Accounts Payable Team Leader

Bunzl UK & Ireland supplies, through a number of specialist distribution businesses, a range of more than 100,000 products including food packaging, disposable supplies, catering equipment, healthcare consumables and cleaning and safety products to supermarkets, retailers, hotels, restaurants and caterers, construction companies, healthcare providers and other users. As Bunzl's outsourced recruitment partner, Cast UK are delighted to be managing the recruitment of all new hires for Bunzl's FSSC and we are currently looking for a fantastic Accounts Payable Team Leader to offer continued support to the team and develop performance. The Accounts Payable Team Leader is responsible for driving their team to deliver documented and auditable processes, accurately input data relating to purchase and expense invoices, manage and reconcile supplier accounts, deal with queries and arrange payments to suppliers. Key Responsibilities Initial point of contact for the Accounts Payable Clerks, supporting the team with people-related matters Effective resource planning to ensure services are delivered by the Accounts Payable Clerks Drive timely management of purchase invoice and payment queries, updating tickets, liaising with suppliers, and proactively seeking resolution through internal and external communication channels or running payment processes Perform monthly and ad-hoc supplier statement reconciliations Resolve recurring issues and process improvement opportunities Monitoring the delivery of agreed services against the daily/weekly plan Effectively monitor invoices over and under 30 days old Work closely with the rest of the Accounts Payable team to ensure issues are monitored and resolved Observe and actively promote the Bunzl Health, Safety and Environment ethos and help build a fun and supportive environment in the Bunzl Finance Shared Service Centre. Carry out monthly 1:1 reviews & annual appraisals with the Accounts Payable Clerks Skills & Experience Required Team leader or Supervisor experience Ability to follow documented and auditable processes. Knowledge of sage accounting system or similar. Organisational skills. Interpersonal skills. Fun and positive attitude. Manage demanding workloads and work under pressure to meet deadlines.

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