Accounts Payable Team Leader

Accounts Payable Team Leader

Derbyshire

Up to £35,000

Hybrid Role

Eaton Syalon are delighted to be working with a successful and growing business in Derbyshire to recruit an Accounts Payable Team Leader.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an Accounts Payable professional who is ready to take the next step in their career. You'll lead a small team of 3 people, ensuring the smooth and accurate running of the AP function while working closely with the wider AP team to drive improvements, efficiencies and change.

As the Accounts Payable Team Leader, you'll take responsibility for ensuring invoices and credit notes are processed accurately and within agreed SLAs and KPIs across multiple business units. You'll also play an important role in supporting your team, managing stakeholder relationships and ensuring supplier queries are resolved promptly.

• Supervising and supporting a team of 3 direct reports
• Ensuring the timely and accurate processing of invoices and credit notes across multiple business units
• Ensuring correct VAT and General Ledger coding
• Overseeing CIS requirements
• Checking and approving payment runs across multiple business units
• Completing online payment submissions
• Monitoring and reporting on team KPIs in line with business objectives
• Ensuring supplier and internal queries are managed through to satisfactory resolution
• Maintaining accurate and effective AP processes and documentation
• Holding regular 1-to-1 meetings and conducting annual performance reviews
• Building strong relationships with key stakeholders, including sites and suppliers

We're looking for an experienced Accounts Payable professional with a strong understanding of the end-to-end AP process and ideally, previous experience of supervising a team. If you're someone in a Senior AP position currently, but looking to take a step-up, we would be keen to hear from you as this role may suit candidates looking for their next step in Accounts Payable leadership.

• Strong Accounts Payable knowledge and experience
• A good understanding of the full end-to-end AP process
• Previous experience supervising a team / senior in a team
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills
• Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy
• The ability to build positive relationships with colleagues, suppliers and wider business stakeholders
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team while also using your own initiative