Purchase Ledger & Payments Team Lead

We are looking for an experienced and customer-focused Purchase Ledger & Payments Team Lead to join our Finance team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in purchase ledger, supplier payments, or finance operations who enjoys leading teams and driving continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment. In this role, you ll play a key part in ensuring accurate and timely purchase ledger and supplier payment services are delivered across the organisation, helping maximise cost efficiency while ensuring compliance with financial regulations, controls and legislation. What you ll be doing:

• Leading and developing a high-performing operational finance team, providing day-to-day performance management, coaching and support.
• Ensuring supplier invoices and payments are processed accurately, efficiently and on time.
• Maintaining robust financial controls and regularly reviewing processes to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Working closely with Procurement and other departments to support regulatory reporting requirements and payment processes.
• Managing procurement card processes and supporting business rates and council tax administration.
• Investigating and resolving payment issues, escalating risks where appropriate.
• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers, auditors, local authorities and HMRC.
• Supporting innovation, continuous improvement and process development across the finance function.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation including GDPR, Health & Safety and other regulatory requirements.
  
  AAT, ACA, ACCA or CIMA part-qualified, or qualified through significant relevant experience.
• Experienced in purchase ledger, supplier management or large-scale payment processing within a complex organisation.
• Knowledgeable about financial controls, P2P processes and multiple payment methods including BACS, CHAPS and procurement cards.
• Highly organised and able to meet deadlines in a busy and changing environment.
• A confident communicator with strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Experienced in leading and developing teams, motivating colleagues and driving performance.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office and financial systems.
• A collaborative team player with a customer-focused mindset and a passion for continuous improvement.
  
  We are GSA, we provide affordable homes and services that create a foundation from which people in our communities can thrive. We own and manage 25,000 homes in diverse communities across the West Midlands and Southwest.
Everyone deserves a home, it s a place from which we build our future, we thrive at home. We are proud to play an active role in dealing with the consequences of the housing crisis, by providing affordable homes for people in our communities who need them most. Often a home is all someone needs, but when our customers need more, we offer a range of services, including care, money advice and coaching to support them. We also provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes support for people who are homeless, experiencing domestic violence or are part of the criminal justice system. The GSA Way We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. To help us make a difference, together, we created the GSA Way. A culture we commit to, aspire to, and live and breathe. Commitments and behaviours which together make our organisation what it is. Our five core commitments are:
• We believe our customer is everything
  
  In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes:
• 25 days annual holiday entitlement
• A defined contribution pension scheme.
• Trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Two days paid volunteering leave per year
• Buying and selling of annual leave
• Opt-in health cash plan with cover on eye test and glasses, Dental, therapy and much more!