Finance and Payments Operations Manager

Management Level

F

Job Title: Finance and Payments Operations Manager

Business Function/ Department: Finance Operations

Reporting to: Finance Director (FD) Lenvi

We are Lenvi and we are passionately committed to becoming the go-to credit and analytics platform in our chosen markets, we will achieve this through unwavering focus on our people, product, and clients.

We service a range of clients in the UK, Europe and the United States providing lending platforms and analytics capabilities to both commercial and consumer-focused businesses across a range of asset classes including invoice discounting, retail finance, unsecured lending, SME funding and mortgages.

Our Values Statement

We epitomize the values of being bold, insightful, energetic, and curious. Embracing calculated risks, thinking deeply, bringing enthusiasm, and constantly seeking knowledge. These values fuel our innovative spirit, drive our growth, and enable us to make a positive impact on our stakeholders.

Based out of our Leeds office, we are looking to hire a Finance Operations Manager to manage the Finance processes associated with Lenvi’s Business Process Outsource (BPO) function. Reporting into the Finance Director, the role would be managing a small outsource finance team and would therefore suit someone with experienced running a payments and reconciliations team in a regulated loan book environment.

What You will be doing

• Manage a team of Junior Finance Outsource professionals, ensuring that the finance processes within the outsource function run efficiently
• Review and approve the daily transactional logs for key BPO Customers
• Review and approve daily, weekly and monthly reconciliations on Bank transactions. Direct the investigation and resolution of such in a timely manner.
• Review and approve fee calculations, as required, for delivery to customers.
• Review and approve monthly reporting for review by the FD and deliver to internal and external stakeholders
• Liaise with external auditors and payment providers, preparing, receiving and delivering payment requests, monthly financial outputs and transactional data, as necessary
• Provide key input into the preparation and consolidation of the Operational financial forecast
• Track and monitor the performance of the Operational Change Controls for key BPO customers. Look to identify opportunities to deliver incremental value to Lenvi and the Customer.
• Other relevant responsibilities, as required
• Provide review and approval necessary to ensure accurate and timely processing of mortgage administration activities and other various daily tasks
• Review and approve payment processing activities e.g. uploading payments, reviewing bank statements, and administering refunds.
• Effectively liaise with clients, representing Lenvi appropriately.
• To work as part of a wider Primary Servicing and Finance teams, open to undertaking and managing additional tasks as required to ensure SLAs are delivered.

What we would like to see from your application

• A Qualified Accountant or someone who is Qualified by Experience
• Experience managing Payments processes, gained ideally in a regulated, outsourced service environment, or within a Corporate Accounting function.
• Strong understanding of Controls and the Control Environment
• Used to working to and meeting tight deadlines.
• The role holder will have good communication skills and attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
• A good relationship builder, who is able to support and challenge colleagues from different functions in a constructive and effective manner.
• A pragmatic and flexible attitude, recognising the industry and business is embarking on a period of significant change.
• The role holder will need to apply judgement to ensure that risks and opportunities are identified and understood.
• Ability to manage issues with political sensitivity in relation to internal and external stakeholders.
• An ability to identify potential commercial avenues for improving the Lenvi Outsourcing Function

Our Diversity Statement

At Lenvi we encourage individuals from all walks of life, without exception, to join our team. We know diversity fuels innovation and creativity, so we welcome applications from anyone, with any background.

Environment

The role is based from the Lenvi UK head office in Leeds with some travel as necessary throughout the UK, with overnight stays involved. Hybrid working is available but the post-holder is expected to be on site for a minimum of 3 days per week.

Pace of environment is varied, ranging from responding to changing market needs through to the long term, necessitating methodical decision making.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks. These consist of 5 year activity & GAP verification, DBS or Access NI, Credit, Sanctions & CIFAS checks.