Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable; AP​/AR) Team Lead

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for an Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Team Lead for our client, a local government organisation based in Guildford.

The successful post holder will be responsible for leading and managing the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable specialists, ensuring effective supervision, workload planning, and resource allocation to maintain high levels of performance and service delivery. They will also deputise for the Joint AP/AR Manager, monitoring team capacity, driving efficiency, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the collaboration.

This role is a contract position with an initial contract of 8 months, with the possibility to extend. This role is hybrid working.

• Take accountability for service KPIs, setting priorities, allocating resources and approving escalations
• Act as the lead contact for all AP/AR processes and issues
• Lead month-end and year-end procedures for the purchase ledger and control accounts
• Lead AP/AR compliance checks, data governance and policy enforcement
• Review VAT and CIS treatment to ensure tax compliance across team transactions
• Act as system owner for external finance systems, including NXG Forensics and Proactis, managing configuration, access and issue resolution
• Identify skills gaps and deliver training and mentoring to new and junior staff
• Provide progress updates, performance reports and ad hoc reports on budget monitoring and cash flow
• Work with Procurement, Finance and IT to integrate workflows
• Deal with risk, fraud and resource issues promptly, escalating to the AP/AR Manager where needed
• Deliver process improvements across the service

• GCSEs (or equivalent), including Maths and English
• Significant senior-level experience in accounts payable and/or accounts receivable within local government, the private sector or a similar environment
• Strong understanding of both AP and AR
• Previous team leader experience, including managing team performance through KPIs and undertaking recruitment and development
• Experience of processing CIS invoices and returns to HMRC
• Strong Excel skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication, report writing and presentation skills
• A proactive, organised approach with the ability to meet strict deadlines
• Access to the internet at home for business continuity purposes

Pay: £37.59 per hr
Working Hours: 9:00am - 17:00pm / Monday to Friday

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35, and pay will be via an umbrella company.