Finance Team Leader – Accounts Receivable

Belmont Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in London is seeking a Finance Team Leader for Accounts Receivable. This role includes managing exchequer services, leading teams, and engaging with senior management to enhance financial operations. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in local government finance and advanced IT skills, including expertise in relevant software applications. This position offers a temporary contract of 3-6 months with the potential for extension or permanence, based on performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading local government exchequer services.
• Advanced skills in financial IT applications, including general ledger.
• Ability to manage risks and exceptions while maintaining customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Head of Exchequer Services as required.
• Engage with senior management to provide expertise and advice.
• Manage and deliver exchequer services to the highest standards.

Skills

Leadership in local government exchequer services

Advanced IT skills

Customer-focused approach

Tools

Mosaic

Purchasing and accounts payable modules

Excel

Job description

Finance Team Leader – Accounts Receivable

Good afternoon, I am currently representing Lambeth Council. We are offering an initial temporary contract of 3‑6 months with the possibility of an extension or permanent position for the right candidate. Salary will be negotiable depending on experience.

Location: SW2 1RW

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Head of Exchequer Services as required.
• Proactively engage with senior management across the organisation, liaising with senior officers to provide specialist professional, technical expertise and advice to ensure effective financial operations and decision‑making.
• Take ownership of, lead, manage and deliver all aspects of exchequer services to the highest professional standards, collaborating with service and other professional colleagues where necessary to achieve outcomes for service users and the Council.
• Ensure current systems and processes are optimised, building a culture of continuous improvement and implementing new models of service delivery. Maintain purchasing and payment modules, data cleansing and ensure highest quality of data. Resolve payment‑related issues in a satisfactory manner.
• Maximise benefits from technological changes through ownership and implementation of improvements, using data to drive professional exchequer services. Work with services and colleagues to improve business process design and automation, harmonising processes, systems and approaches across payments and receivables.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and working at a senior level of local government exchequer services, including managing staff, recruitment, performance management and staff engagement.
• Demonstrable advanced skills in I.T. applications used by the Council, including purchasing and accounts payable modules, general ledger, Mosaic and other aligned financial modules. Advanced skills in Outlook, Word and Excel are required.
• Consistent, customer‑focused approach in dealing with suppliers and service users, deploying tact and diplomacy while ensuring Council processes and procedures are followed. Risk‑assessed exceptions must be managed.

To discuss this opportunity further, please send an up‑to‑date CV and contact me to arrange a call at your convenience.

If you know someone who would be a good fit for the role, we offer a generous referral fee—please share their contact details.