Accounts Payable Team Leader

Next PLC; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in the East Midlands is looking for an Accounts Payable Team Leader to manage their AP function and mentor a talented team. This role involves streamlining processes, ensuring timely payments, and providing excellent service. The ideal candidate should have strong leadership skills, thrive in fast-paced environments, and possess excellent problem-solving abilities. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

25% off most products

Company performance based bonus

Sharesave scheme

On-site Nursery

10% off partner brands

Access to discounts

Financial Wellbeing support

Discounted gym memberships

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience leading an Accounts Payable team.
• Natural people leader who enjoys mentoring and motivating others.
• Thrive in fast-paced, high-volume environments.
• Detail-focused problem solver with strong organizational skills.
• Excellent communicator who builds trust with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Resilient, adaptable, and ready to embrace change.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support your team for the best performance.
• Manage workloads and ensure timely supplier payments.
• Resolve escalations and system challenges confidently.
• Ensure accuracy and compliance in all operations.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Oversee KPIs, reporting, reconciliations, and month-end activities.

Skills

Leadership in Accounts Payable

Problem-solving

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Resilience

Job description

About us

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!

Your role

Are you ready to lead, inspire, and make a real impact?

We’re looking for an Accounts Payable Team Leader to take charge of our AP function, mentor a talented team, and keep everything running like clockwork. If you’re someone who thrives on solving problems, streamlining processes, and building strong relationships – this is your chance to shine.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead & inspire – guide, coach, and support your team, helping them grow and perform at their best.
• Keep things moving – manage workloads, set priorities, and make sure suppliers get paid on time, every time.
• Be the go-to problem solver – tackle escalations, system challenges, and tricky queries with confidence.
• Champion excellence – ensure accuracy, compliance, and customer-first service in everything we do.
• Drive improvements – spot opportunities to work smarter, embrace automation, and shape better ways of working.
• Own the numbers – oversee KPIs, reporting, reconciliations, and play a key role in month-end activities.

About you

What we’re looking for

• Hands-on experience leading an Accounts Payable team (or stepping up into leadership with proven AP expertise).
• A natural people leader who enjoys mentoring, motivating, and bringing out the best in others.
• Someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-volume environments and stays calm under pressure.
• A detail-focused problem solver with strong organisational skills.
• Excellent communicator who builds trust with both suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Resilient, adaptable, and ready to embrace change.

Why you’ll love it here

• Be the driving force behind a supportive, high-performing finance team.
• Play a key role in shaping processes and making lasting improvements.
• A culture built on collaboration, growth, and continuous improvement.
• Competitive salary plus benefits.
• Real opportunities to develop your career and take on new challenges.

This is an office based role

Benefits

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email [e-mail] (please include "Workplace Adjustments" in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

Apply Before: 10/06/2025

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.