Accounts Payable Team Leader

2 days ago


Leicester, United Kingdom Sellick Partnership Full time

**Role: Accounts Payable Team Leader**

**Location: Leicester - Hybrid**

**Duration: Permanent**

**Salary: £23,949**

Experienced Accounts Payable Team Leader sought for a public sector organisation based in Leicestershire on a permanent basis. The organisation is looking for a professional, that is keen to progress their career. The Accounts Payable Team Leader shouldbe ambitious and self-starter professional.

**The Accounts Payable Team Leader will be responsible for**:

- Manage timely payment of invoices via BACS to assist the Purchase to Pay Manager
- Actively investigate all discrepancies
- Ensure all Accounts Payable processes are challenged daily, and processes are adhered to
- Actively challenge the Accounts Payable clerks in their day-to-day tasks
- Ensure all Accounts Payable processes are in line with the organisations Standing Financial instructions
- Support Purchase to Pay Manager in implementing transformational change and streamlining purchase to pay processes in Accounts Payable including the automation of processes
- Support in the implementation the financial improvement plans, grip and control actions plans and internal audit actions relating to Account Payable
- Create and maintain an environment of open communication across the department, using the best approach of technology training, motivation, and development of individual teams' members
- Review team goals and individual team member performance monthly against KPI's
- Establish regular monthly meetings to ensure the team is proficient to perform their roles
- Manage the legal and threatening letters, ensuring they are all actioned immediately.
- Manage the payments team mailbox, manage and sort through all shared mailboxes daily
- Ensure all vendor and client issues are addressed and responded to within 48 hours
- Assist Auditors with queries and questions during the audit process
- Provide training, support and guidance to all individuals within the payments team
- Register and process creditor invoices and credit documentation on the purchase Ledger System
- Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements, and transactions, and monitor and maintain purchase ledger accounts, purchase order queries and payment discrepancies
- Public sector experience
- Minimum of 2 years' experience as an Accounts Payable Clerk
- Experienced in using Microsoft Office products (Excel etc)
- Experience in leading a team or developing a team
- An AAT Level 3 qualification or equivalent would be beneficial but not essential



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