Purchase Ledger Clerk

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TEAM LEADER
UP TO £35,000 (DOE)
FULL TIME, PERMANENT
MANSFIELD, NG18

SF Recruitment are recruiting for an Accounts Payable Team Leader to join a fantastic and thriving business based in Mansfield. My client is offering onsite parking, 26 days holiday plus bank holidays and flexible working hours.

Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the purchase ledger team, ensuring all invoices, payments, and queries are processed in a timely and accurate manner.
- Lead, mentor, and develop team members, fostering a positive and collaborative working environment.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and financial regulations.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across multiple systems, identifying root causes and implementing long-term solutions.
- Monitor and reconcile accounts payable ledgers, ensuring accuracy and resolving discrepancies promptly.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers and other departments.
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives, leveraging technology to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
- Produce regular reports and provide insights to senior management on purchase ledger performance.

What We Are Looking For:
- Proven experience in a purchase ledger role, with experience in a supervisory or team leader capacity.
- Experience of cash and banking reporting, including company expenses, internet banking and bank reconciliations
- Strong understanding of accounts payable processes and financial controls.
- Exceptional troubleshooting skills, particularly across multiple systems and platforms.
- Excellent communication and leadership abilities, with the capacity to motivate and guide a team.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an eye for detail.
- Experience of high-volume transactional data entry.
- Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and meet tight deadlines.

The successful applicant will have strong purchase ledger experience, a good working knowledge of excel systems, good attention to detail and a hardworking and proactive attitude. In return you will join a highly successful and stable business who truly invest in their employees.

If this role appeals to you please apply for immediate consideration.