Team Leader - Accounts Payable

Brook Street; Ballymena; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Team Leader for their Accounts Payable Team in Ballymena. This role offers the chance to manage a dedicated team while ensuring the smooth processing of invoices. You will play a crucial role in maintaining supplier relationships and overseeing the accuracy of financial documentation. With opportunities for growth and development, this position is perfect for someone looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic public sector environment. Join a supportive organization that values diversity and offers comprehensive training.

Benefits

Full training and induction

Holiday accrual

Back-office support and mentoring

Qualifications

• Experience in admin roles with high document volume.
• Line management experience is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all invoices are properly authorized and coded.
• Oversee the distribution of invoices and train staff.
• Communicate effectively with suppliers and budget holders.

Skills

Oracle Financials

Microsoft Office 365

Excellent ICT skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

NVQ Level 3

BTEC National

Two A Levels

Job description

Have you always wanted to work with a Public Sector Organisation?

Brook Street (UK) Ltd are recruiting a Team Leader for our leading Public Sector client Education Authority Northern Ireland, to join their busy Accounts Payable Team based in Ballymena.

Now is the time for you to take that leap!

This role will be starting immediately and is expected to last several months. Many of our temporary-ongoing roles with our client, The Education Authority, have been extended beyond the original time frame. Some of our candidates have secured promotions within the organisation, and others have been successful in securing fixed-term contracts directly with our client.

The Team Leader Post is the line manager for a team of 7 staff. The team processes invoices for payment and deals with queries from suppliers, schools and budget holders by post, email and telephone. The Supervisor oversees the distribution of the invoices, carries out checks on work done, follows up on invoices on hold & trains new senior clerical officers..

You will be responsible for:

• Ensuring all invoices are properly authorised
• Ensuring all invoices are properly coded
• Adding supplier codes/cost codes and batching all invoices
• Input of batches to Oracle via computer and authorisation of same
• Checking and amending any incorrect batches
• Maintenance of Supplier file such as preparing, creating and amending Supplier`s details
• Weekly filing and sorting/distributing office mail
• Any other duties as required by the Accounts Manager.
• Ability to organise a busy workload to deliver effective results on time
• Flexibility to meet changing demands as required
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with others as part of a team
• Ability to use own initiative to solve problems and respond to others
• Ability to take e responsive and customer focused approach to work
• Excellent ICT skills including Excel

Previous experinece in a role in an admin department dealing with a high volume of documents that require keying onto a financial system, use of Oracle Financials and line management/supevision of staff is preferable.

You should have:

• NVQ Level 3, BTEC National or two A Levels
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office 365
• Good communication skills, both oral and written

You will benefit from:

• Full training and induction
• Work with a leading Public Sector Organisation that promotes diversity and inclusion
• Accrue holiday hours as you work
• Brook Street (UK) Ltd back-office support and mentoring

Brook Street are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.
As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.
Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to contact us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest?and state the role that you are interested in.?We are?committed to engaging with you.?
In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.


The rate of pay is £16.01 per hour, the hours of work are Full time 36hrs Monday to Friday.

If you would like to apply for this role, email your CV via the `Apply` link.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.

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