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Accounts Payable Team Lead
\nSalary Package: €25,000 to €30,000

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About Our Client

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Our Client is one of Malta's leading businesses within the retail sector, operating an extensive network of outlets across Malta and Gozo. With a strong commitment to innovation, sustainability, and employee development, the Company continues to invest in modern business practices while making a positive contribution to the local community.

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Role Overview

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Heroix is supporting our Client in the search for an experienced Accounts Payable Team Lead to oversee the day-to-day operation of the Accounts Payable function. This role is ideal for a finance professional who enjoys leading people, improving processes, maintaining strong financial controls, and ensuring supplier payments are handled accurately and efficiently within a dynamic retail environment.

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Key Responsibilities

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Team Leadership: Lead, motivate and develop the Accounts Payable team by assigning responsibilities, monitoring workloads, providing coaching, and encouraging high standards of performance and professional development.
Accounts Payable Operations: Oversee the complete supplier invoice process, ensuring invoices, employee expenses and payment requests are verified, correctly allocated, approved, and recorded within established deadlines.
Payment Management: Coordinate the preparation, review and approval of supplier payment runs, ensuring all transactions comply with authorised budgets, internal procedures and supporting documentation requirements before release.
Supplier Relationships: Build and maintain positive relationships with suppliers by responding promptly to enquiries, resolving payment issues, reconciling balances, and managing outstanding account matters effectively.
Key Vendor Oversight: Take direct responsibility for major supplier accounts by reviewing reconciliations, monitoring outstanding items, and ensuring any complex issues are escalated and resolved without unnecessary delay.
Financial Controls: Ensure Accounts Payable records remain complete, accurate and audit-ready while maintaining documentation in line with company policies and regulatory requirements.
Compliance: Promote adherence to accounting standards, Maltese tax regulations, internal financial policies, and established control procedures, reporting any risks or irregularities to senior management.
Process Enhancement: Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, strengthen internal controls, improve operational efficiency, and support the ongoing development of Accounts Payable procedures.
Reporting: Produce meaningful reports relating to supplier balances, payment schedules, cash flow requirements, aged creditors, and expenditure trends to assist management with financial planning.
Issue Resolution: Investigate discrepancies, duplicate invoices, reconciliation differences and payment queries, implementing practical solutions and recommending improvements where recurring issues arise.
Training and Development: Support the onboarding and continuous development of team members by delivering guidance on systems, procedures, financial controls and best practices.
Systems Implementation: Play a leading role in embedding the Company's new Accounts Payable platform by coordinating user adoption, supporting training initiatives, and ensuring a smooth transition into daily operations.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues across Finance, Treasury, Procurement and operational departments while maintaining strict confidentiality and supporting wider business objectives.

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Qualifications, Skills, and Attributes

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Education: A qualification in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline would be considered an asset.
Experience: Previous experience leading an Accounts Payable function or supervising a finance team within a structured business environment. Experience managing high transaction volumes would be advantageous.
Language Skills: Excellent command of English is required to succeed in this role. The ability to communicate in Maltese would be an asset.
Communication Skills: Able to communicate clearly with suppliers, colleagues and management while handling sensitive financial matters professionally.
Interpersonal Skills: A collaborative leader who builds positive working relationships, supports team development, and fosters a culture of accountability.
Technical Skills: Strong understanding of Accounts Payable processes, accounting principles, ERP systems, Microsoft Excel, and financial reporting tools. Experience working with electronic payment platforms would be beneficial.
Organisation: Highly organised with excellent attention to detail, capable of managing multiple priorities while consistently meeting deadlines.
Self-Motivated: Demonstrates initiative, takes ownership of responsibilities, and remains focused on delivering high-quality work with minimal supervision.
Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify financial discrepancies, investigate root causes, and implement effective corrective actions.

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What's on Offer

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Compensation: A competitive salary package aligned with experience and responsibilities.
Working Hours: Regular full-time working hours.
Other Benefits: Opportunity to join one of Malta's leading retail operators within a professional and collaborative working environment. Gain valuable exposure to a large and well-established organisation that values continuous improvement, operational excellence, and the ongoing development of its people.
Career Development: Excellent opportunities to broaden your leadership experience, contribute to process transformation initiatives, and progress your career within a respected and expanding business.

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What Heroix Offers

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Ongoing Support and Guidance: Benefit from continuous support throughout your job search process.
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