Accounts Payable Team Leader

Kier Group plc.; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent construction firm in Manchester is seeking an Accounts Payable Team Leader to manage a team for timely resolution of vendor queries. The ideal candidate has experience in Accounts Payable functions and knowledge of construction industry regulations. This role supports a hybrid working model, offering flexibility to work from home while ensuring high service delivery standards.

Qualifications

• Experience managing medium sized teams within Accounts Payable or similar.
• Familiarity with the construction industry and DRC/CIS tax environment.
• Strong knowledge of Accounts Payable regulations and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 6 Finance Assistants, ensuring compliance with tax regulations.
• Coordinate staff schedules and work-related issues.
• Accountable for daily work allocation and performance measurement.

Skills

Team management

Accounts Payable knowledge

Change management

Communication skills

Tools

Oracle

Causeway

Job description

We're currently recruiting for an Accounts Payable Team Leader to join our Finance Shared Service Centre (FSSC). This role will provide management of a sub team of Accounts Payable Administrators with responsibility for the timely and accurate resolution of all vendor and internal customer queries.

Responsibilities

• Management of a team of 6 Finance Assistants in a flexible/hybrid working, high certificate volume environment to maintain compliance with relevant Construction sector tax regulations.
• Co‑ordinating staff and work‑related issues, particularly about planning and organising work schedules.
• Reporting to Purchase to Pay Manager, taking accountability for the daily work allocation, performance measurement and team management.
• Ensuring that all queries and issues are resolved within the agreed Service Level Agreement.
• Partnering with and delivering great service to customers and key stakeholders, working across organisational boundaries (Group Procurement, IT, wider finance, Commercial and sites).
• Be the primary escalation point for the resolution of issues across the team from the business or the vendor.
• Organise own workload and reprioritise at short notice in order to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience managing medium sized teams, ideally within an Accounts Payable Shared Service function or other core transactional / financial processes in a complex business environment.
• Experience of the construction industry and DRC/CIS tax environment.
• Experience managing/leading change projects into Accounts Payable or similar teams.
• Strong knowledge of principles, practices, regulations and procedures relating to Accounts Payable function.
• Experience of Oracle and Causeway systems as a preference (but other financial systems experience is acceptable).

The FSSC is a forward‑thinking organisation that successfully operates a fully agile way of working, which will provide you with the option to work from home and a minimum of two days per week from our Salford Quays office. Our ways of working support high standards of service delivery and put trust in our colleagues to deliver.

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.