Accounts Finance Team Leader

4 days ago


Leicester, United Kingdom Next Full time

We’re looking for a motivated and detail-driven Estates Accounts Payable Team Leader to oversee our Estates AP team, responsible for managing invoices and payments across our diverse property portfolio — including rent, rates, utilities, service charges, and insurance.
This is a pivotal role ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time, supporting business stability, and maintaining strong relationships across our network. You’ll lead a talented team, driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and a collaborative, high-performance culture.
As the Estates Accounts Payable Team Leader, you will:
Lead and develop a skilled Accounts Payable team through daily guidance, mentoring, and one-to-one support.
Drive process improvement, identifying opportunities for automation, efficiency, and quality control.
Monitor performance metrics (KPIs) and service levels, delivering reports and action plans to maintain excellence.
Ensure compliance with all relevant policies and regulations, including VAT and CIS where applicable.
Support month-end close by reviewing reconciliations, producing reports, and ensuring accurate data.
Champion customer service excellence, ensuring prompt, professional handling of all internal and external queries.
Proven experience in Accounts Payable (ideally within Estates, Property or high-volume environments).
Strong team leadership skills — capable of inspiring, coaching, and developing others.
You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world Company performance based bonus
~ Sharesave scheme
~ OFSTED outstanding in all areas
~10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
~ Early VIP access to sale stock
~ Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
~ Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
~ Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
~ Free on-site parking
~ Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
~ Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
~ Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
~ Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
~ Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.



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