At Zenith, we've been helping organisations transition to smarter, more sustainable vehicle solutions for over 30 years. As the UK's largest independent vehicle solutions provider, we support some of the UKs best-known brands through leasing, fleet management and mobility services. we're proud of our people, our award-winning service, and our bold ambitions to make mobility smarter, greener, and better for everyone.
We are now looking for a Head of Finance Shared Services to join Zenith Group Finance.
This is an opportunity to shape and develop a significant finance operations function, ensuring the effective delivery of core financial processes while contributing to ongoing business development and process improvement. Working closely with the Group Finance Director, Finance Leadership Team and colleagues across the organisation, you'll play an important role in maintaining strong financial foundations, developing capability within the team and delivering positive outcomes for the business.
What's the Role
As Head of Finance Shared Services, you will be responsible for the delivery and continuous development of the Shared Services function across Zenith Group Finance, including Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, Billing, Credit Control, Cash Allocation, Bank Reconciliations, Funding Operations and Fines Administration.
You'll ensure transactional finance activities are delivered accurately and efficiently, supporting financial reporting requirements, customer and supplier relationships, and the effective running of the wider business. You'll work alongside stakeholders across Finance and Operations to identify opportunities for improvement, enhance service delivery and ensure processes remain fit for the future.
Key responsibilities include:
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Developing and supporting a multi-disciplinary Finance Shared Services team.
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Ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of transactional finance processes.
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Maintaining effective service standards, controls and operational measures.
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Overseeing customer billing activities, including more complex billing arrangements.
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Supporting strong cash collection and credit management practices.
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Ensuring reconciliations, payment activities and ledger management are completed accurately.
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Contributing to month-end, year-end and audit processes.
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Providing insight and information to support decision-making across the business.
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Identifying opportunities to simplify processes and improve efficiency.
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Building sustainable ways of working that support future business requirements.
What Can You Offer
We're looking for an experienced finance professional with a background in shared services, finance operations or transactional finance within a complex environment.
You will bring:
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Experience across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing, Credit Control, Cash Allocation, Funding Operations and Reconciliations.
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Experience managing large-scale finance processing activities with a focus on quality and accuracy.
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A strong understanding of financial controls, reconciliations, audit requirements and reporting processes.
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Experience supporting customer billing and query resolution activities.
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Knowledge of working capital management, collections and aged debt processes.
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Confidence working with finance systems, ERP platforms and process improvement tools.
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Experience improving processes and strengthening operational effectiveness.
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Experience developing teams, sharing knowledge and building capability.
What's in it for You-
Salary up to £ 95,000
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Annual bonus
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Company car/car allowance
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24 days annual leave & 1 day for your birthday plus bank holidays
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The option to buy or sell holidays (+5 or -3)
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Individual Private Medical Insurance
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Life Insurance
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Breakdown Cover
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Dental & Health Cash Plans
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Critical Illness Cover
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Tech Scheme
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Cycle to Work Scheme
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Perks at Work - save on everyday essentials
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Wellbeing support including: onsite GP, EAP, pensions advice, funded HRT treatment,
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Mental Health First Aiders
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Sports & Social Club, company activities, and team events.
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Agile working
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Free onsite parking
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Onsite bistro
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Inclusive culture with colleague-led equality networks
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Development opportunities with access to our MyGPS personal development framework.
Why Zenith?
At Zenith, we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can succeed. We're proud to offer a supportive, inclusive environment backed by our People Promise.
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Our customers trust us - we partner with some of the UK's largest and most recognisable brands
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Our people stay with us - we've built a collaborative, supportive culture where people are empowered to make an impact.
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We're ambitious - backed by recent recapitalisation, continued investment and a fleet of almost 170,000 vehicles provide a strong platform for long-term growth.
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We're award-winning - including Leasing Company of the Year (Fleet News 2026), Large Business of the Year and Diversity & Inclusion Award winners at the Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards, and Wellbeing Award winners at Fleet News 2025.
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We're leading the transition to sustainable mobility - more than 41% of our fleet is now Battery Electric Vehicles as we continue supporting the transition to lower-emission mobility solutions.
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We're invested in your future - with structured career pathways, learning opportunities and development support available throughout your career journey.
Sound Like the Right Opportunity for You? Apply Now!
We want to positively encourage differences in Zenith and believe it is critical to our success as a company. Zenith is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.
