Accounts Payable Team Leader - Robert Walters : Job Details

Our client is seeking a performance-driven Accounts Payable Team Leader to join their Transactional Shared Services department. This role offers an exciting opportunity for a high calibre leader to develop a team, ensuring consistent performance and achieving business objectives. The core objective of this role is to maintain a well-organised Accounts Payable function, ensuring adequate controls and quality checks are in place, and maintaining a high standard in order to comply with audit and governance requirements.

• Opportunity to lead and develop a team within the Transactional Shared Services department
• Maintain a well-organised Accounts Payable function with strong controls and quality checks
• Ensure compliance with audit and governance requirements

As an Accounts Payable Team Leader, your role will be pivotal in leading the Accounts Payable team towards achieving business objectives. You will ensure the timely and accurate processing of invoices, oversee reconciliation processes, and act as an escalation point for supplier payment related matters. Your leadership skills will be crucial in supporting your team members, fostering a culture of high performance, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. You will also play a key role in overseeing the integration of mergers and acquisitions onto SAP for the AP team.

• Lead the Accounts Payable team, monitoring performance against key performance indicators
• Ensure timely and accurate processing of invoices/credits received
• Oversee reconciliation of supplier statements to AP Ledger
• Prepare payment runs and oversee the process to completion
• Act as escalation contact regarding any supplier payment related matters
• Support the AP Manager in identifying and implementing process improvements
• Oversee integration of mergers and acquisitions onto SAP for the AP team
• Develop professional networks across the business to understand developing requirements

The ideal candidate for this Accounts Payable Team Leader position brings demonstrable experience leading an end-to-end Accounts Payable process, preferably within a Shared Services environment. You have an eye for detail, coupled with a commitment to high quality and accuracy. Your strong interpersonal skills enable you to lead and motivate your team effectively, setting goals, managing performance, and fostering a positive working environment. Your excellent customer service skills will be essential in dealing with internal stakeholders as well as external suppliers.

• Experience leading an end-to-end Accounts Payable process in a Shared Services environment
• Attention to detail with a commitment to high quality and accuracy
• Ability to lead and motivate a team including goal setting and performance management
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced dynamic environment managing multiple tasks & priorities
• Excellent customer service skills
• Working knowledge of MS Office products (particularly Excel)
• Good communicator with ability to present financial information to all levels of management

Our client is renowned for fostering a culture of teamwork that results in high-quality output and professional expertise. They offer an environment where your leadership skills can truly shine, with opportunities for continuous learning and development. Their commitment to maintaining a well-organised Accounts Payable function ensures that you will be part of a team that values quality, control, and compliance.

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