility

Head of SS/GBS

Scope

Regional

Workplace

Hybrid

Functions

Finance

IT

Reports to

CFO

Level

N-1

Travel Max:

0%

Posting Date

05-07-2025

Description

Reporting to the CFO, you will lead the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Treasury Operations teams, ensuring there is seamless transactional finance operations across the group.

This is a business-critical leadership role, responsible for enhancing financial control, optimising technology, and improving processes to support long-term growth and efficiency.

There is also scope to bring other Group transactional processes into the remit of the role in the future.

Head of Shared Services

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead a global team of approximately 20 people in AP, AR, and Treasury Operations. You will set the vision, drive performance, and develop a high-performing team.
  • You will identify and implement automation and other efficiency opportunities to further streamline finance operations, whilst ensuring controls are robust and operating effectively.
  • You will minimise debtor days and overdue debts, whilst ensuing suppliers are paid accurately and on time.
  • As a key business partner, and you will work with senior stakeholders and other senior finance heads to deliver transactional finance results, resolve problems, and drive financial performance.
  • You will ensure that all financial transactions comply with internal controls, reporting standards, and regulatory requirements.
  • You will successfully manage the month-end close processes, including transferring invoices and cash receipts to the general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Lead the shared services response to audit and accounting questions, concerns, and inquiries.

Qualification & Requirements

  • Experience leading Accounts Receivable and Payable teams in a global company
  • Strong influencing skills, across functions, countries, and cultures
  • Excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills
  • Experience of leading and delivering finance change projects
  • Experience with SAP S4 Hana would be highly beneficial

Benefits

  • Be a part of an ambitious, fast-growing, international company with a friendly and inclusive culture.
  • Drive growth within a leading global organisation whose purpose is to work with our customers, to make the world a better place
  • Be a key member of our team in our amazing Malvern offices, with a hybrid working model
  • Access to an onsite restaurant
  • Gym discounts
  • Volunteering days and much more…

Company Profile

Malvern Panalytical
Industry

Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

Revenue

$664M

Employees

2,206

Fortune 500 Rank

NA

Global 500 Rank

NA

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