Job Description
The Job Mission
As an Accounts Payable Team Leader, you’ll lead a small finance team ensuring accurate, efficient, and timely processing of all supplier, contractor, and staff payments. You’ll support month-end routines and play a key role in maintaining financial accuracy across our UK operations.
⚡️ Lead and mentor a small team of Accounts Assistants
⚡️ Manage weekly contractor and expense payment runs
⚡️ Oversee monthly supplier payment runs and reconciliations
⚡️ Process sub-contractor timesheets, invoices, and purchase orders
⚡️ Maintain supplier ledgers, direct debits, and lease car accounts
⚡️ Manage intercompany invoicing and project accruals
⚡️ Verify staff expense claims in line with company policy
⚡️ Support the wider finance team with month-end and ad-hoc projects
Qualifications
Essential Skills
Minimum 2-3 years experience in a Finance or Accounts Payable role
Strong Excel user
Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
Proven ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks
Experience leading or mentoring small teams
Ability to identify and resolve issues proactively
Desired Skills
✔️ Familiarity with staff expenses and HMRC guidelines
✔️ Experience within engineering or project-based organisations
✔️ Knowledge of ERP or finance systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle)
✔️ Analytical mindset with a continuous improvement focus
Additional Information
Benefits include:
* Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)
* 25 days’ paid annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy or sell days
* Flexible working
* Employee referral scheme
We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.