Senior Purchase Ledger - Woking, United Kingdom - McLaren Racing

McLaren Racing

Verified Company

Woking, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

At McLaren Racing, we're not just here to try to take the chequered flag. We're here to excite our fans, inspire our people and deliver for our partners. And we're also committed to evolving our sport, our industry, and our technology, too.

Purpose of the Role:

The role of the Senior Purchase Ledger is to assist the purchase ledger manager in delivering a strong service to the overall financial control team.

We do this by ensuring key accounts are reconciled, the inbox is monitored and any supplier queries are dealt with promptly.

This will also involve strong communication skills with the rest of the business.

As part of our continuous improvement, the role will be an important part in identifying and driving transformation within the finance function, in order to streamline and maximise resources.

Principal Accountabilities:

Responding to escalated queries, and liaising with purchasing team on price and quantity variances,
Keeping track of credits owed to the company
Processing substantial invoice volumes every month
Ensure correct allocation of costs across departments monthly for bulk invoices,
Sense check the coding,
Prepay the invoices as required, backing out the original journal and posting the prepaid amount.

Developing systems and controls within the department

Help verse endtoend purchase ledger processes
Key part of the development of new systems and processes needed within the department,
To contribute to finance team meetings and support the work of other team members as necessary,
Oversee company's risk assessment policies for AP processes, Ensure recharges are coded correctly within the department,

Personal Attributes:

Provides clear strategy, vision and direction for the business; galvanising disparate teams behind "fewer, bigger, better initiatives."
Persuasive and nuanced communicator; exudes gravitas and builds excitement/engagement with ease.
Exceptional work ethic; takes accountability for both success and failure; continually strives for better.
Provides constructive feedback and challenges others to strive for more, both in innovation and meeting stakeholder needs.
Creates the conditions which enables innovation to thrive and which encourages calculated risktaking; empowers individuals and develops teams.
Champions our values and cultivates an environment which encourages everyone to bring their true self to work.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Experience working with processes and systems that are undergoing change,
Excellent communication skills and a focus on accuracy,
A track record of getting things done against tight deadlines.

What can McLaren offer?

We strive to provide a fun, innovative, collaborative and open culture where everyone's input is welcome, and everyone feels part of our achievements.

We work hard to create a culture of continuous improvement and support this with a proactive approach to management and personal development.

McLaren Racing is based at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre on the edge of Woking.

Our large campus includes a gym, swimming pool, restaurant and indoor and outdoor break-out areas, as well as direct access to park land.

MTC is connected to Woking mainline station via regular shuttle buses, from which London Waterloo is a 32min train ride.

We encourage hybrid working patterns to give you options to balance your home life and hobbies with your work, and offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.