Accounts Payable Team Leader

Location:

Worcester (WR1) – Worcestershire, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Contract

Start Date:

As Soon As Possible

Contract Period:

To Be Confirmed

Main Industry:

Search Information Technology Jobs

Other Industries & Skills:

Management & Executive

Advertiser:

Sanctuary Group

Job ID:

131112560

Posted On:

18 September 2024

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Accounts Payable Team Leader

Worcester based with a balance of home and office working

£28,538 per year

35 hours per week

Temporary position for 12 months

We have an opportunity for an Accounts Payable Team Leader to join our Finance Shared Services team, based in Worcester. Duties will include leading a team of 7, ensuring that all invoices are processed in a timely manner and that customer service standards are consistently high.

The role of Accounts Payable Team Leader will include:

-Leading the Invoice Management team
-Supporting a team with accurate and timely processing of invoices, monitoring volumes, and achieving team targets
-Supporting reporting of daily figures, workflow management and weekly KPI reporting
-Showing initiative to process urgent requests and taking ownership of outstanding queries
-Playing a key role in supporting the Group to achieve its objectives and regulatory requirements
-Providing clear communication between teams and championing best practice
 

Skills and experiences:

-AAT part/fully qualified, equivalent level of qualification or qualified by experience.
-Experience of leading a team within a high volume transactional processing function or similar is desirable
-Good working knowledge of invoice processing and experience in supporting team members
-Excellent interpersonal, and communication skills allowing you to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders across all levels of the organisation
-The ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise work load
 

Why work for us?

One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.  

Our Benefits    

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

-25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays (pro rata)
-A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
-Life Assurance
-Employee Volunteering scheme
-Employee Advice Service including counselling
-Cycle to Work scheme
-Voluntary health plans  
-Employee discounts
-Wellbeing support and tools
-Employee recognition scheme
-Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
-Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
-Role salary is £25,944 with an additional policy allowance of £2,594 per annum
 

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Closing Date: 01 October 2024

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

For an insight into what it’s like to work for us, take a look at our company page on Linkedin

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference.  We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission.  We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. 
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.

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