inventory manager Alderley Edge, England
Job description
My client is one of the largest privately owned property companies in the country. Working from their Alderley Edge head office, they are currently looking to make an addition to their finance team, in the form of a Senior Purchase Ledger Clerk.
The Role
- Reporting to the Financial Accountants on a day-to-day basis: responsible for the accurate & timely processing of all supplier invoices for a number of companies.
- Day to day supervision, support & development of the Residential Division PL team of 3: setting targets & helping resolution of their queries in a timely manner, ensuring all team targets are met.
- Overall responsibility for ensuring all bank transactions are posted in a timely & accurate manner, to allow bank reconciliation by Accountants.
- Engage professionally with internal and external stakeholders via face-to-face meeting, email and phone to resolve and clear queries efficiently, whilst taking ownership of invoices on hold and proactively working through any issues to improve invoice processing in the future.
- Undertake monthly supplier statement reconciliations – dealing with any outstanding items to ensure timely resolution.
- Identify areas where improvements could be made to drive efficiency in the future and communicate these to relevant team members.
- Dealing with an ad-hoc requests from regional teams and any other general enquiries
- Support wider finance team, especially during year end audit with any information request received from auditors.
Responsibilities
- Oversite & support of PL team, ensuring all team targets are met.
- Manage multiple mail boxes and processing invoices on the system in line with agreed processes
- Liaise with suppliers & buyers to professionally resolve any invoice queries
- Ensure supplier statement reconciliations are performed monthly and any queries are dealt with promptly
- Match invoices to purchase orders working with relevant teams to clear any price or volume discrepancies
- Adding and updating supplier details onto our finance system in line with company and statutory policies
- Generate weekly payment run for approval and payment
- Efficient and timely management of invoices on hold in the system
- This role may include general office duties including answering calls, scanning and printing
- Supporting the wider finance team with any ad-hoc processes as required
The Person
Essential:
- Experience of COINS is highly desirable.
- Accounts payable experience is essential, including experience of three way matching to orders.
- Good telephone manner, together with good communication both verbal and written.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage supplier issues and escalate to manager as required.
- Able to work as part of a team at all times; setting own priorities & helping to set those of the team.
- Willingness to assist manager/other departments as required.
- Exceptional organisational skills
Desirable:
- Understanding of Subcontractor applications would be an advantage
- Good excel skills
Salary and Benefits
The salary for this role is up to £30,000 per annum and is based on experience, plus fantastic company benefits including ongoing development and support, free onsite parking, generous holiday allowance, Christmas shut down, generous company pension, and many more
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business where you will be valued from day one; the staff turnover within the company is extremely low and many who work within the business have worked there for over a decade. Due to the company location, having access to your own transport is essential.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: In person
