Team Leader

We're looking for a motivated and detail-driven Estates Accounts Payable Team Leader to oversee our Estates AP team, responsible for managing invoices and payments across our diverse property portfolio - including rent, rates, utilities, service charges, and insurance.

This is a pivotal role ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time, supporting business stability, and maintaining strong relationships across our network. You'll lead a talented team, driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and a collaborative, high-performance culture.

About The Role

We're looking for a motivated and detail-driven Estates Accounts Payable Team Leader to oversee our Estates AP team, responsible for managing invoices and payments across our diverse property portfolio - including rent, rates, utilities, service charges, and insurance.

This is a pivotal role ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time, supporting business stability, and maintaining strong relationships across our network. You'll lead a talented team, driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and a collaborative, high-performance culture.

What You'll Do

As the Estates Accounts Payable Team Leader, you will:

• Lead and develop a skilled Accounts Payable team through daily guidance, mentoring, and one-to-one support.
• Oversee end-to-end AP operations, from invoice receipt to payment approval, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery.
• Manage workloads and priorities to meet strict monthly and quarterly deadlines.
• Resolve complex queries and act as the primary escalation point for system or process issues.
• Drive process improvement, identifying opportunities for automation, efficiency, and quality control.
• Monitor performance metrics (KPIs) and service levels, delivering reports and action plans to maintain excellence.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant policies and regulations, including VAT and CIS where applicable.
• Support month-end close by reviewing reconciliations, producing reports, and ensuring accurate data.
• Champion customer service excellence, ensuring prompt, professional handling of all internal and external queries.

About You

We're seeking a proactive and people-focused leader with:

• Proven experience in Accounts Payable (ideally within Estates, Property or high-volume environments).
• Strong team leadership skills - capable of inspiring, coaching, and developing others.
• Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to managing complex processes.
• A problem-solving mindset, able to handle challenges calmly and effectively.
• Confidence in communicating with stakeholders at all levels and managing supplier relationships.
• The ability to adapt to change, manage pressure, and maintain accuracy under tight deadlines.

Benefits

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE , Lipsy , Gap and Victoria's Secret products ( when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change. We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on and leave a voicemail.

What's Next? Apply

Show us what you can do. Submit your application online and our recruitment team will take a first look at your experience and strengths.

Inform

Let's talk. We will get in touch for an initial conversation by phone or video to learn more about you and share what the team is looking for.

Review

If you are invited to an interview, you may be asked to present an interview task or portfolio and talk through your experience in a competency based interview. It is also your chance to ask questions and get to know us.

Offer

If it's the right match, our recruitment team will be in touch with a job offer and next steps. This is where your journey with NEXT begins.

Team Overview

Finance is where we turn ambition into action. This team protects value, funds growth, and gives leaders timely insight. From reporting to managing risk, your work keeps decisions sharp, ensuring the business stays on course and ready to take on the next big challenge.

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