Accounts Payable Team Leader

Safran - Here, we craft excellence together.

At Safran, excellence is a journey - and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision.

We are looking for passionate individuals to join our team as a Accounts Payable Team Leader at our Gloucester site.

At Safran, we understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger and more effective, and as an organisation, we are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone.

We're looking for an experienced and proactive Accounts Payable professional to join our team and play a key role in delivering a high-quality AP service across the business. You'll combine strong financial and analytical skills with people leadership, supporting and developing the team while driving accuracy, efficiency and continuous improvement. This is a great opportunity to make a real impact, build strong relationships across the business and help shape the future of our Accounts Payable function.

Key Responsibilities

• Assistance for operational teams on economic issues
• Support for calculation of margins on contracts, provisions, etc. for each accounting period
• People Management responsibility for Accounts Assistants. Part of the role will be to support, develop and coach members of team with their personal and professional development, ensuring that they are appropriately involved in operational issues and project work as appropriate.
• Provide the information needed for operational accounting purposes
• Ensure the timely and accurate processing of invoices/credits received. Ensure that non-purchase order invoices obtain the necessary level of authorisation.
• Build excellent relationships with Suppliers and internal departments to resolve any queries on a timely basis.
• Reconciling supplier's statements to AP Ledger and GRNI (goods received not invoiced), ensuring all discrepancies are resolved.
• Weekly Payment runs for all currencies are accurate and on time.
• Exhibit positive role model behaviour, ensuring an environment that promotes a professional, open culture, fosters teamwork, flexibility, and enables continuous development of the team.
• Ensure service levels are always a high standard and customer satisfaction is priority.
• Identification of process improvement opportunities and creation of action plans.
• Support the integration of new technologies.
• Face of Accounts Payable service for the Business Unit, including monthly & quarterly review meetings with Financial Controllers/Directors.
• Support with all Accounts Payable recruitment, as necessary.
• Ensure compliance with Group accounting procedures.
• Ensure month end tasks are completed accurately and on time.
• Ensure the team comply with all legal, audit and internal control requirements.