Finance Team Lead

Lucy Walker Recruitment Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucy Walker Recruitment Limited is partnering with a tech-focused business in South Leeds to recruit a Finance Team Lead on an initial 12-month FTC. The role leads end-to-end processing: AP, Credit Control, and Sales Ledger, ensuring timely, accurate invoicing and cash collection.

You will supervise a small team, monitor SLA performance and drive process improvements. The successful candidate will oversee supplier payments, coding, reconciliations and collections, with opportunities for a

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years finance team lead exposure.
• Strong understanding of AP, Credit Control and Sales Ledger.
• Strong understanding of finance systems.
• Proficient in MS Office packages.
• Excellent supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee processing of supplier invoices and payment runs.
• Ensure invoices are accurately coded and matched.
• Monitor aged creditor balances and resolve disputed items.
• Maintain supplier account reconciliations and cash posting.
• Oversee customer accounts and resolve queries promptly.
• Manage collection strategies to maximise cash flow.
• Monitor debtor ageing and daily workloads across AP, SL, and Credit Control.
• Support change management initiatives and team productivity.

Skills

Team Leadership

AP / Credit Control

Sales Ledger

Finance Systems

MS Office

Supervisory Experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We are working with a Tech focused business in South Leeds who are looking to recruit a Finance Team Lead for an initial 12-month FTC.

Leading on the end-to-end transnational processing function; the successful candidate will oversee credit control, accounts and sales ledger ensuring the accurate and timely processing of supplier and customer invoices, collections, and all financial transactions. This fully office-based role is a new opportunity and therefore could lead to a permanent post; key duties will include:

• Oversee the processing of supplier invoices and payment runs
• Ensure invoices are accurately coded
• Monitor aged creditor balances
• Resolve disputed items
• Maintain supplier account reconciliations
• Oversee cash posting and allocation activities
• Ensure customer accounts are reconciled
• Resolve customer account queries promptly
• Manage collection strategies to maximise cash flow
• Monitor debtor ageing
• Manage daily transnational workloads across AP, SL, and Credit Control.
• Monitor team productivity
• Support change management initiatives

This varied team lead role will see the successful candidate take a general overview of the finance department, supported by a Finance Manager and FD, you will ensure high volumes of worked are actioned within agreed SLA's as well as having a strong understanding of Credit Control/ Accounts Payable and Sales Ledger to ensure wider support.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years finance team lead exposure
• Strong understanding of AP/Credit Control and Sales Ledger
• Strong understanding of finance systems
• Proficient in all MS Office packages
• Excellent supervisory experience

This is an excellent opportunity for a strong finance all-rounder who is looking for a new challenge within a great team setting.