Accounts payable team leader Job in Liverpool, Merseyside

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Accounts payable team leader Job in Liverpool, Merseyside

Job Description
AP Team Leader – Job Profile Overview of Role: Working within our Accounts Payable team, this Team Leader role is to support the AP Manager and the wider team. The main duties will be delivering an effective payables service by supporting and leading the Accounts Payable Team members in processing invoices 'on time' and in line with the Prompt Payment Code.

Key Accountabilities: * Jointly responsible with two other Team Leaders for the operational management of a team of approximately 20 AP and Corporate Credit Card Advisors. * Day to day workload management and prioritisation – attendance management, weekly account reviews, compiling reports and KPIs. * Provide regular updates to the AP Manager highlighting any potential issues. * Be the focal point for team member escalated issues, including supplier account queries. * Ensure the team deliver timely processing of supplier invoices, credit & debit notes and reconcile supplier accounts and resolve differences. * Manage overdue invoices with regular ledger reviews. * Account for the correct treatment of VAT on all invoices. * Oversee supplier master account control by liaising with Master Data. * P2P support for the wider business. * Full reporting and analysis responsibility for the Accounts Payable and Corporate Card area. * Manage Corporate Card spend & compliance. * Working with the Team ensuring best practice is in place and provide training where required. * Continuous Improvement Champion. The Right person: Essential * Significant experience leading people, within a large Accounts Payable team. * Comprehensive knowledge and experience using an ERP System and Purchase to Pay process, using Purchase Orders and 3-way matching (ideally SAP/Oracle/Microsoft D365). * Exceptional communication skills. * Able to make clear decisions on priority management based on a thorough understanding of the function and its priorities. * Analytical in approach; able to step back and consider full issue before resolving. * Good influencer, able to operate on multiple levels. * Coaching skills to coach and develop team members. * Innovator and process improver. Advantageous * Invoice processing technology (OCR/auto capture & processing) Competencies: * Communication Skills * Decision Making * Driving for Results * People Focused

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Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Liverpool
County: Merseyside
Country: United Kingdom
Salary: £30000 – £40000/annum
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