AP/AR Team Leader

Invoice and receipt processing
Payment management
Payables and receivables accounting
Driving PSC and Portfolio Administration Lease Finance Team to meet performance targets
Ensuring payables and receivables are correctly stated and paid on time
Identification of quality issues and risk escalation
Establishing and maintaining professional working relationships with clients, colleagues and management
Draft and actual charge raising on time
Minimizing invoice approval/query resolution times in P2P system
Managing recurring and non-recurring charges payment process
Obtaining payment approvals
Supervising invoice and receipt postings to Property Management and Accounting systems
Managing aged creditor and debtor items
Query management and account reconciliations
Preparing bank reconciliations in line with deadlines
Managing same day inter account bank transfers
Releasing BACS/SEPA/Credit Transfers same day
Updating cash allocation for tenant receipts and creditor returned payments/refunds
Minimizing returned payments, refunds and write off requests awaiting approval
Supporting cash collection maximization
Ad hoc reporting upon request
Regular monthly reporting
Maintaining spreadsheets, tools and reports
Preparing monthly and quarterly reports and KPI reports
Driving process implementation, documentation and improvement
Ensuring client requirements and quality procedures are followed
Collaborating with other departments
Liaising with client and third-party contacts
Supporting and/or managing process, technology, service and client transitioning projects
Maintaining approved processes, BAU process documents and guidelines
Service coordination within Client Finance Team
Supervising internal and external audits
Approving financial outputs provided to clients
Developing and maintaining team's back up structure
Creating and maintaining yearly AP & AR charge raise, payment run, billing and collection calendars
Onboarding new team members and managing knowledge transfer and on the job training
Maintaining and developing direct reports' competence, motivation and engagement
People management of direct reports