Joint Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Team Lead (Hybrid)

ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LTD; Guildford, Godalming; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LTD in Guildford (Hybrid) seeks a Joint Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Team Lead to supervise AP/AR specialists, manage workload, and allocate resources across the Guildford and Godalming sites. The role requires coordinating with procurement and finance, and deputising for the AP/AR Manager as needed.

This full-time temporary contract includes leading month-end and year-end procedures, ensuring VAT/CIS compliance, delivering process improvements, and maintaining

Qualifications

• Leadership of AP/AR team and workload planning
• Experience in managing accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Ability to supervise and mentor junior staff

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the AP/AR specialists, supervise workload and resource allocation
• Deputise for the Joint AP/AR Manager and drive efficiency
• Lead month-end and year-end procedures for the purchase ledger and control accounts
• Review VAT/CIS treatment and ensure tax compliance
• Provide training to new and junior staff
• Deliver ad hoc AP/AR management reports for budget monitoring and cash flow
• Manage governance, compliance, and escalate issues as needed
• Maintain and configure external finance systems (NXG Forensics, Proactis)
• Coordinate with Procurement, Finance and IT for workflow integration

Tools

NXG Forensics

Proactis

Job description

Joint Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Team Lead (Hybrid)

Joint Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Team Lead (Hybrid) needed in Guildford, £30phPAYE - Reference: 5308511

Hybrid role with a minimum of 2 office days per week.

Based across Guildford (Millmead) and Godalming (The Burys), with attendance at both sites required.

• Responsible for leading and managing the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable specialists, ensuring effective supervision, workload planning, and resource allocation to maintain high
• levels of performance and service delivery.
• Deputises for the Joint AP/AR Manager by monitoring team capacity, driving efficiency, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the collaboration.

Accountable for service KPIs, sets priorities and allocates resources, manages staff, owns governance and compliance, approves escalations, and delivers process improvements.

• Provide regular progress updates and performance reports to the AP/AR Manager
• Provide service training to new and junior members of staff
• Lead in AP/AR compliance checks, data governance, and policy enforcement
• Lead month-end and year-end procedures for the purchase ledger and control accounts
• Review VAT/CIS treatment and ensure tax compliance in team transactions
• Identify gaps in skills; plan and deliver team training and mentoring
• Facilitate cooperation with Procurement, Finance, and IT for workflow integration
• Deliver ad hoc AP/AR management reports for budget monitoring and cash flow
• Deal with risk, fraud, or resource issues promptly, or where relevant, escape to the AP/AR Manager promptly
• Be the lead contact for AP/AR issues.
• Act as the lead for AP/AR processes
• Administer and maintain external finance systems, including NXG Forensics and Proactis, acting as the primary system owner and point of contact for configuration, access, and issue resolution.

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please beprepared.

£24,644.00 Annually (FTE) (£13.13 per hour)