Do you have a minimum of 5 years’ experience with sales and purchase ledger?

Do you have previous experience managing a team?

Sales & Purchase Ledger Manager 

Location - Ashford 

Contract - FTC to March 2025

Salary - Up to £40,000 DOE + plus bonus (see below) 

Hours - Mon to Fri 8 am - 5 pm 

Our client is a family owned business within the food and agricultural sector and they are looking to enhance their finance team with a Sales & Purchase Ledger Manager. You will be working with the management accounts department and support their daily operations, focusing on data validation to prepare for new accounting software implementation.

Bonus - a retention bonus upon the full completion of the entire contract (approx. 5K calculated on a pro rata basis)

Responsibilities for the role of Sales & Purchase Ledger Manager 

• Be accountable for credit control function and minimising customer debt to the company
• Liaising with the Sales Team where necessary and keeping them informed of those customer accounts which will shortly be out of terms and advising on the necessary action to be taken
• Ensuring customer payments are processed in a timely, efficient, and accurate manner, including cash book completion for month-end close-down
• Proactively ensure that all customer accounts are reconciled and that statements are sent out monthly
• Ensure that customer queries due to shortages and prices are resolved
• Be involved in the month-end closure and reconciling the ledger to the nominal accounts
• Provide confirmation of information on customer credit application forms and running credit scoring reports
• Prepare balance and turnover reports for the group to be completed and submitted within the agreed timescales
• Receive and record invoices onto our company software
• Authorise invoices promptly to avoid late payment
• Matching invoices to purchase orders
• Raise queries/credit requests  for  incorrect quantities/pricing and liaise with the relevant manager
• Take care of reconciling the purchase ledger to the nominal ledger every month and producing month-end reports
• Preparing weekly supplier payment files in GBP, EUR, and USD for submission to the Treasury department
• Inform the Cost Accountant of upcoming cashflow requirements
• Dealing with foreign currencies, mainly EUR & USD being mindful of exchange rates
• To keep the Finance Manager aware, in a timely manner, of developments/issues affecting the smooth operation
  of the Finance Department
• To work as part of the finance team fostering a friendly and productive office environment. 
• Ensure that the objectives set for the Finance Department are achieved in the most efficient way
• Review and monitor all information processed by the department, paying particular attention to detail, and
  ensuring that it is dealt with in a timely fashion
• Reconcile supplier and intercompany balances every month to a strict deadline
• Personally comply with all policies, procedures, and risk assessments relevant to role and responsibilities

Requirements for the role of Sales & Purchase Ledger Manager 

• Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Excel
• A minimum of 5 years of AP/AR Ledger experience is essential
• You will need experience of working within a team and managing staff

Benefits

• A collaborative and dynamic work environment
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• The chance to be part of a major system upgrade and contribute to our success

To find out more about the position, please apply and we will be in touch to discuss the role in more detail

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