Accounts Payable Team Leader

• Your chance to join a market-leading, global organisation
• Work within an experienced, supportive and collaborative team environment
• Great package, onsite parking and easy out-of-the-city location

We are seeking an outstanding Accounts Payable Team Leader to join our Pacific Finance team based in Auckland - Mt Wellington.

Rentokil Initial is one of the largest business services companies in the world. Our company operates in all major economies of Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. The company has some 36,000 employees providing a range of support services in over 70 countries worldwide.

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Team Leader to join our Shared Services team.  You will be responsible for mentoring the Accounts Payable Team in the timely processing of allocated payments of invoices, employee expense claims, customer refunds, and overseas payments, reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager.

What's in it for you:

• Your chance to work for a market leader with a reputation of success;
• Join a global organisation and enjoy great benefits including opportunities for growth and development;
• Work with an experienced team in a supportive and collaborative environment;
• An opportunity to work in a hard-working and fun-loving team;
• In addition to industry training, we offer a package that includes an attractive salary and full medical cover 

In this role you will be focused on:

• Timely Supplier payments and Vendor reconciliations;
• Customer service, both internally and externally;
• Exception reporting and dispute resolution;
• Accounts Payable functions are completed to meet internal, external, and SOX auditing requirements.
• Supporting all of our divisions, you will be comfortable working in a deadline-driven environment whilst ensuring everything is reconciled and data integrity is maintained.

To succeed in this role, you will need to have:

• 3 years experience in Accounts Payable within a busy and fast-paced environment
• Experience of Invoice / Purchase Order / Receipt matching;
• Reconciliation skillset
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy of data entry;
• A diligent and proactive attitude;
• Strong communication skills, relationship-building skills, and highly customer-focused;
• Investigative and resolution skills, and the ability to use your initiative;
• Understanding of end-to-end payables process with the ability to take ownership
• A high standard of professionalism and good phone manners;
• An ability to communicate well with and train non-finance staff;

This role has tremendous scope for self-development and offers growth opportunities for your future career. 

Please note that the applicant must have the right to live and work permanently or long-term in New Zealand. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a pre-employment Health Assessment (including a drug test) and complete a Ministry of Justice criminal records check, the results of which must be to Rentokil Initial's satisfaction.