Purchase Ledger Admin and Expenses Team Leader

AB Agri; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural company in Peterborough is seeking a motivated Purchase Ledger Admin and Expenses Team Leader. The role involves overseeing the finance team, managing supplier invoices, and ensuring compliance with company policies. Candidates should have solid experience in financial management and strong leadership skills. This position offers a hybrid working model with opportunities for career development and rewards including annual salary reviews.

Benefits

Incentive bonuses

Career development opportunities

Wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role within a finance department.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Effective leadership and team management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the purchase ledger and expenses team.
• Maintain positive relationships with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Provide training and support to team members.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving mindset

Attention to detail

Tools

Basware

Concur

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: 12.08.2025

Expiry Date: 26.09.2025

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 working within a 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 and Expenses team audits a large volume of employee expenses each day, conducts payment runs, statement 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. We pride ourselves on how we delight our customers, thanks to great people like you—people with diverse life experiences who share our 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 additional support (such as alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter, or anything else), just let us know.