Accounts Payable Team Leader

Job Description

Position: Accounts Payable Team LeaderSalary: circa £36,500Benefits: 30 days annual leave, pension, 24/7 access to our employee assistance programme, employee discount across Heron Foods and B&M, money off a range of products and services via BenefitHub.Hours: 37.5 per week, usually 8am – 4pm but can be flexible.Are you an experienced Accounts Payable Team Leader who is looking for an exciting new role with an opportunity to lead a new project and make a positive impact within the business Are you looking to lead, motivate and mentor a busy team to help them to achieve their goalsHeron Foods is a successful food retail business with its roots in the local area but with over 320 stores nationwide. Since joining forces with B&M our ambitious and exciting growth plans have continued with new store openings month-by-month. Heron Foodsoffers the opportunity to work within a friendly supportive environment with excellent development opportunities.As the Accounts Payable Team Leader, you will be an integral part of the overall finance team, ensuring strong controls, prompt and accurate payments, and good relations with our suppliers.You will lead and mentor a team of 9 who handle over 6,000 invoices per month. You will drive efficiencies and process changes including involvement in a project to implement an automated Purchase to Pay System. This role gives the successful candidate a direct opportunity to influence the way the business works.As our Accounts Payable Team Leader you will be a key project team member for the implementation of a new automated Purchase to Pay system. You will be building strong relationships with internal departments and external suppliers to ensure processes runssmoothly and reviewing process controls, improving where appropriate and monitoring the effectiveness. You will be responsible for the training and development of the Accounts Payable team, ensuring workflow is organised effectively amongst the team to ensuredeadlines are met.The successful Accounts Payable Team Leader applicant will have excellent leadership and mentoring skills with a hands-on approach; willing to get stuck in and resolve issues. You will have the ability to evaluate processes and the drive to implement changeand good communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively with other departments.What we can offer you:

• A salary of circa £36,500
• 30 days annual leave with accrual of additional leave for long service plus option to purchase additional days.
• 10% discount across both Heron Foods and B&M stores; double discount weekends throughout the year.
• Wellbeing support via our 24/7 employee assistance program – LifeWorks.
• Access to BenefitHub for you and your family for exclusive deals and discounts on everyday purchases, eating out, family days out, financial services etc.
• Ongoing learning and career development including on-the-job training, eLearning or apprenticeships.
• Reward and recognition schemes and celebration of long service & work anniversaries.

If this sounds like the role for you, we’d love to hear from you!Additional keywords: Purchase Ledger Manager, Accounts Manager, Purchase Ledger, Accounting and Finance, Payables Manager, Purchase Ledger Supervisor, Purchase Ledger Team Leader, Accounts Payable Supervisor, Payables Team Leader, Accounts Assistant, Finance,Accounts.