Accounts Payable Team Leader

Accounts Payable Team Leader (12 month FTC)

Salary: £35,000

Location: Birmingham

Keywords: Financial Analysis, Procurement Policies, Process Improvement, Team Management, Customer Service, Accounts Payable, Team Leader

Our client is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Team Leader for a 12-month Fixed Term Contract based in Birmingham City Centre. This role offers the opportunity to provide financial analysis over supplier payments and expenditure, set procurement policies, and drive process improvements. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a team of five, ensuring smooth operation of weekly payment runs and maintaining excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Opportunity to provide financial analysis and set procurement policies
• Direct line management of a team of five
• Role based in the vibrant Birmingham City Centre

What you'll do:

As an Accounts Payable Team Leader, your role will be pivotal in providing financial oversight and setting procurement policies. You'll have the opportunity to drive process improvements within a dynamic organisation. Your leadership skills will be utilised as you manage a team of five, ensuring smooth operation of weekly payment runs. Your excellent interpersonal skills will be essential in maintaining relationships with key suppliers. With your keen eye for detail, you'll ensure that all financial controls are functioning effectively.

• Provide financial analysis over supplier payments and expenditure
• Set appropriate procurement policies in conjunction with key stakeholders
• Drive process improvement in changing systems and information flows
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the accounts payable team
• Ensure accurate and timely operation of the creditors' ledger and payment runs
• Oversee production of weekly and monthly reports and prepare financial analysis on payments and expenditure
• Maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders, particularly key suppliers
• Ensure appropriate financial controls are in place and functioning effectively

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for this Accounts Payable Team Leader role brings a wealth of experience in managing an accounts payable team within a dynamic organisation. You possess relevant knowledge of control account reconciliations and are familiar with both transaction and management accounting functions. Your intermediate to advanced Excel skills will be put to good use, as will your experience working with multiple systems. Your exceptional attention to detail, excellent organisational skills, ability to build relationships across teams, work under pressure, use your own initiative, strong analytical skills, negotiation abilities, problem-solving prowess, and conflict resolution skills make you the perfect fit for this role.

• Experience managing an accounts payables team in a dynamic organisation
• Knowledge of control account reconciliations
• Familiarity with both transaction and management accounting functions
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Experience working with multiple systems for day-to-day work
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to build relationships across teams
• Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative
• Strong analytical, negotiation, problem solving and conflict resolution skills

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