Purchase Ledger Manager

Do you have excellent communication skills? A strong Knowledge of electronic banking systems? Along with a key eye for detail and the ability to work to deadlines? If so, this role could be for you.
My Birmingham based client is looking for a Purchase Ledger Manger to join their team. If successful you will oversee the Purchase Ledger team and be responsible for efficient processing, authorisation, and payment of invoices.
Benefits:

• Salary up to £37,000 DOE
• Hybrid working - after training period.
• Mon - Friday -36.25 hours per week
• Free parking

Duties and responsibilities:

• To manage the Purchase Ledger team on a day-to-day basis to ensure purchase ledger work is efficiently distributed to team members for processing.
• Provide regular feedback and updates to the Head of Finance with regard to both business and team activities and issues.
• Ensure all relevant costs are charged to customers and all overhead invoices are paid on agreed timescales.
• To liaise with Head of Finance for Cashflow forecasting, ensuring appropriate resource management.
• Manage team member holidays and sickness, ensuring cover is provided when necessary.
• Payment of UK and foreign suppliers by the most appropriate means.
• To ensure appropriate policies and procedures are followed for the processing and authorisation of costs, included invoices, credit cards and expenses.
• Resolve queries from internal departments or external suppliers regarding invoice payments.
• Manage the process of posting invoices to the purchase and cost ledgers to ensure agents and suppliers are paid and to enable accurate sales invoicing.
• Oversee the checking of statements received to ensure invoices have been received and resolve any queries arising therefrom.
• Ensure VAT receipts are received for all Requests for Payment and Pro-forma invoices.
• To support Head of Finance in identifying and implementing process improvements.

Skills and experience required:

• Ability to manage and motivate team members.
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good IT skills with knowledge of MS office
• A knowledge of current VAT regulations.
• Knowledge of SAGE 300 is an advantage.
• An understanding of a multi-currency ledger.
• Good communication skills.
• An understanding of foreign payments, including the requirements for paying certain countries.
• Knowledge of electronic banking systems.

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