Accounts Payable Team Leader (remote)

About the role

Accounts Payable Team Leader

The purpose of this role is to support the RS Accounts Payable function by managing the people and workload within the team. In addition, the role will require some strategic supplier management to provide a seamless service to these high-profile Vendors.
 

Job Description

• Leading a team in the processing of invoice related tasks and queries for RS Vendors.
• With the support of the Accounts Payable Manager delivering against SLAs and functional targets through the team.
• Supporting the development of team knowledge on processes to ensure the Accounts Payable team deliver excellent customer service.
• Work closely with the Head of Accounts Payable to ensure team resources market KPI’s are met.
• Identify and address systematic issues that may prevent the on-time payment of invoices with attention on discrepancies on the GR/IR accounts and the various invoice payment blocks.
• Take escalation for complaints as required by Team.
• Passionately lead your team consisting of 4-8 Accounts Payable Specialists in the delivery of an exceptional customer experience; this includes the achievement of market / department / team / individual targets.
• Develop the skills and potential of your team, inspiring the delivery of engaging training, good quality feedback and career progression.
• Create a culture of honest and open communication, facilitating regular opportunities for team communication and delivery of department & business updates.
• With the support of the Accounts Payable Manager resolve complaints received from market contacts.
• Perform regular and timely 1-1’s & appraisals for all direct reports.
• Inputting payroll information and maintenance of individual employment records on MySpace.
• Daily monitoring resource within team, highlighting any risks and facilitating flex resource as needed to protect service.
• Tracking and retaining accurate records of the performance of team and individuals.
• Supporting team with hands on operational order processing on a regular basis.
   

What we’re looking for

Essential:

• Proficient English language
• Proven experience of working minimum 2 years in Accounts Payable
• Previous experience in a leadership or coach role in a customer service environment.
• Previous experience of SAP / CRM.
• Impactful communication skills: feedback and coaching skills are crucial.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; aware of own personal impact and a role model of professional behaviours.
• Proven experience working with Continual Improvement Methodology.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of performance management systems / reports.
• Continual Improvement certificate ‘Yellow / Green / Black Belt’.
   

A bit about you

You are communicative – you can build strong relationships in a matrix structure.

You have positive outlook – You look to the future for opportunity, you constantly challenge the status quo and drive for high performance.

You have Energy – You approach your work with enthusiasm, positivity, and willingness to deliver the best results, whatever the challenge. 

The good stuff

• Remote working
• Private medical care
• Lunch card
• Co-financing of holidays
• Co-financing sports card
• Subsidy for learning languages
• Work in international environment
• Referral program
• Annual bonus

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone.

Grow in our learning and inclusive culture and be rewarded for your success. Whoever you are, whatever you do and wherever you are; it all starts here. 

We are RS Group

RS Group plc (formerly known as Electrocomponents plc) is a leading global omni-channel industrial product and service solutions provider to customers who are involved in designing, building and maintaining industrial equipment and operations, safely and sustainably. We stock more than 700,000 industrial and electronic products, sourced from over 2,500 leading suppliers, and provide a wide range of product and service solutions to over 1.2 million customers. With operations in 32 countries, we trade through multiple channels and ship over 60,000 parcels a day.

Our vision is to be first choice for all our stakeholders, and we know that starts with our people. At RS we want everyone to show up to work as themselves and know that they will be supported and encouraged to develop and grow. We want work to be a place that excites and empowers, a place where you can be passionate and challenge people to think differently. 

We want to hire the best talent, people who share our values and understand that when we act with respect and humility, we can do great things.  That’s why we’ve put our purpose at the heart of our organisation, we want to make amazing happen for a better world. We empower our people to make a difference, innovate to make more possible and deliver to make it happen.

Are you ready to explore the possibilities?

Footnote:

RS Group Brands:  RS, Allied Electronics & Automation, RS PRO, OKdo, RS DesignSpark, RS Integrated Supply, RS Safety Solutions.