Team Leader – Accounts Payable
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This role involves leading and managing the Accounts Payable function, ensuring accurate and efficient processing of supplier payments in compliance with financial regulations. The post holder will maintain robust financial controls, meet payment targets, and support month-end and year-end reporting. Key responsibilities include overseeing the invoice-to-payment process, managing supplier reconciliations, and resolving complex creditor queries. The role also involves line management of Accounts Payable Assistants and contributing to continuous service improvement and financial governance.
Essential criteria
- Significant experience working within an Accounts Payable function, including supplier payments, creditor management and invoice processing
- Experience of supervising or managing staff, including workload allocation, performance management and staff development.
- Experience of supplier statement reconciliations and resolving complex creditor queries.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of processing payment runs and maintaining financial controls. Experience of working within an NHS finance environment or other large complex organisation.
- Experience of supporting month-end and year-end processes, including Agreement of Balances exercises and audit requirements.
- Experience of implementing service improvements, process redesign or automation initiatives.
- Qualifications and Training
- A good standard of general education, including GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics at Grade C/4 or above.
- AAT Qualified, Part Qualified ACCA/CIMA, NVQ Level 5, or equivalent finance qualification/experience. AAT Qualified, Part Qualified ACCA/CIMA, NVQ Level 5, or equivalent finance qualification/experience
- Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
- Knowledge and Skills
- Sound knowledge of Accounts Payable processes and financial controls.
- Knowledge of Standing Financial Instructions, Standing Orders and financial governance requirements.
- Knowledge of the Procure-to-Pay process, including Purchase Orders, Goods Receipting and Invoice Matching.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate and resolve complex financial issues.
- Advanced spreadsheet and data analysis skills.
- Experience of using computerised financial management systems.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Understanding of NHS Better Payment Practice Code requirements.
- Significant experience working within an Accounts Payable function, including supplier payments, creditor management and invoice processing
- Experience of supervising or managing staff, including workload allocation, performance management and staff development.
- Experience of supplier statement reconciliations and resolving complex creditor queries.
- Experience of processing payment runs and maintaining financial controls. Experience of working within an NHS finance environment or other large complex organisation.
- Experience of supporting month-end and year-end processes, including Agreement of Balances exercises and audit requirements.
- Experience of implementing service improvements, process redesign or automation initiatives.
- Qualifications and Training
- A good standard of general education, including GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics at Grade C/4 or above.
- AAT Qualified, Part Qualified ACCA/CIMA, NVQ Level 5, or equivalent finance qualification/experience. AAT Qualified, Part Qualified ACCA/CIMA, NVQ Level 5, or equivalent finance qualification/experience
- Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
- Knowledge and Skills
- Sound knowledge of Accounts Payable processes and financial controls.
- Knowledge of Standing Financial Instructions, Standing Orders and financial governance requirements.
- Knowledge of the Procure-to-Pay process, including Purchase Orders, Goods Receipting and Invoice Matching.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate and resolve complex financial issues.
- Advanced spreadsheet and data analysis skills.
- Experience of using computerised financial management systems.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Understanding of NHS Better Payment Practice Code requirements.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
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Job summary
The role of the post holder is to lead and manage the Accounts Payable function, ensuring that all supplier payments (PO and Non-PO) are processed accurately, efficiently and in compliance with Standing Financial Instructions and internal control requirements.
The post holder is responsible for maintaining a robust control environment, meeting prompt payment targets, supporting month-end, year-end financial reporting including the Agreement of Balances (AoB) exercises at Month 09 and Month 12, and leading the continuous improvement of the in-house Accounts Payable service
Main duties of the job
Lead and manage the Accounts Payable function, ensuring supplier invoices and payments are processed accurately, efficiently and in accordance with Trust policies, financial procedures and NHS regulations. Oversee the end-to-end invoice-to-payment process, including PO and Non-PO transactions, while maintaining strong financial controls and compliance with Standing Financial Instructions, delegated authority limits and VAT legislation.
Monitor aged creditors, disputed invoices and payment performance, authorise invoices within delegated limits and ensure timely resolution of reconciliation issues. Lead supplier statement reconciliations using the NXG tool and coordinate the Agreement of Balances process in line with NHS reporting requirements.
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