Purchase Ledger Team Leader

I have an excellent opportunity for a Purchase Ledger Team Leader to work with a professional team within a growing business in Yeovil

My client is sole distributor of more than 5,000 branded hand tools, power tools, fixings and adhesives to retailers, wholesalers and merchants throughout Europe. Based in Yeovil, my client operates from a purpose-built distribution centre. Since 1999, their philosophy of supplying the market with over 5,000 tools has earned my client an unrivalled industry reputation.

Main duties and responsibilities

- Manage a team of 3 clerks
- Reconcile Bank statements on a daily basis
- Produce, review and issue the daily borrowing report to the Board of Directors
- Co-ordinate the approval, filing and payment of all purchase ledger invoices, ensuring all invoices are paid to time
- Manage the trade loan facility with the bank in the raising trade loans as required, in line with the forecast
- Work with the Finance Manager in forecasting cash payments on a daily basis for the next four weeks and weekly basis for the next 13 weeks
- Working with the bank in loading and paying stock and non-stock suppliers
- Processing all stock invoices from the portal for the Trade loan
- Processing BACS requests for invoices requiring immediate payment

Key Personal Requirements

- Sage knowledge preferable
- Accounts department experience preferably purchase ledger
- Experience of working as an team leader or is ready for the step up
- A very organised person
- Strong attention to detail
- Good communicator
- Works well under pressure
- Conscientious and hard working
- Works well individually and within the team

Immediate interviews are available for the right candidates.

Meridian Business Support is acting on behalf of our Client as a Recruitment Agency.