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Accounts Payable Team Leader

United Kingdom, Uxbridge 35000.00 - 39000.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted January 18, 2026
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Are you all about Accounts Payable, all the time? Do you want to lead a small but mighty team? We're supporting an incredible, global FMCG brand to find their next AP Team Lead and it could be you! The successful candidate will lead a team of 2, supporting day to day team activities. This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven and organised AP Team lead to join a forward-thinking, progressive business who put people at the heart of their business.

Job Responsibility

  • 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

Requirements

  • 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

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discretionary bonus and benefits

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