System and Accounts Payable Team Leader
Based in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire
Permanent, full-time, 37 hours per week
Salary: £35,909 - £39,899 per annum
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced accountant to bring their expertise to our team.
In this role, you’ll lead the Accounts Payable team, oversee smooth and timely payment runs, and manage key relationships across the business. You’ll own and enhance the accounts payable module, streamline processes, and ensure compliance through clear policies and controls. From resolving ledger issues to preparing reports and supporting audits, you’ll play a vital role in delivering an efficient month-end close.
We’re looking for someone with…
- CCAB part qualified or qualified by experience.
- Experience of supervising or managing people.
- Experience in designing and preparing reports for a business e.g. KPIs and accounts payable.
- Working knowledge of the purchase ledger processes and account reconciliations.
- A good understanding of VAT rules and regulations.
- The ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders.
- Proficiency in purchase order software and MS Office (intermediate Excel skills).
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
You will also be required to have a basic criminal record (DBS) check, which we will pay for.
We’re a social business, based in Hoddesdon and across southeast Hertfordshire, helping local people by renting or selling affordable homes. We offer services designed to help our customers live comfortably in their homes and we work to keep our buildings and estates maintained, offering support when money becomes an issue or when people get older. Our mission is to make a sustainable, positive change to the housing crisis for our customers and communities.
We enjoy a benefits package that offers something for everyone, including…
- 27 days’ holiday per year plus bank holiday (pro rata for part time colleagues).
- Buy and sell holiday scheme.
- Cross organisational bonus scheme.
- Up to 12% pension contribution.
- Life assurance cover.
- Funded health cash plan or subsidised private medical insurance.
- Discount vouchers.
- Enhanced family leave.
- Range of special leave.
- Car loans, cycle to work and electric car lease scheme.
The closing date for this vacancy is 21st April 2025.
We are a Disability Confident employer, which means that we offer an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.
Other organisations may call this role Accounts Payable and Systems Lead, Financial Operations Team Leader, Payment Services Manager, Finance Systems and AP Manager, Accounts Payable Process Owner, AP and Systems Development Lead, Supplier Payments and Compliance Manager, Finance Systems Improvement Manager, Accounts Payable and Controls Team Leader, or Finance Systems and Reporting Manager.
All our vacancies are open to flexible working arrangements, something we are really proud of. The extent to which flexible working is possible will vary between jobs according to the needs of the business and our customers. We believe in the benefits of a diverse workforce and strongly welcome applications from those currently under-represented in the organisation, including LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual), and people under age 30.
So, if you’re ready to take the next step in your finance career and join us a System and Accounts Payable Team Leader please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency