Purchase Ledger Supervisor

PURCHASE LEDGER SUPERVISIOR - WALSALL - PERM 25-30K + Benefits

Greenwellgleeson are recruiting a Purchase Ledger Supervisor for a long-established growing business based in Aldridge (Walsall). You will have full responsibility of the UK purchase ledger function with specific responsibility for the raising of payments and supervising a part time AP clerk

Responsibilities Include-

• Take full responsibility for the recording, obtaining authorisation and subsequent generation of payment of all suppliers.

• Support accurate and timely registration of all supplier invoices onto the finance computer system.

• Maintain the purchase ledger accounts, including payments terms and bank details. Ensure all supplier payments, whether BACS or Direct Debits are posted in a timely manner and allocated correctly on the ledger.

• Oversee and review regular supplier statement reconciliations, ensuring all follow up actions are completed in an appropriate timescale.

• Manage petty cash and expense claims ensuring appropriate supporting documentation exists and approval has been obtained and payment is made by preset deadlines, including company expense system and credit cards.

• Taking calls for the accounts department and answering supplier queries in a timely manner, this will include directing more technical queries to the appropriate responsible person.

• Ensure internal control procedures appertaining to the approval of invoices and the raising of payments are followed in line with company policy. Bring to the attention of the Management Account or Finance Controller any instances where this may not be the case.

• Supporting post and emails received into the accounts payable team on a timely basis.