Purchase Ledger Team Leader

Nisbets Plc; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking an Accounts Payable Supervisor to support the Finance team. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in purchase ledger functions and team management. This role offers hybrid working after training, promoting a positive team environment and driving change initiatives.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Accounts Payable/Purchase Ledger.
• Experience managing a team and supporting supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily activities and ensure accuracy in deadlines.
• Manage a team of 9, including regular 1-1s and development.
• Resolve complex queries and produce regular reporting.

Skills

Communication

Team Management

Problem Solving

Customer Service

Education

AAT Qualified

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Nisbets are excited to be recruiting for an Accounts Payable Supervisor to join the Finance team, The need for the role has come about to provide support to the Purchase Ledger Manager as the business expands. As the Accounts Payable Supervisor you will provide this support by coordinating tasks within the team, monitoring Purchase Ledger KPI`s and ensuring the smooth running of the purchase ledger department. The perfect candidate will come from a purchase ledger department and ideally be AAT qualified, they will also have experience of managing a team.

Hybrid working will be allowed after a period of training, 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.

Key Accountabilities

• Direct and administer the day-to-day activities. Ensure deadlines are met with high levels of accuracy and excellent customer service standards.
• Needs a good understanding of how the fundamentals of stock based business works.
• Promote a positive team environment and coach colleagues to enable empowerment and development.
• Responsible for daily management of a team of 9 people including regular 1-1s, team meetings, personal development and any people-related matters.
• Responsible for producing regular and ad-hoc reporting
• Resolution of complex queries and problems
• Manages the close of month end.
• Works with Financial Accountants to create cash flow.
• Works alongside the Cashiers and any other Finance department to resolve any queries.
• Supports Ireland’s Purchase Ledger requirements.
• Deputise for Purchase Ledger Manager on assigned tasks in their absence.
• Proactively identify areas for improvement and drive change initiatives in assigned areas, including involvement in company projects supporting the Purchase Ledger Manager.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Capabilities, Skills and Experience Required

• Significant experience working as a Accounts Payable / Purchase Ledger function
• Experience operating as a Supervisor & supporting managing a team.
• AAT qualified (Desired)/ All-round experience of financial processes
• Able to communicate with all levels of the business and have experience in this
• Excellent level of computer literacy especially Microsoft word & excel
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• A team player

About Us

Nisbets is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all colleagues. We aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that not only colleagues but also our potential future colleagues are treated fairly and with dignity and respect.
Therefore, please inform us of any reasonable adjustments that we may need to make to the application or interview process.

Here at Nisbets, we aim high and we dream big.From a one-man operation in 1983, to the UK’s market leader today – it’s always been our determination to hit whatever goal we set ourselves, no matter how big. And we’ve done it time and time again.

We’re looking for experts. Passionate, forward thinkers who obsess about our customers as much as we do. We need strivers, trailblazers and problem solvers who are as determined to grow, develop and succeed as we are.

We’re determined to take the next step. But we need your help to do it.It’s all about you.

If you’re looking for a forward-thinking business on which to leave your mark; where your work is valued; Where you’ll test your skills and then develop them further than you thought you could - Nisbets is for you.

You’ll be pushing the boundaries with us, day in day out. You’ll work in a fast-paced, ever changing environment. You’ll collaborate with a wide range of other experts around the business, bringing big ideas to life, and play a leading role in taking our journey to the next level.

We are a business with heart.From the small indie diner to the Michelin-star restaurant, Nisbets deliver the equipment they need to excel. If you join our team you’ll be working in a family-owned business that isn’t afraid to let you grow. That understands the value of innovation. And that puts our impact on the environment, our commitment to ethical trading and our determination to being a fully transparent business at the forefront of all we do.

Ready to take the next step with us? Apply today.