Finance Team Leader

Role Overview

As our operations continue to expand across the UK, we are strengthening our finance team to make sure we have the right foundations in place to support that growth.

We are looking for a Finance Team Leader to take ownership of our transactional finance function. This is a role for someone who combines genuine hands-on finance capability with the confidence to support, guide and be the go-to person for their colleagues. You will work closely with the Head of Finance and Management Accountant, helping to ensure the transactional side of the business runs smoothly and accurately while also contributing to process improvement and financial analysis.

This is a great opportunity for someone who likes to work with a degree of independence, takes pride in accuracy and clean financials, and wants to grow with a business that has real momentum behind it.

Key Responsibilities

Day-to-Day Ownership & Escalation

· Act as the go-to person for the Credit Controller and Finance Assistant on day-to-day finance queries, complex transactions and technical questions

· Take overall ownership of the transactional finance function, ensuring processes run smoothly, accurately and to deadline

· Share knowledge and best practice with colleagues, supporting them to develop their skills and confidence

· Identify and flag any process gaps or risks to the Head of Finance

Financial Reporting & Analysis

· Assist with month-end close procedures, ensuring all transactional activity is posted accurately and on time

· Produce ad hoc financial reports and analysis as required, including aged debt, cashflow and ledger summaries

· Carry out reconciliations across the general ledger and bank accounts

· Identify trends, discrepancies and areas of concern and bring these to the attention of the Head of Finance proactively

Transactional Finance Oversight

· Maintain overall ownership of the purchase ledger, sales ledger and banks

· Prepare weekly and monthly payment runs, ensuring accuracy and controls are followed

· Supporting the Credit Controller with escalated accounts and complex cases

· Oversee bank reconciliations, ensuring unreconciled items are resolved promptly

· Ensure credit card transactions and staff expense claims are processed and reconciled accurately

· Carry out other reconciliations as required and assist with ad hoc financial tasks

Systems & Process Improvement

· Champion the effective use of Xero across the finance team, supporting team members with queries and best practice

· Work with the Head of Finance to identify and implement improvements to financial processes and controls

· Maintain accurate and audit-ready financial records at all times

· Support year-end audit preparation, ensuring documentation and working papers are complete and organised

Systems & Tools

· Xero accounting software — essential; confident daily user required

· Microsoft Excel — intermediate to advanced level required, including pivot tables and lookups

· ConnectWise PSA/billing platform — desirable, not essential; training available for the right candidate

Person Specification

Essential

· Proven experience in a senior finance role, comfortable taking ownership of a function and being the go-to person for colleagues

· Strong working knowledge of purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit control and bank reconciliations

· Comfortable producing financial reports and analysis — this is not a purely transactional role

· Confident using Xero in a commercial environment

· Intermediate to advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, VLOOKUP and SUMIFS

· High level of accuracy and attention to detail

· Strong communication skills — able to explain financial information clearly to colleagues at all levels

· Ability to manage and prioritise a varied workload independently

· Understanding of basic VAT rules and their application

· AAT qualified or equivalent, or qualified by experience

Desirable

· Experience working in an IT services, managed services or technology business

· Experience with ConnectWise or similar PSA/billing software

· Experience supporting month-end close

About Switchshop

Switchshop Limited is a leading UK provider of enterprise networking, cybersecurity and managed IT infrastructure, with offices in St Albans, Kimpton and Glasgow. We design, deploy and support infrastructure for organisations across the UK, and have been doing so for over 25 years. We work with 500+ organisations across education, healthcare, government and enterprise, and are recognised as an HPE Aruba Platinum Partner and Fortinet Public Sector Partner of the Year 2025.

Our Values

Everything we do is underpinned by three core values:

Quality We hold ourselves to a high standard in everything we do — from the solutions we deliver to the way we conduct ourselves day to day.

Integrity We are honest, transparent and straightforward in our dealings with customers, partners and each other.

People Our team is at the heart of what makes Switchshop work. We invest in the people who work here and the relationships we build with those we work for.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £38,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Sick pay

Application question(s):

• Do you have experience in a similar finance or finance lead role?
• Are you comfortable producing and analysing financial reports?

Experience:

• Xero: 1 year (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in St Albans AL3 6PH