The Role
Are you ready to lead, inspire, and make a real impact?
We’re looking for an Accounts Payable Team Leader to take charge of our AP function, mentor a talented team, and keep everything running like clockwork. If you’re someone who thrives on solving problems, streamlining processes, and building strong relationships – this is your chance to shine.
The role is offered on a Fixed Term Contract basis (maternity cover) and will require you to be in the office 5 days a week
What You Will Take On
- Lead & inspire – guide, coach, and support your team, helping them grow and perform at their best.
- Keep things moving – manage workloads, set priorities, and make sure suppliers get paid on time, every time.
- Be the go-to problem solver – tackle escalations, system challenges, and tricky queries with confidence.
- Champion excellence – ensure accuracy, compliance, and customer-first service in everything we do.
- Drive improvements – spot opportunities to work smarter, embrace automation, and shape better ways of working.
- Own the numbers – oversee KPIs, reporting, reconciliations, and play a key role in month-end activities.
What You Will Bring
- Hands-on experience leading an Accounts Payable team (or stepping up into leadership with proven AP expertise).
- A natural people leader who enjoys mentoring, motivating, and bringing out the best in others.
- Someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-volume environments and stays calm under pressure.
A detail-focused problem solver with strong organisational skills.
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Excellent communicator who builds trust with both suppliers and internal stakeholders.
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Resilient, adaptable, and ready to embrace change.
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You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!
