Purchase Ledger Manager

Recruiter
Broster Buchanan
Location
England, Northamptonshire, Northampton
Salary
Up to £45000 per annum + BENEFITS
Posted
12 Jun 2019
Closes
19 Jun 2019
Ref
34052
Contact
Katie Street
Job Title
Finance Manager
Category
Construction
Experience Levels
Manager
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Our client are recruiting a Purchase Ledger Manager that will help set up a new Purchase Ledger department in Northampton,representing the Plumbing & Heating Division. Are you a proven Purchase Ledger Manager looking for an exciting and challenging opportunity?

This is a great opportunity to be part of an exciting transformation for the business - you will play an important role in ensuring efficiency and profitability of the company through the application of processes and systems within an accounts payable/finance environment that is both internally and externally facing. Furthermore, you will manage a department of Reconciliation, Workflow and Finance Admin staff to ensure correct and timely processing of all purchase invoices whilst looking for ways to improve processes and find solutions to problems.

With your proven experience of supervising an Accounts Payable department, you will have excellent people management in order to successfully lead and drive the Purchase Ledger team. As you will be liaise with key stakeholders across the business, you'll be an excellent communicator, confident of representing the Purchase Ledger department to the rest of the business. Ultimately, you will be ambitious, up for a challenge and willing to learn where necessary. If this sounds like a role you could be interested in, then Broster Buchanan would love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

  • Liaising with branch/store and head office networks to ensure all invoices and credits are authorised in line with agreed terms and conditions.
  • Managing the daily running of and coordination of the Purchase Ledger department. You'll plan daily workload and ensure that the chain of events from receiving an invoice are met with speed and accuracy within the constraints of company practices.
  • Ensure department meets productivity standards in line with agreed deadlines.
  • Planning supplier payments in line with Divisional cash requirements.
  • Managing team members, including: Training, Development, Grievances, Disciplinaries and any issues relating to poor performance.
  • Maintaining Supplier relationships by liaising with the business and organising supplier meetings both on and off site for discussion and or resolution of account issues
  • Maintain and Progress system and process changes, communicate changes effectively
  • Preparation of half year and year end reports required for Financial Accountants and Auditors
  • Work closely with internal and external audit to ensure correct recording of documentation and processes.

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