Accounts Payable Team Lead — Automation & Cash Flow

FluidOne; Colgate; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised health and dental care

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Life assurance (3x salary)

Pension contribution – 5%

Job summary

FluidOne is seeking an AP Team Leader to guide the Accounts Payable team, act as escalation point for complex queries, and optimise end-to-end workflows. You will maintain strong internal controls, prevent payment errors and support cash flow management across the finance function.

The role requires experience leading AP teams, data entry accuracy and automation awareness. Based in the UK, you will liaise with suppliers, prepare payments, reconcile banks, and contribute to month-end processes

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar Accounts Payable Supervisor or Team Leader role.
• Experience managing or supervising a small team.
• Hands-on data entry and invoice processing in high-volume Accounts Payable.
• Experience automating AP processes with improvements implemented.
• Experience preparing inputs for short-term cash flow forecasting.
• Advanced Excel skills for data analysis, reporting and automation.
• Knowledge of double entry accounting.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience using AI tools to enhance processes advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support a small Accounts Payable team, allocating workload, coaching team members and reviewing the quality and accuracy of their work
• Manage end-to-end supplier invoice processing and data entry, ensuring accuracy and efficiency across the team
• Preparing payments and liaising with suppliers to resolve queries swiftly, maintaining strong supplier relationships
• Complete daily bank reconciliations to ensure all transactions are accurately reconciled.
• Supporting month-end procedures to ensure all accounts payable and banking requirements are completed
• Handling company credit card expenses, ensuring timely reconciliation
• Preparing inputs for short-term cash flow forecasts, working closely with the wider finance team. Cover the preparation of the full short-term cashflow when the Manager is on leave.
• Identifying, proposing and leading automation initiatives across AP processes, continually evolving ways of working
• Collaborating with team members across functions to deliver high-quality service with a focus on accuracy and timeliness

Skills

Accounts Payable

Team Leadership

Data Entry

Automation

Tools

Excel

Access Dimensions

MS Dynamics 365 Business Central

NetSuite

Job description

FluidOne is seeking an AP Team Leader to guide the Accounts Payable team, act as escalation point for complex queries, and optimise end-to-end workflows. You will maintain strong internal controls, prevent payment errors and support cash flow management across the finance function.

The role requires experience leading AP teams, data entry accuracy and automation awareness. Based in the UK, you will liaise with suppliers, prepare payments, reconcile banks, and contribute to month-end processes