Accounts Payable Team Leader

Your new company
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Accounts Payable Team Leader to manage a team of six Finance Assistants within a high-volume, fast-paced environment. This role is responsible for overseeing daily operational delivery, ensuring compliance with sector-specific tax regulations, driving performance excellence, and supporting continuous improvement across the Purchase to Pay function.
You will play a key part in maintaining service standards, supporting team development, and acting as a central point of escalation for both internal and external stakeholders.
Your new role
Reporting to the AP Team Manager:-
Team Leadership & Performance

• Lead, develop and motivate a team of six Finance Assistants within a hybrid working environment, ensuring consistent delivery and adherence to relevant tax compliance requirements.
• Coordinate team workloads, plan and organise work schedules, and manage capacity effectively.
• Take responsibility for daily task allocation, performance monitoring and achieving operational targets.
• Report directly to the Purchase to Pay Manager, providing insight on team performance and workflow efficiencies.

• Ensure all queries and issues are resolved within agreed Service Level Agreements.
• Act as the primary escalation point for complex or unresolved issues raised by internal teams or vendors.
• Drive high-quality service delivery across the Purchase to Pay function.

• Build strong working relationships with internal functions including Procurement, IT, Finance, Commercial teams and operational sites.
• Work across organisational boundaries to provide high-quality support and maintain service excellence.

• Promote the wellbeing of the team and contribute to an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives, backgrounds and experiences are valued.
• Champion a workplace culture that encourages engagement, growth and collaboration.

• Proven experience managing medium-sized teams within an Accounts Payable Shared Service function or other high-volume transactional finance environment.
• Knowledge of relevant tax requirements, including DRC and CIS, within a complex organisational setting.
• Experience leading or supporting change initiatives within Accounts Payable or similar functions.
• Strong understanding of Accounts Payable regulations, controls and best practice.
• Experience with Oracle and/or Causeway systems preferred, though other finance system experience is acceptable.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to reprioritise at short notice and meet tight deadlines.