Team Leader Accounts Receivable (Internal Applicants Only)

Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group

Job Location:

Nottingham - UK

Yearly Salary: £ 35451 - 39165

Posted on: 13 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Loxley House Station Street Nottingham NG2 3NG

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: 35451 - 39165 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Working Hours:37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 15th December 2025

Interview Date(s): 16th - 19th December 2025

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference Where no two days are the same

EMSS are looking for a permanent replacement for a transactional finance team leader due to a recent retirement to join and manage a busy and changing team!

EMSS are going through an exciting period of growth and this opportunity has arisen in the Accounts Receivable Transactional team.

About the Role

Reporting into the AR Team Manager this role is responsible for 6 direct reports 1 AR Supervisor and 5 Administrative clerks. You will be responsible for the overall team performance ensuring the team continue to provide a valuable service to both partners and continue to meet SLA requirements. The role requires you to drive the service forward by reviewing and improving processes being involved in projects and making strategic decisions.

The role requires you to act as an escalation point for all transactional finance queries whilst working closely with both internal and partner colleagues as well as dealing with customers and service users.

About You

To apply for this post you must have:

Experience within a transactional finance role
Experience in a managerial/supervisory role
Track Record of driving continuous improvement
Work well under pressure demonstrating the ability to meet conflicting deadlines
Intermediate Excel Skills (Basic Formulas and Pivot tables)
A clear understanding of the order to cash process and where transactional finance fits into that picture
Ability to converse at ease with varying levels of management and customers

You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Luke Unwin - AR Team Manager - to contact me by email click here

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0(select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: applying for this post you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

DescriptionPLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTSOrganisation: Leicestershire County CouncilWork Location: Loxley House Station Street Nottingham NG2 3NGWorker Category: Hybrid WorkerSalary: 35451 - 39165 per annum (pro rata for part-time)Working Hours:37 hours per weekContract Ty...