Accounts Payable Team Leader

**Role**: Accounts Payable Team Leader - UK

**Location**: Blackburn, BB1 2FA - Office Based

**Contract**: Full-Time Hours / Permanent

**Salary**: £30,000 (circa) & Bonus Scheme

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Accounts Payable Team Leader to join our ever-growing finance team.

Reporting into the Financial Controller, you will be responsible for overseeing all administration within the department whilst also helping to lead and motivate a team and assist with their training and development.

This role is ideal for an experienced, reliable and pro-active Accounts Payable enthusiast who thrives working in a fast-paced environment and will strive to ensure the accurate and efficient processing of our global EG invoices.

If you are ready to take the next step in your career, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you

**Duties & Responsibilities**:
Lead and motivate a team of Accounts Payable Specialists - Managing and coordinating the day to day activities of the AP Team
Exhibit positive role model behaviour, ensuring an environment that promotes a professional, open culture, fosters teamwork, flexibility, and enables continuous development of the team
Identification of process improvement opportunities, and creation of action plans
Support the integration of new technologies
Create and monitor a system of controls, procedures, and forms for the recordation of fixed assets - Manage effective controls around AP processes
Ensure the timely and accurate processing of invoices/credits received including, coding and posting of invoices
Ensure that non purchase order invoices obtain the necessary level of authorisation
Reconciling supplier's statements to AP Ledger and GRNI (goods received not invoiced), ensuring all discrepancies are resolved
Ensure accurate Supplier statement reconciliations, GRNI ageing, Debit balances, KPI, On hold invoice reporting, Cash flow forecasting, Inter company, AP sub ledger, prepayment reconciliations, Manual payment trackers and Highest 1st time failures are all actioned by deadlines
Weekly Payment runs for all currencies are accurate and on time
Build excellent relationships with Suppliers and internal departments to resolve any queries on a timely basis
Review suppliers and approvals for new suppliers
Manage internal escalation of queries to ensure that they are dealt with in a timely manner and be the initial escalation point of contact for Construction and Fixed Assets AP team
Communication, teamwork and collaboration are key, and you will be able to manage multiple priorities and competing demands.
Assisting team with general Accounts Payable duties

This list is not exhaustive and may be added to or amended from time to time

Demonstrate experience of working within similar Accounts Payable roles
Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Previous experience of working with ERP systems
Proficient administration, numerical, planning and organizational skills
A comprehensive understanding of the 'purchase to pay' process
Knowledge of general accounting procedures
Proficient and accurate in data entry and management
Accounts payable or general accounting experience
Strong coaching and people management skills
Analytical skills covering written, graphic, numerical & statistical information
Hands on, forward thinking and trustworthy leader who leads by example
Ability to multi-task and prioritise work load

Desirable

Previous experience of working with SAP
Previous experience of working within a managerial role
Previous experience within a dynamic, responsive, fast paced team
Experience of working within a Shared Service Centre environment
Implemented new technologies
Previous Experience of working within a Finance Shared Service Centre