Purchase Ledger Admin and Expenses Team Leader

AB Agri; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

AB Agri seeks a motivated Purchase Ledger Admin & Expenses Team Leader to oversee finance operations in Peterborough. The role demands leadership in managing financial processes, maintaining supplier relations, and ensuring accuracy in transactions. Join a company dedicated to rewarding passion and fostering an inclusive culture.

Benefits

Annual salary reviews

Incentive bonuses

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role overseeing a finance team.
• Comprehensive knowledge of purchase ledger and expense management.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Oversee purchase ledger and expenses team operations.
• Manage supplier invoices, expense claims, and payment runs.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

Concur

Basware

SharePoint

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Purchase Ledger Admin and Expenses Team Leader, Peterborough

Client: AB Agri

Location: Peterborough, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 1bbea598a176

Job Views: 21

Posted: 22.06.2025

Expiry Date: 06.08.2025

Job Description:

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Job Title: Purchase Ledger Admin & Expenses Team Leader

Location: Peterborough / Hybrid (office 2 days per week minimum)

Are you a finance professional eager to guide a vibrant team to new achievements? Do you excel in managing purchase ledger and expense processes with precision? Are you ready to take the next step in your career within a fast-paced, growth-oriented company?

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Purchase Ledger & Expenses Team Leader to join our professional finance team. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with a solid background in purchase ledger management and expense control to take on a leadership role and make a significant impact on our financial operations.

What you will be doing:

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the purchase ledger and expenses team, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
• Management of own ledger, processing of supplier invoices, expense claims, and payment runs.
• Maintain positive relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, addressing queries and resolving issues promptly.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, as well as relevant legislation.
• Track key performance indicators and introduce improvements as needed.
• Provide training, support, and mentorship to team members.
• Management of the DocuSign and inbox for Vendor maintenance to ensure they are completed within the SLAs.
• Management of the Expenses system (Concur).

What you will bring:

• Proven experience in a similar role within a finance department, overseeing a team.
• Comprehensive knowledge of purchase ledger and expense management processes.
• Effective leadership and team management skills.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience of working within a hard-working and busy environment.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a time-sensitive setting and meet tight deadlines.
• A proactive and problem-solving mindset.
• Strong understanding of financial controls.
• System knowledge such as Basware, Concur, and SharePoint.

Our Central Finance & Expenses team audits a large volume of employee expenses each day, conducts payment runs, statements reconciliation, general ledger journal admin, purchase ledger/banking transactions admin, and vendor data maintenance, for which the Team Leader is responsible for the timely and accurate processing of all transactions by the team.

Skills & Experience: Not Specified

About The Company

Rewarding your passion

When you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonuses to ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial, and wellbeing benefits – these are just some of the ways we reward you from day one.

About us

We’re AB Agri, part of Associated British Foods (ABF plc), passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry. What sets us apart is how we delight our customers – and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together, we’re building a fair, innovative, and inclusive culture.

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone. If you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter, or anything else), just let us know.