Purchase Ledger Supervisor

Job description

  Location
Maidenhead, Berkshire
·  Salary
£ 28000 - £ 30000 / Year
·  Category
Accountancy & Finance - Purchase ledger Clerk
·  Job type
Permanent
·  Industry
Office and Secretarial
·  External Reference
JN-072018-1879312

Do you have a experience in Finance?

Purchase Ledger experience?

My client a charity based in Maidenhead are looking for a Purchase Ledger Supervisor to join their team on a permanent basis.

Your main duties will involve;

� Responsible for the transactional month end for Head Office.

� Ensures correct recording, within the accounts system, of all Head Office purchase ledger including purchase management, cash, bank and credit card transactions.

� Ensures that staff across the business are completing, authorising travel expenses and credit card transactions and submitting to monthly deadlines.

� Monitors daily cash flow and prepares cash flow forecasts within Head Office bank accounts and tracks funding contributions received from Member Governments.

� Prepares and controls the Head Office Bank accounts, including monthly reconciliations.

� Produces and reconciles monthly reports on balance sheet accounts.

� Main administrator for the Commission's on-line banking and credit card systems.

� Has mandated authority on number bank accounts, responsible for set-up and governance of HSBC net for the Commission.

� Controls the Know your customer (KYC) and other governance activity with the banks and other currency providers.

� Foreign currency transactions, has responsibility for arranging the foreign currency purchases, negotiates with the bank/providers to get the best deal.

� Main administrator, co-ordinating with the Digital and IT team, to ensure the payment system is functioning, i.e. PayPal

� Responsible for the financial allocation of receipts and donations into Head Office

� Responsible for Gift Aid returns.

� Support to the Financial Reporting Accountant and the Financial Controller covering forecasting cash & hedging requirements including controls and governance.

� Responsibility for sorting and defining Microsoft Dynamics GP transactional processing queries, setting up users and communication with area Management and Finance.

� Supports the implementation of technical developments of the finance system accounting package in Head Office and Areas, including co-ordinating and working along-side the Systems Accountant.

� Develops the use of Microsoft Dynamics GP reporting facilities and produces reports for monthly control, audit and for budget holders as required

� Ad hoc activities and projects for the Financial Reporting Accountant and the Financial Controller

You must have;

·  Recognised computerised book-keeping qualification or relevant experience

·  Full knowledge and understanding of general accounting and double entry ledger accounting

·  Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and in particular Excel

·  General accounting and double entry ledger accounting

·  Computerised book-keeping

·  Purchase ledger experience

� Managing external relationships with banks & suppliers

� Extensive experience of a range of purchasing and payment processes

� Banking and treasury experience, including multi-currency and complex banking transactions

� General ledger reconciliations

� Supervising/managing staff, providing ongoing training and mentoring

Skills & Attributes;

·  People management skills.

·  Good interpersonal skills, including face to face, telephone and email.

·  Good communications skills.

·  Excellent Excel skills, including V- Lookup.

·  High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

� Providing a timely and efficient service

� Ability to train and coach others effectively to use finance systems and processes

� Ability to find solutions and achieve a good outcome

� Ability to multi-task and delegate where appropriate

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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