Accounts Payable Team Leader

Hutcheon Mearns; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Team Leader to enhance their finance operation in Glasgow. This role offers the opportunity to lead a dynamic team, ensuring smooth execution of daily activities while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. With a hybrid working model, you will enjoy flexibility while contributing to the team's success and employee wellbeing. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about finance, this position is an exciting chance to further your career.

Benefits

Flexible Benefits

Employee Wellbeing Programs

Career Progression Opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing teams and fostering a positive work environment.
• Strong skills in stakeholder management and effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Accounts Payable function and manage the team effectively.
• Ensure timely payments to suppliers and resolve system challenges.

Skills

People Management

Stakeholder Management

Team Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Job description

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Base pay range

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Recruitment Partner, 25 + years experience.Working in partnership to bring to you the best accounting hires for your organisation or helping you to…

Hutcheon Mearns is delighted to partner with our key client in their search for an experienced Accounts Payable Team Leader for their finance operation.

Based in Glasgow, they operate on hybrid working model of two days in the office and 3 from home and offer a range of flexible benefits.

Due to the structure of the wider finance team, the roles offers the successful candidate a great platform to gain further experience across various areas of finance.

The role

As the Team Lead in the Finance Delivery team, you would be responsible for overseeing the Accounts Payable function, managing a team to ensure the smooth execution of day-to-day activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure timely and accurate payments to suppliers
• Proactively identify system challenges, escalating issues to the appropriate teams for resolution
• Lead the team on a daily basis, maintaining service quality, adherence to standards, and implementing process improvements
• Take ownership of the team’s performance, ensuring alignment with defined milestones and KPIs
• Build and nurture strong relationships with stakeholders to deliver value through clear objectives, effective prioritisation, and continuous improvements
• Foster a culture of accountability, openness, and continuous improvement within the team
• Plan and prioritize future initiatives, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of key objectives

About You

• Proven experience in people management, with the ability to cultivate a positive, fast-paced, service-driven team environment
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels
• Experience leading and developing teams in a dynamic, fast-changing environment
• Strong resilience, with the ability to deliver results within tight deadlines while managing ambiguity and shifting priorities

Next Steps

If you are interested in being part of an organisation that continually develops, and puts great emphasis on their employee wellbeing and on career progression then please get in touch, either by applying or by contacting [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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