Purchase Ledger Team Leader - Manchester, United Kingdom - Brand Addition

Brand Addition

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Purchase Ledger Supervisor_

Manchester

The world is noisier than ever, with millions of brands competing for seconds of attention but how do we at Brand Addition stand out? We add heart and soul to goods and gifts that build brand love.

We add purpose to products that spread more joy and less junk. We add emotion to everyday items that inspire connection. When you only have a second to make an impression adding what matters makes every moment count.

Brand Addition is a full-scale creative merchandise agency that helps global brands build culture, awareness, and meaningful connections. We extend our client values in thoughtful, sustainable, globally conscious ways to create branded moments that people love. What we do today can determine what kind of place that will be.

In an industry of excess - we will lead through sustainability to generate wellbeing for generations to come. We will continue to build amazing products while strengthening careers and client relationships.

Here at Brand Addition, we work across oceans and continents to build a better, brighter future for our partners, our people and our planet.

Who we are looking for:

We're looking for a Purchase Ledger Supervisor to join our European Transactional Team based out of Manchester, UK. The role has direct responsibility for a team of 6 people and reports to the Treasury Manager.

The Purchase Ledger Supervisor will play a key part of the European Transactional Team, overseeing the Accounts Payable side of the Business.

Responsibilities

Day to Day Supervision of the Purchase Ledger Team, Supervise a team of 6 Purchase Ledger Clerks. Ensuring daily tasks are completed, ensuring the team have the right level of knowledge to post all transactions to the correct place. Carry out all performance reviews, absence management and holiday approvals.
Managing the Weekly Payment Allocations, ensuring key suppliers and partners are paid in a timely manner within any cash allocations given. Ensuring all relevant pieces of information/ actions communicated to the business as
Supplier Relationships, Building and Maintaining relationships with key suppliers, working with head of purchasing where necessary.
Query Resolution, Assisting the team where necessary to resolve any supplier queries, maintaining and reviewing the query log on a weekly basis with 1:1 carried out with the Team, escalating when and where appropriate.
Process Improvements, identifying any improvements that need to be made and liaising with the Treasury Manager to move these forwards.
Bacs Run & Payment Approvals, Checks and 1st approvals of weekly payment runs and same day payments to Suppliers.
Journal Approvals, review & approval of journals raised by the team for corrections and write offs.
Logistic Invoice Processing and Spreadsheet Analysis
, assisting the Team in ensuring Carrier invoices are processed weekly and the back up data received is correct so costs are charged appropriately, striving to make improvements and automate this process where possible.
Supplier Statement Reconciliations, reconciling of larger Supplier Accounts, ensuring key accounts regularly reviewed and that any audit requirements relating to supplier reconciliations are met.
Monthly completion of the Creditor Reconciliations.
Other Adhoc Duties, other adhoc items as and when required to assist the wider finance team and ensure Monthly Deadlines are achieved.

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What you'll need:

You will need to have at least 3 Years previous Purchase Ledger Experience working with Blue Chip Clients within a Global Environment. Part or fully AAT qualified is beneficial but not essential.
Ability to effectively process and manage a high volume of transactional and processing work.
Staff Management or Staff Mentoring experience is essential.
You will be determined to go the extra mile to achieve results, championing the culture of progression within Brand Addition
Experience of working within a large finance team is advantageous.
Teamwork is essential in this role, as you will need to work closely with the wider Transactional and Finance Team to hit required deadlines. You must be team orientated and be able to always maintain positive & supportive relationships with your colleagues.
The position requires someone who is computer literate and has at least intermediate Excel skills with the confidence to utilise and improve these.

What you can expect from us:

Brand Addition offers you an excellent working environment with enthusiastic colleagues who get along very well, where collaboration and co-operation is the key to success.

The working climate is informal, but we work hard.

Along with good terms of employment, Brand Addition offers you the opportunity to work in a responsible and challenging role within a dynamic, international, and ambitious environment.

We are all proud to be part of the Brand Addition family; we all share the same passion and dedication to the co