Permanent Accounts Payable Team Leader £43,000
A trusted Housing Society is recruiting for an Accounts Payable Team Leader responsible for accurate and timely posting of rent debits and income in the Dynamics system.
Key Responsibilities:
- Expert user of the P2P AP system, ensuring invoice processing, scanning, and payment in line with financial regulations and company policy.
- Check BACS reports for errors before approval.
- Manage reconciliation of supplier statements, ensuring outstanding invoices are processed per customer experience standards.
- Oversee regulatory and internal controls, including balance sheet reconciliations.
- Complete and review bank reconciliations, ensuring approval by the Treasurer.
- Regulate internal credit card returns, ensuring month-end compliance.
- Contribute to new system and process development, including staff expenses through P2P.
- Act as gatekeeper of the purchase order system, ensuring adherence to policy and timely issue resolution.
- Deliver training to staff on the purchase order system.
- Maintain an up-to-date supplier database, enforcing controls to avoid duplicate and incorrect payments.
- Validate and approve refunds in the Dynamics system daily.
- Monitor KPIs to ensure timely resolution of queries and motivate finance officers.
- Contribute to statutory reports and end-of-year audit schedules.
- Engage and influence stakeholders, promoting the organisations vision, mission, and values.
Requirements:
- Minimum AAT qualification (or equivalent experience)
- 3 years of finance experience in the social housing sector
- Sales and purchase ledger experience
- Attention to detail
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Effective time management and organisational skills