Accounts Payable Team Leader

Location: Glasgow

Salary: £34.8k - £36.5k per annum (Dependent on skills & qualifications)

Perks & Benefits: Competitive pension scheme - Enhanced maternity/paternity pay - Life assurance - HolidayPlus - Cycle2work Scheme & more

Reference: REQ4217

Do you want to be a part of an innovative and supportive team, where there are great opportunities for career progression and development?

SGN is looking for a skilled Accounts Payable Team Leader to join our team on a 6-month temp/perm contract. Responsible for managing a small, dedicated accounts payable team, ensuring accurate processing of vendor invoices and payments, in accordance with performance and quality standards set out for the Accounts Payable team whilst ensuring cost are recorded correctly and in a timely manner by their team. Support and develop team members. Assisting AP Manager in preparing CIS tax deductions and remitting payment to HMRC.

I help to keep people safe and warm by…

• Supervising Accounts Payable Clerks (team of 4) to ensure vendor invoices are processed according to the vendor payment cycles, the Prompt Payment Code, and the company's defined policies and procedures.
• Resolving vendor queries related to payments and invoices, and handling any escalated issues from the Accounts Payable Clerks.
• Preparing both GBP and foreign payment runs, agreeing on data, and notifying finance that BACS submissions can be processed and authorised. Liaising with IT support if technical issues arise.
• Escalating any potential issues and queries to the Accounts Payable Manager.
• Maintaining a full understanding of the Procure to Pay process.
• Liaising with vendors to reconcile Statement of Accounts, ensuring all company expenses are accounted for while overseeing the team’s supplier reconciliations.
• Assisting the AP Manager in compiling CIS deductions and uploading information to HMRC, along with the payment, according to the timetable to avoid penalties.
• Preparing daily and monthly bank reconciliations and miscellaneous GL account reconciliations. Resolving returned payment allocations and preparing adhoc journal requests.
• Supporting the AP Manager with internal and external auditor requests, providing documentation and advice for audits, and assisting with any adhoc reporting requirements.
• Ensuring compliance with external regulations and reporting (where applicable), supporting and maintaining policies and procedures, and monitoring and addressing the effectiveness of controls.
• Setting team objectives and conducting monthly one-on-one meetings with staff.

What you’ll need

• At least 5 years’ experience of working within an Accounts Payable function, within a complex and large volume environment.
• Solid knowledge of principles, practices, regulations, and procedures relating to Accounts Payable and Procurement
• Proficient in MS Office applications (particularly excel)
• Good literacy skills
• Monitor quality and safety in the workplace.
• Supervisory skills
• Good communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

If you don’t have all the qualifications, we would still love to hear from you… we provide our own specialised learning and development programs, providing access to learning tools to help you acquire the skills needed to excel in our environment.