Group Purchase Ledger Controller

Swift Temps Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established market leader in the United Kingdom is seeking a Group Purchase Ledger Controller to maintain the Purchase Ledger and support the Finance Team. Responsibilities include processing invoices, managing payments, and performing reconciliations. Ideal candidates have experience with Purchase Ledger management and strong attention to detail. This role is on-site in Ledbury.

Qualifications

• Experience in Purchase Ledger management.
• Ability to resolve supplier issues.
• Strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Purchase Ledger.
• Prepare and process payment runs to suppliers.
• Perform bank reconciliations and manage petty cash.

Tools

SAP

Job description

Our well-established market leader based in Ledbury is currently looking for a Group Purchase Ledger Controller to join the team on-site.

Overall purpose of the job:

To maintain the Purchase Ledger and provide general support to the Finance Team.

Main duties and responsibilities:

1. Matching Goods Receipt PO to delivery notes and invoices.
2. Checking General Ledger coding on SAP.
3. Entering matched invoices on SAP.
4. Passing authorised invoices for payment.
5. Raising debit notes on queried invoices & monitoring progress.
6. Managing Accounts Payable mailboxes effectively.
7. Calculating & processing settlement discounts as required.
8. Managing AP Invoice authorisation process and maintaining the document scanning system.
9. Preparing and processing authorised payment runs to suppliers.
10. Maintaining HSBC payment templates.
11. Distributing supplier remittances.
12. Processing proforma & ad hoc payment requests.
13. Performing monthly credit card reconciliations.
14. Performing weekly & monthly bank reconciliations.
15. Handling petty cash payments & reconciliations.
16. Resolving issues with suppliers to ensure continuity of supply.
17. Taking payment request calls and dealing effectively with all queries.
18. Reconciliation of monthly supplier statements.
19. Setting up new supplier accounts & managing the supplier database.
20. Preparing monthly aged creditors reports.
21. Maintaining the purchase ledger filing system.
22. Archiving purchase invoices periodically.
23. Generating monthly supplier reports.
24. Managing and controlling outstanding Goods Receipt PO listings & obtaining necessary authorisations for any write-offs.
25. Assisting with annual audit reconciliations and preparing the Year-End Pack.
26. Providing general support to the Management Accountant.

Additional tasks and areas for development:

Opportunities to be involved with management accounts in both trading companies, gaining an overall view as each company evolves, participating in specific projects to meet group targets.

Note: Swift is acting as an employment agency regarding this vacancy.