AP Team Leader

The AP Team Leader will be responsible for providing an efficient and accurate Accounts Payable function for both Overheads function as part of the Finance Shared Services function. The provision of the Accounts Payable function facilitates timely payments to our suppliers, ensuring working capital is maximised and communicated effectively both internally and externally to key stakeholders.

AP TEAM LEADER

£30,000 -£33,000

LIVERPOOL

HYBRID + PROGRESSION

PARKING

Responsible for providing an efficient and accurate Accounts Payable function for both Overheads function as part of the Finance Shared Services function. The provision of the Accounts Payable function facilitates timely payments to our suppliers, ensuring working capital is maximised and communicated effectively both internally and externally to key stakeholders.

The role will act as a link for all Cash Management & Accounts Payable ensuring communication to the wider business and need to influence the wider Finance function using experience and knowledge to realise best practice.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Assisting to manage and monitor the Accounts Payable team

• Accountable for the timely processes for the Overheads team

• Reconciliation of the creditors

• Accurate and timely payment of suppliers in line with contracted terms

• Supplier statement reconciliations including maintaining supplier relationships

• Adhoc request from Accounts Payable Manager

• Ensuring Payables team are fully trained with all elements of the function and ensuring output is monitored and measured.

• Maximising working capital opportunities through continuous improvement using KPI data and ensuring best practice.

• Aged Creditor report fully reviewed and analysed with commentary in line with reporting deadlines for Overheads suppliers.
• Regular communication with internal and external stakeholders to ensure business partnering is maximised for the payables function.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Excellent excel and reporting skills

• Experienced in process improvement and implementation of automating manual processes

• Accounting or finance qualification or experience is ideal

• Delegate’s work and responsibility to staff at appropriate level

• Openly encourages the sharing of information, judging when, with whom, and what to communicate, whilst maintaining confidentiality where necessary.

• Setting realistic deadlines and putting contingency plans in place to ensure deadlines are met

• Strong people management

• Ability to deputise for Accounts Payable, Risk and Controls Manager

CHALLENGE & CREATIVITY / DECISION-MAKING

• Ability to motivate the team and evaluate short term and long term needs through data

• Evaluates customer’s short-term and long-term needs and expectations

• Ability to communicate and influence effectively regardless of audience

• Accurate and timely reporting

• Flexible and committed to the needs of the business

• Demonstrates passion for the role and for the business and is resilient whilst working under pressure

This role is a great opportunity for a AP or Purchase Ledger supervisor to step up into a busier shared service role. We are looking for a candidate with tenacity and the drive to push their team to the best version of them selves for the business and their own professional progression.