Accounts Payable Team Leader

Position: Accounts Payable Team Leader (Permanent)
Are you all about Accounts Payable, all the time?

Do you want to lead a small but mighty team?

We're supporting an incredible, global FMCG brand to find their next AP Team Lead and it could be you!

The successful candidate will lead a team of 2, supporting day to day team activities.

You will:

Provide day‑to‑day guidance and technical support to the Accounts Payable team
Lead onboarding and ongoing training; maintain and improve AP process documentation
Act as a key escalation point, working closely with the AP Supervisor to resolve issues
Accurately post high‑volume invoices across multiple legal entities
Support invoice processing and provide cover for the wider AP team as required
Manage AP inboxes, ensuring timely responses and appropriate escalation
Oversee and/or process freight and logistics invoices in SAP, reconciling to stock and movement reports
Complete supplier reconciliations and proactively chase queries, approvals, and missing invoices
Review outstanding queries with the AP Supervisor
Own specific AP processes (e.g. POS, asset‑related invoices) across entities
Reconcile and clear direct debits as part of bank reconciliations
Support AP process improvements, systems enhancements, and project work
Ensure VAT compliance across all entities
Assist with weekly payment runs and approvals
Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations at month‑end
Deliver ad‑hoc reporting as required
Your

Experience:

Proven Accounts Payable experience, ideally in a Team Lead or senior/step‑up role
Strong people skills with the ability to coach, guide, and develop others
Proven experience with SAP
Experience in high‑volume invoice processing with excellent attention to detail
Able to manage changing priorities in a fast‑paced environment
Exposure to multi‑currency transactions
Strong Excel skills and confidence using finance systems and Outlook
Sound understanding of accounting transactions and controls
Proactive, improvement‑focused mindset
This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven and organised AP Team lead to join a forward-thinking, progressive business who put people at the heart of their business.

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The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website.

Please note that The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy