Team Lead Accounts Payable

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About JLL:

JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. Our vision is to re-imagine the world of real estate, creating rewarding opportunities and amazing spaces where people can achieve their ambitions. In doing so, we will build a better tomorrow for our clients, our people, and our communities. JLL is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $16.6 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 96,000 as of October 31, 2021. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.

What this job involves:

• Responsible for handling a team size of 10-12 members
• Review and approve various types of account payable transactions, due diligence, and release of funds from bank within agreed turnaround time
• Ensure prioritisation & urgent payment requests are attended to promptly
• Ensure team's adherence to turnaround time and accuracy of activities undertaken including any transition in / Out or ad-hoc projects
• Effective management of internal & external stake holder while nurturing a good relationship
• Ability to positively influence and get tasks completed from not just the team members but the site teams as well
• Work as an escalation point for team to highlight challenges, assistance required, etc. to help meet process KPI's
• Ensure 100% compliance to RICS & ISAE guidelines. No exceptions allowed
• Work with other Team Leaders in the project to create a culture of collaboration
• Proactively raise issues with Process Manager regarding client / team issues as they arise
• Undertake monthly and annual performance reviews, conduct interviews as required and leave management
• Continuously strive to upskill team from an industry, domain and 'soft skills' perspective
• Drive process improvement initiatives to closure including improvement ideas for accuracy, exceptions, cycle time and lead time
• Maintain individual and team production logs as directed by the Manager/ Assistant Manager
• Regulate process controls effectively and proactively while continuously assessing the need of control improvement
• Communicate effectively and work closely with Site Directors to influence change in processes impacting AP functioning
• Coach and mentor team members to ensure all round development of individuals
• Smooth month end reporting and MI preparations
• Keep the Management fully informed of all potential risks, issues, challenges and KPI misses
• Improve and drive a strong MI system to map all KPIs and critical AP metrics e.g., paid on time, PO compliance, AP cycle time, exception rates etc. to enable best in industry benchmark scores

Sounds like you? To apply you need to be/have:

• Accounting graduate/M. Com/MBA with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• 5 – 8 Years of experience in Account Payables
• Knowledge of entire Source to Pay cycle and best in industry practices
• Experience of real estate environment and accounting would be an added advantage
• Understands UK banking platforms and accounting codes used in AP
• Candidate should be dynamic and versed with Lean and Operational excellence practices
• Ability to multi-task, work effectively under pressure, prioritise, and manage workload for team while meeting client needs
• Engage and communicate clearly, confidently and in a concise manner with internal and external stakeholders and see things from their perspective with solution-oriented approach
• Understand training needs. Ability to conduct trainings across a varied set of teams
• Able to drive productivity of assigned team members
• Demonstrate consistency in values, principles, and work ethics, must be able to inspire and lead a team
• Willingness to take on new challenges, responsibilities, and assignments
• Understanding of and commitment to client services, maintain confidentiality of client data
• A desire to work within a diverse, collaborative, and driven professional environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work overtime when required
• Ability to conduct difficult conversations and demonstrate transparency and fairness

Performance objectives

• Ensure the agreed KPI's (Productivity, Quality and Turn Around Time) are met
• Achieve high employee satisfaction scores
• Ensure attrition rates are below industry figures
• Monitor exceptions processes and devise plan to reduce exception rate
• Minimise risk and provide improvement ideas to Supervisor
• Zero RICS / ISAE audit findings during internal and external audits
• Ensure management reporting as per the pre agreed timelines

What we can do for you:

At JLL, we make sure that you become the best version of yourself by helping you realise your full potential in an entrepreneurial and inclusive work environment. We will empower your ambitions through our dedicated Total Rewards Program, competitive pay and benefits package.

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If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all of the requirements.  We're interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table

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