Purchase Ledger Manager

Pertemps Black Country Perms; Darlaston; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Pertemps Black Country Perms is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Manager based in the West Midlands. You will lead the AP team, ensure accurate invoicing, and manage the purchase ledger across the business.

Strong leadership and hands-on expertise with VAT, reconciliations and intercompany activity are essential. Responsibilities include delivering timely payment runs, supporting month-end processes, and driving automation improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a busy accounts payable/purchase ledger team.
• Qualified with AAT Level 4 or equivalent, with ACCA/CIMA partial beneficial.
• Strong understanding of accruals, prepayments, VAT and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Accounts Payable team and allocate workload.
• Ensure invoices are processed in the correct period and paid on time.
• Control coding, documentation, and supplier reconciliations.
• Manage the purchase ledger and resolve discrepancies.
• Review nominal ledger for errors and missing costs.
• Prepare accruals, prepayments, control accounts and reconciliations.
• Oversee intercompany transactions and balance sheet accuracy.
• Produce payment runs and maintain financial controls.
• Support month-end reporting and cost analysis.
• Drive process improvements in automation and reporting.
• Maintain VAT compliance and audit-ready records.
• Coach and develop AP team members.

Skills

Team leadership

Accounts payable

Accruals & prepayments

VAT

Excel advanced

Problem solving

Education

AAT Level 4 or equivalent

ACCA/CIMA partial qualification

Tools

Xero

Sage 200

QuickBooks

Intact

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Manager for our well-established company based in West Midlands.

You’ll be responsible for leading the purchase ledger function and ensuring accuracy of financial information across the business.

Duties:

• Lead the Accounts Payable team, allocating works and dealing with any backlogs to ensure processing is allocated within the correct period
• Ensuring invoice processing, supplier payments, reconciliations and query resolution are being processed in the correct timeframes
• Make sure invoices are authorised, correctly coded and supported by appropriate documentation.
• Manage the purchase ledger, resolving any discrepancies and ensuring correct cost allocation.
• Review nominal ledger accounts, investigating errors, anomalies and missing costs.
• Prepare and reconcile accruals, prepayments, control accounts and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Oversee intercompany transactions ensuring balances are accurate and fully reconciled.
• Produce payment runs, maintain financial controls and minimise payment risks.
• Support month-end reporting through cost analysis, journals and reconciliations.
• Identify and drive improvements in processes, invoice automation and reporting efficiencies.
• Maintain VAT compliance, financials, and make sure records are audit-ready.
• Coach and support team.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience of managing a team within Accounts Payable/ Purchase Ledger
• AAT Level 4 qualified or equivalent experience. If you are ACCA or CIMA part qualified this would be advantageous.
• Full knowledge of accruals, prepayments, intercompany accounting, VAT and ledger reconciliations.
• Must be hands on with excellent leadership skills and be able to lead from the front
• Clear understanding of finance systems such as Xero, Sage 200, Quickbooks & Intact
• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and Lookups.
• Excellent problem-solving skills