Purchase Ledger Manager

Purchase Ledger Manager/ 12 Month Fixed Term Contract/ Team Management/ Payments Management/ Free On Site Parking/ Excellent On Site Facilities

I am looking for a Purchase Ledger Manager to support a maternity cover contract for 12 months. You will manage a team of 8 clerks to ensure that all invoices are effectively processed and paid in line with agreed supplier terms.

This is a great time to join my client as they are going through an exciting period of growth and development. They are currently working on systems implementation. In addition to previous Purchase Ledger Management experience, previous management of a similar implementations project is highly advantageous as is previous use of Microsoft Dynamics 365.

You will be joining a highly successful yet growing business with an excellent working culture and environment.

This is an office-based role and will require a January/ February start date to enable a good handover period with the current manager.

Job Description:

•  Managing a (growing) purchase ledger team of 8 clerks.
• Manage appraisals and one-to-one’s, Identifying and actioning development and training needs as required.
• Driving process improvements and setting standards of best practice across the team.
• Playing an integral part in the implementation of a new finance system (Dynamics 365)
• Maintaining a strong focus on internal controls, group policies and governance.
• Overseeing the workload of the team and supporting in a hands-on approach as required to ensure all team tasks are completed to an excellent standard.
• Monitoring the shared mailbox to ensure KPI targets are met.
• Investigation of escalated issues such as; unallocated cash, debit balances, payment on accounts and requesting refunds where appropriate.
• Completion of complex supplier statement reconciliations.
• Escalating queries within the business to ensure held invoices are kept at a minimum.
• Hold stakeholder and supplier meetings to discuss relationship improvements and to ensure the process is followed by all parties involved.
• Supporting the annual audit process.

Required Experience:

• A solid accounts payable background with experience in a fast-paced and high-volume environment.
• Previous team Management experience with exposure to supporting through periods of change.
• Previous systems implementation and process improvement experience.
• Experience within the construction sector is highly advantageous, although not essential.
• Natural leadership skills with the ability to motivate and encourage a team to achieve excellent results.
• Experience of working within a large, multiple ledger business.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks accordingly.
• Maintain a result focused approach whilst maintaining excellent levels of accuracy.
• Be a positive and proactive team player.

If you are a Purchase Ledger Manager seeking a new challenge such as this, I am very keen to speak with you. Please submit your CV for consideration or call Rosie on #NCA1

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