The company has all staff back in the office as they feel that the business benefits from the full interaction of the staff. They have expanded the amount of office space that is available for finance team to work in. They do have a very supportive management team and are looking for someone that is able to help develop staff in the future.
Duties:
1. Supplier invoices are scanned, distributed, processed and allocated for authorisation on the system on a timely basis.
2. Ensure accurate recovery of input VAT
3. Management of the invoice authorisation process
4. Timely and accurate passing of invoices as applicable
5. Communicate unauthorised invoice position weekly
6. Timely resolution of supplier queries
7. Monthly supplier statement reconciliations
8. Dealing with and resolving any account anomalies as they arise
9. Monthly / mid monthly supplier payment runs in accordance with timetable
10. Ad hoc supplier payments, as applicable
11. Minimise unapproved invoices
12. Timely closure of purchase ledger at month end in accordance with management accounts deadline
13. Formal monthly review of aged creditors
14. Management and creation of new supplier accounts and master creditors in accordance with group policy
15. Dealing with supplier telephone queries
16. Produce manual cheques when required and immediately post on the system
17. Liaising with stakeholders to resolve any issues
18. Updating and maintaining Excel spreadsheets
19. Keep filing organised and up to date
20. Management and control of purchase ledger team
21. Performance management and review
22. Annual appraisal and regular one to one reviews
23. Internal audit compliance
Person Spec:
1. Experience of managing a team of purchase ledger clerk
2. Excellent communication skills written and verbal
3. Must have worked in a busy environment
4. Commercially aware
5. Excellent IT skills
6. Desire to improve processes
Salary description
£45000.00 - £50000.00 per year