Accounts Payable Team Leader – 6 Month FTC

South Leicester | £40,000–£42,000 | 6 Month FTC | Office Based

I’m recruiting for an experienced Accounts Payable Team Leader to join a large, well-established business in South Leicester on an initial 6-month fixed-term contract.

This is a busy, high-volume AP environment and they need someone who can lead from the front, manage competing priorities and support a team through demanding periods.

There is also the potential for a permanent opportunity for a strong performer.

The role:

• Leading and supporting a busy Accounts Payable team

• Managing team workloads, priorities and performance

• Coaching and developing team members

• Overseeing high-volume invoice processing and supplier payments

• Managing reconciliations and complex supplier queries

• Reviewing payment runs and ensuring key deadlines are met

• Monitoring KPIs, SLAs and overall team performance

• Supporting month-end reconciliations and reporting

• Managing relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers

• Acting as an escalation point for more complex AP issues

• Supporting process improvements, automation and changes to ways of working

• Getting hands-on with the team during particularly busy periods

The team supports a broad range of property-related supplier costs, so previous exposure to areas such as rent, rates, utilities, service charges, property or facilities expenditure would be beneficial, but it is not essential.

What they’re looking for:

• Previous Accounts Payable / Purchase Ledger leadership experience

• Experience working in a high-volume, fast-paced finance environment

• Strong people management and coaching skills

• Confident managing deadlines, workloads and KPIs

• Strong supplier and stakeholder management skills

• Comfortable being hands-on and supporting the team operationally

• Good understanding of end-to-end Accounts Payable processes

• Proactive, resilient and comfortable working through change

The package:

• £40,000–£42,000

• 6-month FTC

• Potential permanent opportunity for a strong candidate

• Full-time, office-based

• South Leicester

• Strong company perks and benefits

• Opportunity to join a large, highly regarded business with a busy and complex finance operation

This would suit an experienced AP Team Leader, Purchase Ledger Team Leader or P2P Team Leader looking for a role where they can come in, take ownership and make an immediate impact.