Accounts Payable Team Leader

Supply Chain Corporation Limited; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Supply Chain Corporation Limited is looking for an Accounts Payable Team Leader to oversee a small team in processing supplier payments and optimizing finance policies. The role plays a key part in a national effort to support NHS operations, ensuring processes are efficient and compliant with regulations.

Benefits

Hybrid working opportunities

Annual bonus schemes and long service awards

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

In-house training and access to external qualifications

Paid well-being leave

Generous pension scheme

Flexible Benefits Scheme

Volunteering leave

Employee discounts from Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• Previous experience as an Accounts Payable Team Leader is essential.
• Experience in management of large volumes of data.
• Strong Excel skills required, including data manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Supervise processing and payment of supplier transactions.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve processes.
• Maximize cash-flow benefits through timely payments.

Skills

Cash flow management

Continuous improvement mindset

Excel skills

Communication skills

Negotiating skills

Leading a team

Job description

Posted Tuesday 17 June 2025 at 00:00 | Expires Tuesday 1 July 2025 at 23:59

Job Title Accounts Payable Team Leader

Function: Finance & Trading

Location: Alfreton/Nottingham/Hybrid

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £36,446 with potential to rise to £40,495 over 3 years

Closing Date: Tuesday 1 st July 2025

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for an Accounts Payable Team Leader tojoin our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first.

We are seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Team Leader who will lead a team of three Accounts Payable Associates. The team is responsible for ensuring invoices are processed accurately and in accordance with internal policies, accounting standard and VAT regulations. Whilst providing leadership to the team, the AP Team Leader will support the AP Manager and peers to ensure that the team delivers in all areas and delivers relevant reporting to drive business insight and decision making. This role requires a strong leader to streamline processes, drive continuous improvement and bring new procedures to the table

Every day you will …

• Supervise the processing and payment of supplier transactions in accordance with the agreed standards
• Continuously review processes and procedures and identify opportunities to improve controls and simplify services.
• Maximise cash-flow and the benefits from prompt payment of suppliers
• Ensure that the appropriate controls are implemented and maintained to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the underlying accounting transactions and Accounts Payable sub-ledgers.
• Act as a source of professional expertise and input into the development of Finance policy throughout NHS Supply Chain.
• Supervise the scanning and capture of supplier invoices in accordance with agreed standards through the designated 3 rd party
• Ensure supplier debt is continually monitored, and actively managed and challenge performance based on age of debt including UPI, adherence to payment terms, number of queries, accounts on-stop
• Develop and maintain external stakeholder financial relationships. Ensuring effective working relationships, regular communication and the optimisation of business results
• Develop and maintain a cross functional internal network to ensure effective working relationships, regular communication and the optimisation of business results

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• Previous experience as an Accounts Payable Team Leader is essential.
• Experience of cash flow management, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience in management, processing and handling of very large volumes of data.
• Strong Excel Skills with the ability to manipulate data and formula. Successful candidates will be required to complete an Excel test as part of the interview.
• Excellent communication, negotiating and influencing skills
• Significant experience of Managing and leading a team of staff, with a focus in a Supplier Maintenance environment
• Oracle Fusion experience would be an advantage.

Want to develop your career with the NHS Supply Chain? Then apply below or reach out for an informal discussion about the role in confidence by emailing us at [e-mail]

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

Struggling to complete our application form, and require additional support? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail] who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply.

We reserve the right to close any vacancy from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.