[Hiring] Team Leader - Accounts Payable @JLL

Role Description

Team Leader - Accounts Payable

• Responsible for direct supervision of the accounts payable staff that is responsible for the timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices.
• Assign work, solve workload problems, and ensure high productivity levels.
• Provide each A/P Specialist with the proper training, job skills, and job knowledge necessary to perform their jobs.
• Assess workloads to determine an equal distribution of the workload and identify when additional or less staff is required.
• Ensure staff performance, motivation, and development of the team and establish performance expectations and review the performance on a regular basis.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Team player and yet able to work independently.
• Participate in ad hoc projects as and when required.
• Lead the AP team to fulfill customer expectations.
• Secondary responsibility will be to enter invoices in order to ensure vendor payment obligations are met in a timely and consistent manner.
• Track Accounts Payable performance using Key Performance Indicators, such as:
  • Check count
  • Invoices/PO entered
  • Open PO status
  • Percentage of Error

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting or relevant professional accountancy qualification.
• 8+ years of accounting experience in a corporate environment; with a minimum of 2-3 years of supervisory experience.
• This position must be able to interact effectively with both the internal and external client teams on a daily basis, especially Facility Managers, Project Managers, Finance staff, and vendors.

Requirements

• The A/P Supervisor will be responsible for accounts payable activities in a high volume, energized environment.
• This position will be completely responsible for Finance operations and will also have complete responsibility for directly working with the business, quality team to ensure continuous performance improvement and sharing best practices within the team and across functions.
• Wide spectrum of duties including reporting, analysis, and reviews of controls.
• Fulfill agreed SLAs with Onshore finance teams.
• Improved internal procedures and compliance with policies.

Benefits

• You’ll join an entrepreneurial, inclusive culture. One where we succeed together – across the desk and around the globe.
• Where like-minded people work naturally together to achieve great things.
• Keep your ambitions in sight and imagine where JLL can take you...

Company Description

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading global provider of real estate and investment management services.