Finance Team Leader - Accounts Receivable

Belmont Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Greater London is seeking a Finance Team Leader - Accounts Receivable for an initial temporary contract of 3-6 months, with potential for extension or permanency. The role involves leading the exchequer services, collaborating with senior management, and ensuring data quality. Successful candidates should have experience in local government finance, strong leadership abilities, and advanced IT skills including finance applications. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced professionals to make a significant impact within the council.

Qualifications

• Experience leading local government exchequer services at a senior level, managing staff effectively.
• Advanced skills in relevant IT applications including financial modules.
• Strong customer service focus and ability to manage supplier relationships tactfully.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Head of Exchequer Services as needed.
• Collaborate with senior management providing technical expertise in financial operations.
• Manage and deliver exchequer services maintaining high professional standards.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service orientation

Advanced IT skills

Tools

Outlook

Excel

Word

Finance applications (general ledger, Mosaic)

Job description

Overview

Good Afternoon, I am currently representing Lambeth Council, who are offering an initial temporary contract for a period of 3-6 months with a view to be extended or offered a permanent position for the right candidate at a rate which is negotiable dependent upon experience.

We are looking for a Finance Team Leader - Accounts Receivable. This role will be SW2 1RW.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Head of Exchequer Services, as required.
• To proactively engage and work with senior management across the organisation, liaising with senior officers directly as required to provide specialist professional, technical expertise, and advice to ensure effective financial operation and decision making.
• To take ownership of, lead, manage and deliver all aspects of exchequer services to the highest professional standards for relevant areas. Collaborate with service and other professional colleagues where necessary to ensure outcomes are delivered for service users and the Council.
• Ensure current systems and processes are set up in an optimal way, building a culture of continuous improvement and the identification and implementation of new models of service delivery. Ensure purchasing and payment modules are fit for purpose and data cleansing is up to date to ensure the highest quality of data. Work closely with internal and external customers to ensure payment related issues are satisfactorily resolved.
• Maximise benefits from technological changes through ownership/implementation of improvements and using data to drive a professional exchequer services for the organisation. Work with services and colleagues to ensure improved business process design and automation in terms of time and resources. Harmonise processes, systems/functionality and approaches across payments and receivables where appropriate, to deliver efficient processes and service for service users and suppliers.

Requirements

• Experience of leading and working at a senior level of local government exchequer services, including managing staff effectively; taking responsibility for recruitment, performance management and engagement of staff.
• Demonstrable advanced skills in IT applications used by the Council. This includes purchasing and accounts payable modules but extends to other finance system applications including the general ledger and other aligned financial modules (such as Mosaic). Also demonstrates advanced skills in Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Demonstrable consistency in dealing with suppliers and service users. Relentless focus on customer service whilst being able to deploy tact and diplomacy to ensure that confrontations are avoided but that Council processes and procedures are followed. Any exceptions to be risk assessed.

How to apply

To discuss this opportunity further please send over an up-to-date CV and give me a call on (phone number removed).

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