Accounts Payable Team Leader

• 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

• 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

discretionary bonus and benefits