Accounts Payable Clerk- Team Leader

Warrington (Hybrid - 2 days office / 3 days home)
Pay Rate: £16-£19.50
Monday-Friday- 12:30pm- 9:00pm

We're looking for an experienced Accounts Payable professional ready to step into a leadership role within a fast-paced, high-volume finance environment.

This is a great opportunity for someone who not only understands the end-to-end AP process but also enjoys developing people, improving processes, and taking ownership of team performance.

You'll lead a team, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations while driving accuracy, efficiency, and strong supplier relationships.

• Leading and supporting the Accounts Payable team on a day-to-day basis, allocating workload and setting clear priorities
• Overseeing high-volume invoice processing, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
• Reviewing and approving invoice matching, batching, and coding across multiple cost centres
• Managing supplier relationships, resolving escalated queries and discrepancies efficiently
• Overseeing supplier statement reconciliations and ensuring all issues are investigated and resolved
• Coordinating and reviewing payment runs to meet deadlines and maintain cash flow controls
• Supporting month-end processes including reconciliations, reporting, and audit preparation
• Monitoring team performance against KPIs and service levels, driving continuous improvement
• Identifying process improvements and implementing best practices to increase efficiency
• Coaching and developing team members, including training, one-to-ones, and performance management

• Proven experience within Accounts Payable, ideally with supervisory or team leader responsibilities
• Strong understanding of end-to-end AP processes in a high-volume environment
• Experience managing workloads, deadlines, and team performance
• Confident handling escalations, supplier queries, and complex reconciliations
• Exposure to month-end processes and payment runs
• Experience using finance systems such as SAP, Sage, Oracle, or similar
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to build relationships across finance and wider teams

• Experience leading or mentoring a team in a shared service or fast-paced finance environment
• A proactive approach to improving processes and driving efficiency across AP operations
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to manage escalations confidently
• Experience working with large ledgers, multiple entities, or high-value transactions

• Hybrid working with structured flexibility
• Supportive and collaborative finance environment
• Opportunity to make a real impact on team performance and processes
• A role that combines leadership with hands-on finance responsibilities
• Clear progression opportunities within a growing organisation

This role suits someone who:

• Enjoys leading from the front and developing others
• Takes ownership of team performance and outcomes
• Thrives in a busy, deadline-driven environment
• Naturally looks for ways to improve and streamline processes
• Is confident making decisions and resolving issues

If you're ready to take the next step in your Accounts Payable career and lead a team in a dynamic, fast-moving environment, we'd love to hear from you.

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