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Accounts Payable Team Leader

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Ampa - Legal & Professional Services

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United Kingdom , West Midlands

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Job Description:

The Accounts Payable Team Leader plays a pivotal role in delivering an efficient, accurate, and compliant accounts payable function within a growing and evolving finance team. Responsible for overseeing day-to-day AP operations, the role ensures timely processing of invoices, payments, credit cards, and expenses, while maintaining strong supplier relationships and meeting month-end and compliance requirements. As a people-focused leader, the role provides coaching and guidance to the AP team, acts as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, and drives continuous improvement through process optimisation, P2P automation, and system enhancements. The Accounts Payable Team Leader supports the implementation and optimisation of finance systems, promotes a one-team culture, and contributes to delivering operational excellence and high-quality service across the organisation.

Job Responsibility:

  • Supervise daily AP operations, ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices, payments, and expenses
  • Monitor the creditors ledger and support efforts to minimise ageing and resolve discrepancies
  • Ensure correct coding and assist in training team members and stakeholders to reduce recurring errors
  • Lead and support a team of AP clerks, providing coaching, guidance, and performance feedback
  • Foster a collaborative and service-oriented team culture
  • Support the AP Manager in delivering training programs and promoting best practices
  • Act as a key point of contact for internal departments and external vendors, ensuring queries are resolved efficiently
  • Assist in supplier onboarding and master data management in collaboration with Procurement
  • Identify and suggest improvements to AP processes and controls
  • Support the AP Manager in system implementations and act as a super-user for AP systems
  • Help document and enforce AP policies and procedures
  • Support the Reconciliation Analyst in their role by engaging with and having full visibility of all supplier statement reconciliations and driving the resolution of unknown transactions
  • Contribute to month-end reporting and analysis, providing insights to support financial decision-making
  • Ensure adherence to internal policies and regulatory requirements
  • Support audit preparation and respond to auditor queries as needed

Requirements:

  • Proven experience in a Senior Accounts payable role within a law firm or professional services environment
  • Demonstrated people management or team leadership experience, with the ability to motivate, develop, and drive high performance
  • Comprehensive end-to-end knowledge of Accounts Payable processes, including invoices, payments, expenses, and credit cards
  • Sound knowledge of the Solicitors Accounts Rules and VAT regulations
  • Advanced Excel capability, including the use of formulas, reconciliations, and data analysis to support reporting and decision-making
  • Experience working within P2P best-practice environments, with exposure to process improvement or automation initiatives

Nice to have:

  • Experience of working with Aderant/Medius
  • Experience acting as a system super-user or supporting finance system enhancements
  • Well-developed analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with confidence engaging stakeholders at all levels
What we offer:
  • Agile working
  • Blended approach to where and how we work
  • Flexible working
  • Access to multi-brand experiences, diverse expertise, modern tech
  • Award-winning development

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 10, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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