Transactional Managaer

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Ledger Manager has responsibility for ensuring timely and accurate completion of ledger activities and day to day management of the team activities. The role requires routine collaboration within the finance team, management teams across multiple UK sites, finance staff across the group and some interaction with external suppliers, customers, and auditors.

Due to the nature of department activities, the role is primarily office based.

• Oversee all Ledger Team areas of responsibility including of purchase ledger process from the invoice being registered to suppliers being paid sales ledger process, ensuring customers are billed and queries answered on a timely basis, control process including non-payment follow on activities
• cashbook processes and banking submissions of expenses and credit card processing
• Ensure accurate ledgers in support of group reporting requirements including liaison with business leads, support functions and Management Accountants to resolve emergent issues.
• Support to management accountants for preparation of accurate short-term cash and liquidity forecasts
• Embed processes for management of Penalty Charges
• Preparation of VAT return submissions within Group deadlines,
• Day to day staff management activities of the ledger team including performance reviews, absence management, development support, holiday approvals and approved recruitment.
• Lead audit responses in relation to queries for areas of responsibility.
• Provide a point of escalation for all activities within the team remit.
• Process development and improvement projects impacting Ledger activities.
• Ad hoc project work

• Practical experience of purchase and sales ledger processes including credit control.
• Supervisory experience
• Strong excel skills to manipulate data to and from multiple formats
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good Problem- solving ability
• Self-Organised
• Flexibility to respond to changing and emergent priorities

• Salary equivalent £35k-£40k dependant on experience
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Additional employee wellbeing benefits including Employee Assistance Programme (covering emotional, legal and financial support), GP 24/7 helpline, free sanitary products, discounted gym membership and optional sick pay scheme. Free parking on site, close to public transport links.