Purchase Ledger Manager

The Company

Axon Moore are delighted to have partnered with a respected not for profit organisation based in Sheffield to recruit for a Purchase Ledger Manager to join the team.

This role will be pivotal in ensuring the effective operation of the Purchase Ledger Function throughout the organisation. It will play a key role in ensuring transactions are dealt with in an efficient, correct, and timely manner, resulting in the accurate and timely payment of supplier invoices. The role will also provide strong leadership to the Purchase Ledger team.

About the role

To manage the purchase ledger function for the organisation. The role requires someone lead and support a team of Purchase Ledger Clerks, to be responsible for their KPI's and ensuring that they receive continuous development.

Working alongside the Group Financial Controller, you will be responsible for developing processes and systems across the Purchase Ledger function and play a key role in several upcoming, exciting projects.

Salary & Benefits

£35,000 to £45,000 depending on experience, hybrid working, 33 days holidays plus bank holidays (increasing to 38 after 5 years length of service) excellent pension, health care and parking.

Main Duties

• Lead, mentor, support & motivate a team of Purchase Ledger Clerks to achieve their targets
• Carry out regular team appraisals, highlight any staff knowledge deficiencies & initiate ongoing training to team members if required
• Manage team workload, ensuring data is processed accurately & in a timely manner
• Management reporting of purchase ledger KPI's & analytics
• Closely monitor accounts to ensure cash flow is maximised with supplier accounts being paid to terms
• Review / manage new supplier applications & obtain approval
• Respond to & resolve complex matters that are escalated to you by the purchase ledger team
• Ensure the purchase ledger policy & payment cycle is being followed & upheld
• Ensure suppliers are paid to agreed terms & fully reconciled to statements monthly
• Instigate & lead projects that support developments & improvements within the purchase ledger function with a focus on digitalisation & control
• Communicate regularly & effectively with internal & external stakeholders to ensure all parties are kept up to date on relevant matters

Person specification

• Experience of running a large purchase ledger function and the operation of a strong
  financial control environment.
• Experience of working with large, complex finance data sets, managing month and year-end finance processes.
• Experience in leading people through organisation, process and technology change
• Has in depth knowledge and understanding of accounting principles and demonstrable experience of leading a team to deliver within these parameters.

For immediate consideration or more information on the role, please contact Victoria Abotorabi at Axon Moore on